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Morphing Kitchen Cabinets into Shabby Chic
By Brenda Reeves
If you love the individual shabby chic style, you can remodel your kitchen to incorporate this look throughout your room. However, if you are considering new cabinets for your remodel, high gloss sleek cabinets may not fit your shabby chic kitchen aesthetic. However, you’ll be glad to know that there are ways to make new cabinets fit in with a shabby chic kitchen. Picking Out the Perfect Shabby Chic Cabinet
There are so many different styles of cabinets from which to choose, sometimes it is difficult to narrow your selection to a favorite. Here are some guidelines that will help you zero in on that shabby chic style when shopping for new cabinets. If you wish to use stock cabinets, look for cabinet doors that have country flair with panel inserts. There are many different ways that you can personalize these cabinet doors. For example, you can cover the insert with fabric by removing the panel, covering it with cute vintage fabric and then replacing it in the cabinet door. For a very feminine kitchen, you could use a lace fabric, or for a more gender neutral look you could choose a pastel plaid or a cute country calico print. If you want to buy higher end cabinets that can simply be installed as is, choose cabinets with antique white, cream or pale yellow finish. Finishes with a distressed character are perfect for shabby chic style, and cabinets that have raised panel doors will show off this distressed finish to the greatest advantage. How to Paint Stock Unfinished Cabinets in Shabby Chic Style
One of the simplest ways to create a shabby chic look in stock unfinished cabinets is to just paint them. Again, light pastels and off white or cream are the perfect color combinations. You can give your cabinets an antique look by painting a base coat of white or off white. To make sure that your paint sticks to the cabinet doors, lightly sand the surface and wipe clean with a tack cloth. Then apply a thin coat of primer followed by white or cream paint. Then let this coat completely dry. After the first layer of paint is completely dry, sand the areas of your cabinet that would normally show wear and tear, such as the edges and corners of your cabinet doors. After you have roughed up the edges of the cabinet doors, you are ready to apply your glaze coat to the doors. Mix half glaze with half light wood stain and brush it onto the doors. Then use a clean, soft cloth and wipe most of the glaze off. You can experiment with the look that you prefer leaving on more or less tinted glaze. Then more glaze that you leave on the doors, the more aged they will begin to look. The Devil is in the Details
When it comes to hardware for your shabby chic cabinets, think about what would fit in a quaint country kitchen, and you may want to go in one of two directions. If you prefer a more rustic look in your kitchen, look for pewter or simple metallic knobs and drawer pulls. If you prefer to look a little more farmhouse, you may prefer ceramic or glass knobs and drawer pulls. Photo from Flickr - "kitchen/breakfast room" courtesy of
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Thank you for sharing the tips on shabby chic cabinets, Brenda. I'm not certain that the image reflects my image of shabby chic. I could be wrong.
Keep up the good work, your writing is great.
Best wishes.
Frederick
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Yes, you are right, Frederick. I had uploaded the wrong image by mistake and I changed it as soon as I read your comment. Thank you for helping me correct my careless slip. Kindest Regards, Brenda Reeves
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