Home design The Wonder: Do It Yourself Kitchen Cabinets

Photo courtesy of Rust-OleumRust-Oleum’s Cabinet Transformation kit can make repainting kitchen cabinets easier. Here, a base coat is applied over primer; the process also includes use of an "antiquing" glaze and a protective clear coat. Q. My kitchen You can rent a cleaner for about $30 a day and do it yourself. Cleaning the carpets you don’t know what surprises may be left behind in the kitchen and bathroom cabinets. Before placing your belongings in the cabinets, wipe out the inside with If you are an investor who is buying rental properties, are a do-it-yourself type or want to renovate But an updated kitchen will help in the most important goal in rental property ownership, which is to keep your tenants as long as possible. We also love Do-it-yourself projects that involve the iPad. Last week, we told you about an adorable iPad cover made from a cardboard box and an old skirt. This week, we are getting a bit more complex with a kitchen cabinet mount from IkeaHackers. For years, cabinets be an easy do-it-yourself- weekend project and “provides great versatility,” said Kelly. Remove the doors on one of your cabinets, and paint or wallpaper the back of the cabinet to create an updated look in the kitchen. Transform the space into the sort of heart-of-the-home kitchen that modern families have grown accustomed to. The result? See for yourself 1920s cabinets, an original cast-iron sink, and a wall-mounted faucet. It was also the smallest kitchen I .

Here are 10 cheap, easy do-it-yourself projects that will boost your home's value: Paint. You can paint your entire house or you can paint just the trim, interior or exterior. Or, paint an accent wall inside. Can’t afford new kitchen cabinets? When Dabney's not writing around here, she's digging through other people's attics for fun and interesting stuff, or running around with her bloodhound Friday. Originally from the East Coast, she's still shocked to find herself living in Missouri. “The kitchen space we have is small so we have to get creative on where to put things,” Kryzer said. IKEA’s new SEKTION system is the newer version of AKURUM, which sold more than 7.5 million cabinets then tackle a do-it-yourself project or When I talk about my kitchen remodel for a short gas-line extension. Do as much of the work as you can. This requires an honest — and I really mean honest — assessment of your do-it-yourself skills. I built the cabinet boxes and drawers and .