Cabinets Re-Finishing | Easy Update

There are easy ways that you can cut corners when you are remodeling your home. One of the best ways is to salvage you old cabinets and give them a new updated look, with half the cost.

Here's the cabinets before they were painted. Still in good condition, solid wood, but the style of the counter top and fixtures really dated this bathroom.

My client loves hand painted furniture so I took clues from what she had around her home already, as inspiration for the bathroom vanity.

After a few coats of paint, some decorative painting, these once dated cabinets got a much needed update with a price tag that can't compete with re-finishing a vanity.

Stay tuned to more posts/tutorials on the very popular idea of using the cabinets that you already have.

May 2009 Newsletter is out!

This months newsletter covered, Inspirations for Bathrooms. Have you been daring with color in your bathroom? Bathrooms are the first place to look, if you have a bold wallpaper, or paint color you's been dying to try. These little, often forgot about spaces, can entertain any house guest when you apply the right decor to the walls, and keep them coming back for more.

You Pick the Name: New Faux

Once again, here I go trying to break the mold of traditional faux finishes. I developed this finish for a very special client of mine. They have no restrictions when it comes to texture, deep colors and shimmers. So that's what I gave them, and we ended up with an ultra rich finish with tones of lavender, so refreshing I'm not sure if they'll leave the bathroom(I'm joking ;))


I was asked on this project what my favorite project has been. If you've been following the blog it would seems as if the latest post would be my latest favorite... but it's the truth. If you can find joy in everything you do, then why not have your latest project be your favorite! I was taught at the Maryland Institute, by a drawing teacher, that you are going to create things in life that you're not going to enjoy, and you better find a way to enjoy it. In adition you must create as if it's the best idea in the world... and it usually ends up the best idea in the world, until the next project.

The bottom photo is the guest bathroom down stairs, demostrating the fearlessness in texture/ shimmers and richness in color.

Guest Bathroom

Interior Design done by Kimberly McCarl of Interior Concepts

Master Bathroom

Interior Design done by Kimberly McCarl of Interior Concepts

Almost Done!

Stenciled and Fauxed bathroom

This bathroom is in process. Not only does it have a matte glaze, I also added a shimmer glaze that adds even more depth than a regular faux.

The Bathroom

More skim coating. Check out that color!

Before the new floor!

Fish Bathroom

Formal Bathroom

This is what we started out with. I had a dusty rose straight painting on the top, but having such an ornate bottom half in the formal bathroom, we knew something had to be done. This is the top 1/2 that I came up with. I fauxed the top with the same colors that were in the bottom, then added some texture, in the form of ferns and gold leafed them.


The ceiling...

A view walking into the bathroom.

HOUSE | Just a Hint

HOUSE | Washroom Entertainment

HOUSE | Bathroom Delight

KIDS | Up, Up and Away!