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Originally Posted by judylou
We live in a manufactured home in Silver Lake and my husband did our cupboards over. If you would be interested in seeing mine let me know. They turned out wonderful. He also put in an island and more drawers. Everyone loves it. He also put in new counter tops and a new laminate floor. It is every bit as nice as the kitchens on the other side and he did not spend thousands of dollars.
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Judy Lou!
You called them "cupboards" instead of cabinets like all of us Ohioans do. Are you from the Midwest?
I have heard that you can remove the doors and replace them. (Thus getting rid of the "French Provincial groove on the door) I imagine that white doors would be the easiest but I see people on HGTV doing a wood colored paint on the cabinets...(cupboards) A friend who owns and rents properties says that the best thing is to finish them with several layers of acrylic so the paint doesn't chip.
My daughters kitchen cupboards need a facelift. I keep encouraging her to try to paint them. Also, Lowes and home depot have generic cabinets that don't break the bank. (We bought two very nice ones for the laundry room for less that $200 each) I find all cabinets WAY overpriced. They are just wood boxes and should not cost more than much more intricately made furniture. Our Camellia came with "not great" cabinets. There is a big difference in the quality of cabinets of already built spec homes.Most have nice cabinets.
I am looking for some door pulls for our cabinets and can't decide what looks best with the "beach cottagy" decor. Probably simple silver since all the light fixtures are silver and brass is out right now.
P.S. My female ancestors also called closets "cupboards". I am German descent.