Painted my kitchen cabinets instead of replacing them and saved $4,000

After 20 years in our house the oak cabinets just looked tired and dark. My wife wanted to tear them out and go to a big box store for new ones but that quote came back around $5,000. I spent a weekend pulling all the doors off, sanding them down, and using a good quality primer and paint. Total cost was maybe $60 for materials and another $40 for new brushed nickel pulls from the hardware store. The kitchen feels twice as big now and it took me about 12 hours of work spread across three days. Has anyone else had good luck painting their old cabinets instead of replacing them?

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the_val2d ago

Good for you. That's a solid win.

spencer_johnson222d ago

Honestly, that "solid win" line reminds me of my buddy Mike. He finally beat his high score in that old arcade game he's been grinding for months, and he was so pumped he texted everyone about it. Ngl, sometimes the small wins like that feel just as good as the big ones.