kitchen – Close Enough DIY

DIY floating shelf

By the time I got the building shelves for this project I wanted something easy and cheap . All you need for this is some $2.99 ikea shelves and 3in pine (or however thick you want your shelves). Cut your edges at an angle so they match up nicely Simply wood glue and nail theContinue reading “DIY floating shelf”

DIY Hood Vent

An easy DIY hood vent. When I started browsing diy hood vents a lot of them had complicated angles and that wasn’t going to work for my skill set..not yet at least. So below is a simple and minimal measuring way to build your own hood vent

Five Year Later Review On Painted Kitchen Cabinets

I first painted my cabinets FIVE years ago (where does time go?!). I used Ben Moore Advance paint, which I still swear by and use for all my cabinet and furniture projects. It has a slow dry time which helps with streaks and it DOESNT require clear coat. Doesn’t really get any better than that.Continue reading “Five Year Later Review On Painted Kitchen Cabinets”

Building Kitchen Island from Stock Cabinets

I bought a 24 inch unfinished stock cabinet and a 30 inch one. I reallllllly wanted my microwave to be built in the island and didn’t sleep until I figured out a way (but for real). So below are allllll the many steps to building a kitchen island but I promise it was easy. AndContinue reading “Building Kitchen Island from Stock Cabinets”

Painting Kitchen Cabinets

When we were house hunting I am pretty sure every house we saw had 1990s oak cabinets so I knew I’d be painting whatever we picked right away! Lucky for me I already had a trial run in our first place so was excited to get it done perfect this go around. (If you wantContinue reading “Painting Kitchen Cabinets”

Painting Kitchen Backsplash

I went back and forth on what to do with my awful kitchen backsplash. I have big plans for my kitchen….one day far away so I didn’t want to spend a lot. After trying to remove the tile I realized this wasn’t not the best idea. That’s when I decided to go grab my favoriteContinue reading “Painting Kitchen Backsplash”