DIY! Customizing My Kitchen

Well, I thought that I was going to catch up

on sleep, blogs, chores...not quite yet.

Slowly but surely, I am plugging along.

I really need my house to get back to normal

{or as normal as can be}!
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One of my first task has absolutely GOT TO BE finishing the kitchen completely - it looks finished {check it out HERE} - but if you look close, their are windows to be cased, walls here and there to be painted, and window coverings to be...well, not quite sure yet {I am window covering challenged}

Kitchen Customization

Well, I always knew I wanted to customize my kitchen redo and have my old "new" cabinets look  like furniture. I am still on the fence about glazing them {for now the vote is to keep them as is}, so I have moved on to the next step...

I found a huge selection of furniture feet at Rockler - so many great styles! It took awhile to narrow it down, but I finally decided on my favorite style and ordered these beauties This is a super-simple project with a lot of IMPACT - I L-O-V-E it!

These are the full size feet - I am using a mixture of the full size and cut down feet -

see the disclaimer under DIY IT!

Supplies

Rockler bun (furniture) feet

Dremel Multi-Max and sanding attachment/sand paper

Gorilla Wood Glue

Gorilla Tape

Paint or stain (to match cabinets)

DIY IT!

Disclaimer: Have you ever heard that old, wise advice "measure twice, cut once." Well, I needed to heed the "measure twice, order once" advice. It is not entirely my fault - we kept our original kitchen cabinet boxes (circa sometime around 1955), so all things were not equal, level, or precisely measured. This may not be the recommended way to achieve the look, but it worked for me and was easy and that's all I have to say!

1 - Measure height and if necessary, cut or (aggressively) sand feet to fit the clearance of the cabinet. I used a saw to make a few straight cuts on some of the feet.

2 - Sand cut edges using the Dremel Multi-Max.

3 - Glue the two halves of the feet together with Gorilla Glue. I also used Gorilla Tape to hold the pieces together while they dried. Sand again with the Multi-Max, if necessary.

4 - Paint or stain and let dry {I painted the feet to match my cabinets}.

5 - Put in place. NOTE: for some of the cabinets, the feet fit nice and snug and perfectly. For others some Gorilla Glue on top held them nicely to the cabinets. 

BEFORE

AFTER

See - simple, inexpensive and it looks fab!

{if I do say so myself!}

Of course it looks lovely with my hand painted towels too!

DISCLOSURE: As part of the DIY Club, I have been supplied with vendor sponsored products to complete my projects. The opinions are projects are my own. See, my disclosure policy for more information.