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- HELP! DIY Kitchen Cupboards? -
So we've all seen the modern kitchens these days with the super high finish. Love 'em or hate 'em they definitely make a statement.
My girlfriend closes on a new condo today and looking at her laminate, student rental cupboards we are thinking maybe there is a way to replicate that look ourselves, without spending a huge amount of $. The place already has upped it's value alot in the 3 months to close and the investment plan for this property is low budget higher end. lol. Lots of young professionals and rich students (University city) living in the building and we feel if we sink the minimum amount of $ into it to bring it above alot of the dated units that are commanding a substantial $ amount over the steal we got this one for, we'll have major options for making $ on rental and/or resale down the road (2 years max).
This is essentially what they look like now (not here place):
And this is the look we love:
Because they are frameless it seems like we have a good start. Otherwise I would have said we have to start from scratch and replace them. Everything I've searched has been all over the place from epoxy resin treatments, epoxy paints, taking it to an automotive paint shop, to just replacing the doors.
If I have measurements I would be able to at least price out the door replacements but we've literally only seen the place once because we swept up the deal so quickly.
So, any painters on here? Any ideas? Is this something we could tackle ourselves, or should we be worried. I'm worried about the gloss showing imperfections and potential dust showing in the gloss.
Thanks L4P in advance. :bow1:
So we've all seen the modern kitchens these days with the super high finish. Love 'em or hate 'em they definitely make a statement.
My girlfriend closes on a new condo today and looking at her laminate, student rental cupboards we are thinking maybe there is a way to replicate that look ourselves, without spending a huge amount of $. The place already has upped it's value alot in the 3 months to close and the investment plan for this property is low budget higher end. lol. Lots of young professionals and rich students (University city) living in the building and we feel if we sink the minimum amount of $ into it to bring it above alot of the dated units that are commanding a substantial $ amount over the steal we got this one for, we'll have major options for making $ on rental and/or resale down the road (2 years max).
This is essentially what they look like now (not here place):

And this is the look we love:

Because they are frameless it seems like we have a good start. Otherwise I would have said we have to start from scratch and replace them. Everything I've searched has been all over the place from epoxy resin treatments, epoxy paints, taking it to an automotive paint shop, to just replacing the doors.
If I have measurements I would be able to at least price out the door replacements but we've literally only seen the place once because we swept up the deal so quickly.
So, any painters on here? Any ideas? Is this something we could tackle ourselves, or should we be worried. I'm worried about the gloss showing imperfections and potential dust showing in the gloss.
Thanks L4P in advance. :bow1: