We’re having our kitchen cabinets painted this week! If you’ve been following along for a while, you likely know that the cabinets have yellowed over time. This is likely due to an oil-based paint being used many years ago, so it’s time to freshen things up and give them a white coat!

While we’re at it, we’re going to update the hardware, lighting and seating as well. A huge thank you goes out to Kira from Kira David Design—now serving Chicago, Boston and Rhode Island!—as well as my friends Bradley (who will one day have her own design company) and Shaheen (who’s in the middle of renovating her kitchen) for helping so much with this project. It was quite the rollercoaster as there were so many confusing aspects and little details to consider. But my friends are the best and have way better taste than I do… and I’m so excited about everything we settled on!

Here’s everything, including before photos: