Bathroom Cabinets

So I have wanted to paint the cabinets

in our kitchen for some time

but I have never painted cabinets

and I'm kind of worried how they would turn out

cuz it's kind of a permanent

like as in if I screw this up I'm in T.R.O.U.B.L.E.

So I decided to attempt a practice run first

we are in the midst of re-decorating our bathroom

and I figured that would be a great place to evaluate

my cabinet painting abilities

Here is what I started with
(well actually this is the girl's bathroom cabinet
but ours is the exact same but apparently I didn't have
a picture on file like I thought I did)

This bathroom is gonna get a makeover soon too :)

Oh and I may have failed to mention

that I am somewhat lazy

and like re-decorating projects that involve

instant gratification - which is probably not the best thing
when painting cabinets

So I opted for Behr paint in primer in one

in Coastal Fog (LOVE this color)

I quickly sanded down the cabinets

cleaned them up

and applied 2 coats of paint

I only applied 2 coats because I knew I wanted to distress them

yes I am totally weird like that and don't like things that

look too new

After sanding them down with sand paper

I sanded them with steel wool

which created a kind of grey glazing effect

without the mess of glaze, paint or stain

And now I have "brand new" cabinets

and it only cost me $6 for the 2 sample sizes

of behr paint

Ohh I saw this idea on Pinterest and just had to try it

I attached the magazine file with some of those

3M command picture hanging strips

& it worked awesome!

Now at least the hairdryer, flatiron & curling iron

are organized...still gotta work on the rest :)

Oh and I wanted something different for our mirror

here's a sneak peak of what we are thinking...