Welcome to
my new series of home improvement, D.I.Y. and housekeeping posts! We are doing projects on a budget, happily applying common sense and a healthy dose of
elbow grease. I hope you’ll stop by
often to see what we’ve been up to.
Kitchen Cabinet Help on a Budget:
Are you
tired of your drab kitchen cabinets? Wish you could replace them? That’s where
we are too.
When we bought this house several years ago, it was our plan to
update the whole house starting with the kitchen and baths. My husband is a
professional cabinet maker/woodworker, so finding the right person for the job
isn’t the problem. Time and money is.
With
company coming soon, I decided to do something about my kitchen cabinets.
First I borrowed
my husband’s Formby’s Lemon Oil furniture treatment and one of his soft cloths. He said it was the best choice for what I wanted to do. He's the pro, so I knew our cabinets wouldn't get damaged.
As you can tell by the label, this stuff has
been used and around for a while. It has a nice, mild lemony
scent and isn’t real greasy.
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After
reading the simple directions, I squeezed a small amount on my cloth and set to
work.
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| You can barely make out the little yellow spot in this picture.
This is a
before picture of my 1st cabinet:
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As you can
see, the cabinet doesn’t look dirty, just a bit drab.
But the
cloth after applying the Formby’s on this one cabinet tells a different story:
I keep a
pretty neat and tidy home if I do say so myself, so I wasn’t prepared for this
yuckiness! I got back to work, applying a liberal amount of enthusiasm to the task. For me there is just something elemental and comforting about doing a task with
my hands that allows my mind to work on other stuff. That’s called being in the
zone and I like it.
See how
shiny the cabinet door looks?
I am very
pleased with my new shiny, clean kitchen cabinets! Formby’s
even shined up the hardware without making it greasy to the touch. I smile each
time I walk in the kitchen.
This is such a quick and inexpensive way to brighten up your
kitchen.
Total
project cost = Zero, because we had the Formby’s on hand. I found several
companies selling this product online for less than 10 dollars!
Total
project time: To complete 13 upper and lower cabinets, inside and out plus
drawers = 2 hours.
I hope you
will try Formby’s on your kitchen cabinets too and stop back by and let me know
what you think. I’ll be doing the bathroom cabinets next.
What are you
working on around your home?
This is great! We use Olde English Lemon for wood, however I've been a bit disappointed the last few times I've done the kitchen cabinets. I most definately will try this!
ReplyDeleteThanks very much for the review and sharing your beautiful results!
Hi Penny,
ReplyDeleteI am glad you found this helpful! I know you will like the results.
Have a great day!
Wow that worked great! They look terrific!
ReplyDeletethat looks great, I hope I can repair some water damage on our cabinets, thanks for the post
ReplyDeleteBeautiful - I need to try that out on mine..they are looking a bit dingy! :p
ReplyDeleteI am not working on any home jobs but now I have an idea! lol Thanks for the information.
ReplyDeleteIts amazing what a good cleaner can do to your cabinets
ReplyDeleteHi Heidi,
ReplyDeleteFormby's really did work great and thank you!
Have a great day.
Hi Maria,
ReplyDeleteWater damage is the worst to fix. I wish you good luck on that project.
Thanks for stopping by busy lady!
Hi Jamie,
ReplyDeleteYes, please do try it! You will be amazed at how much better your cabinets look. :-)
Hi Victoria,
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome. Thanks for stopping by for a visit.
Happy Monday!
Hi Tara,
ReplyDeleteIt really is amazing. I am a believer in Formby's for sure.
Have a happy day!
I just purchased a similar product to clean my white kitchen cabinets. It works great getting off the grease and dirt, really makes them look new.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great idea. Just to spruce up a faded look.
ReplyDeleteI have not heard of this brand before but love the results.
ReplyDeleteWow this is a neat idea thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteWow Those cabinets look amazing. You did a great job.
ReplyDeleteThese are great tips and I would love to use them with my kitchen remodel!
ReplyDeleteI can not find this on any store up in Michigan, wondering if it is on Amazon
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