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Do you have ugly cabinets?
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From: St. Louis, MO
Do you have ugly cabinets?
I used to have a pair of ugly cabinets that I got from my dad. They were white and yellow.
So I decided they needed something done to them. After a couple cans of black spray paint and a couple of hours, here's what they look like now!
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...0/eb67207a.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...2/eb672098.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...c/eb671cd5.jpg
So I decided they needed something done to them. After a couple cans of black spray paint and a couple of hours, here's what they look like now!
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...0/eb67207a.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...2/eb672098.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...c/eb671cd5.jpg
Last edited by Torque1st; Dec 28, 2006 at 10:58 PM.
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I "recycle" used kitchen cabinets etc for my shop. I usually paint the interiors gloss white to make it easier to find things in them. Same with the inside of the doors. Paint the outside whatever color you want that won't show greasy paw prints... 
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Sorry about that. I didn't know I only had an hour to edit my posts. I understand where your coming from though. I'm a mod on another board and hate when people put img tags on pics because our site is asp and doesn't need the img tags.
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Here we have dialup users and pictures in a thread can take forever to load. It will be nice when broadband is available all over. I would never go back to dialup. I am just waiting to get a CHOICE about broadband tho, I hate dealing with monopolies.
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I have wooden cabinets salvaged from my high school when they renovated. They were used in the science department and except for the fact that they were 30 years old, they were fine. They showed their age somewhat, but were well built out of solid wood. They told us teachers that if we wanted them, go get them because they were just going to go in a dumpster if we didn't.
I took a pile of them: several for my shop and a couple of tall ones for the basement to store canned goods.
Nothing in my shop is color coordinated or matching in manufacturer etc, because I am as cheap as they come when it is time to spend money on such things. If I can get it free and make it work, I am thrilled.
I took a pile of them: several for my shop and a couple of tall ones for the basement to store canned goods.
Nothing in my shop is color coordinated or matching in manufacturer etc, because I am as cheap as they come when it is time to spend money on such things. If I can get it free and make it work, I am thrilled.
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I got a bunch of metal cabinets out of a medical lab. Heavy duty units that will still be in use long after their replacement particle board crap replacements are in a dumpster. I am extremely "thrifty"...
Remember: Re-use is the most efficient form of recycling!
Remember: Re-use is the most efficient form of recycling!
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Like many, I used recycled kitchen cabinets for my garage. While their dark oak facings make them durable, they are hardly "tech" looking with their worn appearance and ornate handles. Unless you have a lot of time to prep them, they come out equally crappy after a coat of rattle can paint. My solution, after a decent cleanup, is to use trunk or stone texture paint (yes, rattle can), preferably neutral gray with tiny black/white splatter. It hides imperfections and woodgrain. When replacing ornate, tarnished, fake brass handles with aluminum rod from HD,that you bend and thread, they look high tech for your garage.
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I have a variety of wooden kitchen cabinets (Still has the cut out for the refrigerator), one metal old Airforce locker, a couple old medical cabinets, and my special find is a old water bed drawer set, three piece, I made then into my work bench drawers. Everything free.
Sorry no pic's as of yet.
Mitch
Sorry no pic's as of yet.
Mitch