Whether you have only a little bathroom cabinetry or a large vanity and other cabinets throughout the room, updating the cabinetry can refresh your bathroom in the absence of a total remodel. Bathroom cabinets can start looking worn prematurely, usually much faster than kitchen cabinets, because of all the moisture they have to deal with on a daily basis. New bathroom cabinetry, or new-looking cabinetry, can really upset a drab or boring bathroom, so explore your options.

If the whole piece of cabinetry needs updating, you can always paint the cabinet. You'll want to thoroughly clean and sand the cabinet, then prime and paint with an oil-based paint to keep the wood protected from the moisture in the room. Painting the cabinet lets you choose any color you want. You can paint the cabinet frame one color and paint the cabinet doors one or two shades lighter or darker. Or you can paint them in contrasting colors to really draw the eye to your cabinet.

You can also cover your bathroom cabinetry in fabric. This is similar to wallpapering, but the fabric is much easier to remove and there's no potential damage to the wood from the wallpaper adhesive. You can use fabric if your cabinetry has molding or a frame around the edge; otherwise, this isn’t a good option. You simply cut the fabric to fit inside the framed area, soak in starch, and rub on.

If your cabinetry doesn't have a frame, you can nail on small molding strips cut to fit so that you can fill the framed area with fabric. This is a great solution if you change your mind a lot or anticipate making a change later, because you only have to soak the fabric in warm water to peel it away. Then you can paint the wood or apply a different type of fabric. You can easily mix and match, too. Paint the cabinet frame and cover the framed doors in a complimentary fabric, or vice versa. Use fabric and then paint the framing strips for a really updated look.

If the bathroom cabinetry doors hang a little crooked, don't close properly or are in just in general banged up, warped or worn, replacing the doors can give the cabinet a new look. Paint, add fabric and embellish however you like.

Another inexpensive way to update your bathroom cabinetry, whether or not you use paint or other improvements, is to change out the hardware. Knobs and drawer pulls are something that we use and look at every day, usually without paying much attention to them. But if you really look at your cabinet and then compare it to some that you see in a store or magazine you'll notice the difference. Most stylish furniture and cabinetry have hardware that's just as eye-catching as the rest.

Going from plain aluminum knobs to glass, brushed stainless steel, ceramic, or an interestingly shaped knob can give your bathroom cabinetry a brand new look with very little money.

Photo Credits: drcorneilus

Originally posted 2009-09-15 12:14:22. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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