Life at the Chicken Coop

Mother by Day, Painter by Night

Remember how I wanted to add a little more "depth" to my plain white kitchen cabinets? Well, using this tutorial from my sister Whitney I worked away on these babies last night while my kids sawed logs. (Above: the cabinets after I'd wiped the stain on, but before I'd wiped it off with paint thinner).
And, today: a more distressed, older-looking cabinet. We still have to put up the rest of the cabinet hardware, but I really like the way they turned out. I used Minwax Dark Walnut stain, wiping it on with an old sock, then went back over it with a sock dipped in paint thinner.

I hung pictures, curtains and some plates yesterday and it was so fun. This is the fun part of getting settled. More pictures to come!