Having laminate on your kitchen or bathroom cabinets is okay at first, but after a few years of use (or of having destructive kids), they can get tired and peel off easily. Wouldn’t it be easier to just paint your cabinets the color you want them and be done with it? Well, this post by Kristen at kfddesigns will help you out! It includes a detailed tutorial on how to remove your cabinet doors, peel off all the laminate, and paint them! Check it out, plus some great photos of the finished result:

 it took quite a bit of ripping, slicing, scraping and sanding to get it off!

thankfully, it peeled off pretty easily, and we got most of the fronts off within about 2 hours. as you can imagine, the surface underneath was perfect for applying paint – rough and fairly porous. Use paint that self primes and has a glossy finish!

Photo Credit: kfd Designs 

If you live in a home that was built in the 60s-80s, there’s a good chance that you have a stucco (or “popcorn”) ceiling. While this may have been the “in” design at the time, today many homeowners are turned off by the out of date feel. So, whether you’re trying to make your older home more appealing to new buyers, or if you just want a fresh look for your ceiling, the DIYNetwork has a solution for you. And fortunately, removing the popcorn look is a pretty easy process:

First of all, prepare your room and be safe: If the popcorn was added before 1979, get it tested for asbestos by either wetting down a small area with a sponge and scraping off a little to place in a small bag, or by having a professional come out and test it. 

Then, spray the ceiling: Use a basic garden sprayer to wet down the ceiling. This will soften the ceiling texture and help to break down the adhesive bond making scraping easier

Finally, scrape the “popcorn” off with a putty knife.

Photo Credit: Roskvape