Range Hood with a Farmhouse Look

Are you picky when choosing paint colors? I'm not, or so I thought.

Really, all my life, I've picked the colors I've used in my rooms and furnishings very easily. My motto is: All colors are beautiful, and even if they don't seem like the right choice when you're applying them, you can make them work with all the other elements in the room.

Ha, I kept on reconsidering that mantra all last week!

Finding that perfect grey, plus my lousy job patching, was why this small range hood got like five coats of paint. :/

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In my last post HERE, I showed you how I removed the old trim and how the new trim was installed.

And then I went ahead and painted the hood with some leftover paint I had on hand. That grey paint was too dark. So, I went looking for a lighter alternative and got BM Galveston Gray, which I liked.

While waiting for those painted parts on the hood to dry, I started painting the island that same color.

Once the paint on the hood dried, I noticed those ugly bumps. 😕  

I didn't do a good job sanding those patches.

Sander

So, back to sanding and painting.

I ignored the other side until night fell, and thanks to the light, I could see that ugly right corner up there.  

Yes, more sanding. :/

The BM Galveston Gray was not the right shade for the island; somehow, it looked lighter on the island than on the range hood. 

So, the island got a new color: BM Ashland Slate, a darker and more blueish shade of grey.

And guess what?

I didn't like those two colors together. 😫 

One has a yellowish tone, while the other is on the blueish side. And as you can see, I changed the range hood color to Ashland Slate, a bit darker, and I liked it.

And that's when I decided to give it a whitewash effect using the BM White Dove I used on the cabinets, water, a brush, a rag or paper towels, and a paper plate.

The brush was dipped in the paint just a tiny bit, then it was dabbed on the paper plate, mixing it with water. The more water, the lighter the effect, or the easier it is to remove.

At first, I used a small towel to remove the water/paint, but then I used paper towels, and they worked just as well. 

It's good to start on the less important side, in my case, the left side, so no one can see it if that first try isn't so good. ;)  Applying and removing the paint was done vertically, that's how I wanted the effect.

The picture above shows how it looked afterwards. I liked it, but it was missing something, and that's when the idea of adding a wooden detail came to mind.

Oak Vinyl Plank Flooring

I didn't have much space, the trim is only ½" thick, because of that, I used vinyl plank flooring.

  Miter Saw

One plank was all I needed. It was cut to size with a utility knife, then the corners got mitered.

I installed them with my brad nailer and double-sided sticky tape, especially on those corners.

This is how it finally looks. 

I took off the painters' tape just before taking these pics. I still need to go around, straightening those lines and removing the grey marks on the cabinets.

As you can see, I brought back the shelves and installed the plate rack. I haven't installed the doors on the other cabinets, but hey, I can see the finish line now. 

And from now on, I'm going to be more sympathetic towards people having a great deal of trouble finding that perfect shade! ;)

For more projects involving the range hood, check these out:

Range Hood: The Starting Point

Range Hood: The Previous Makeover

Adding Moldings To Your Kitchen Cabinets

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