I took today and relaxed. HA! Well, relaxed to me is different from most people I think. Sophie invited her friend over and while they played I spent the day painting. My friend, Julia, introduced to me to gel stain and I love the stuff. I have had the same can since we moved in. That small can has painted the brass lamps in the hall and foyer, a mirror in the foyer, the cabinet in the hall bath, and now one side of the kitchen. There is still enough to cover the other side it is just late and I ran out of steam.
Before the paint
Eventually the cabinets will be recycled to the garage to be used for storage space out there. That is one day when I can afford to replace them and if I own the house 
For now I replaced the hardware and painted them a mahogony color. I think they look nice. I hope it is not too dark.
After the paint!
Put back together
I still need to paint the doors that were on the top cabinets. I don’t think I will put them back on though. I kind of like the open concept. Maybe I will add molding around the openings and along the top to make them look more like furniture. We’ll see what other trouble I can get myself into later! Best $13 I ever spent. Thanks Julia!
