...but of the cabinet door and drawer kind...
...I went to the Big Box Hardware Store and bought all new hardware for the cabinets...in a nice brushed nickel...but do you think that I took any of the old hardware with me to check for fit...well...no...
...and it was really - and I do mean REALLY expensive...remember there are 35 doors and drawers here...
...so...when I got home...do you think that it actually fit...well...no...
...so...I got to thinking...there really wasn't anything wrong with the hinges and handles that we had...except that they were copper...and I wanted stainless or nickel...
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...so again...I cleaned...and they were really dirty too...I was amazed at how shiny and coppery they were after they were clean...like a new penny...
...I took all of the hardware back to the store...and bought a can of Rustoleum Professional Spray Paint...in colour...Stainless Steel...perfect...and several hundred dollars cheaper...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOxIwknKOs6QGjPK7Q3yylmhdCxZI4hGQDLbPgQp4zWJuyAlzXlztHltWtDUtvtI0J2MhgCug_FrUfxdan-RLbo9QBCZkuoa_J2PkhV62Slz3qyFEjWmGUYEt-irpmjbCfcKH/s400/DSC03479.jpg)
...I poked all of the screws into a cardboard box...and arranged all of the hinges to be painted...
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...then I just spray painted them...the finish seems to be very durable...the can says it's for industrial applications...
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...I did the same for the handles...a funny note about these handles is they are exactly like dominoes...lined up in a row if one tips over the whole row falls down like dominoes...the first time that happened it was kinda funny...it was less so the third and fourth times...
~Wishing you a lovely start to your week...