New style: chic look in gray for your kitchen!

New style: chic look in gray for your kitchen!

Guaranteed to always work and bring cool vibes to every home: the color gray in soft-looking, semi-gloss look. Yes, this particular gray is really something, because it transforms aging kitchens into modern cooking oases – and goes well with all types of wood and wall colors. The new matte color of your kitchen will be extra stylish when combined with accessories such as new handles in matte black. This kitchen makeover with the d-c-fix Uni semi-gloss gray adhesive foil definitely delivers happiness guaranteed!

Preparation

20 min

Time

240 min

Difficulty

Advanced

Cost

Average

You will need:

Preparation

20 min

Time

240 min

Difficulty

Advanced

Cost

Average

Find our tutorial for the kitchen front makeover here

Hand with cloth cleans kitchen front.
Step 1

First, thoroughly clean the surfaces of the kitchen fronts to be covered.

Hands hold measuring tape on kitchen front.
Step 2

Now determine the dimensions of the inner surfaces of the kitchen fronts.

Pencil draws marks on backing paper.
Step 3

Use a ruler to transfer the measurements to the backing paper of the adhesive foil.

Utility knife cuts along ruler.
Step 4

Now cut the foil pieces to size.

Tip: if you use a utility knife, it is best to use a cut-resistant base – this makes cutting to size easier.

Gray adhesive foil is applied to kitchen front.
Step 5

Now peel off the backing paper on the foil piece and position the latter on the inner surface of the kitchen front.

 

One hand pulls off backing paper, the other hand smooths foil into place with the smoothing blade.
Step 6

Work your way forward piece by piece with the adhesive foil and smooth it firmly into place using the smoothing blade.

Utility knife cuts foil at inside of corner.
Step 7

Cut the adhesive foil at the corners using scissors or a utility knife.

Smoothing blade presses foil on inner edge into place.
Step 8

Smooth down the edges firmly using the smoothing blade.

Utility knife cuts off excess foil.
Step 9

Now carefully cut off the excess adhesive foil along the edge using the utility knife.

 

 

Outer surface of the kitchen front is covered.
Step 10

Determine the dimensions of the side surfaces, cut the foil pieces accordingly and apply them to the kitchen front. 

Utility knife cuts adhesive foil on outer corner of kitchen front.
Step 11

Cut the adhesive foil at the corners of the kitchen front. Then pull the

foil around the edge and fold over one of the cut sides – next, smooth down using the smoothing blade and apply the other side in the same way.

 

 

One hand holds hot-air gun, other hand smooths down foil on inner edge using smoothing blade.
Step 12

As a finishing touch to the covering, heat the foil slightly using a hot-air gun and press the adhesive foil well onto the inner edges of the door front using the smoothing blade.

Black door handle is mounted using a screwdriver.
Step 13

Finally, mount the previous handles or new ones if you prefer.

 

You did it!