2nd Chance Restoration

2nd Chance Restoration Woman owned, 100% referral, industrial products and unmatched warranty on cabinet refinishing work! We do kitchen and bathroom cabinets too!

2nd Chance Restoration can transform your furniture and specializes in paint and stain transformations.

Guys guess what??! I finished an actual kitchen that I can post about as it didn’t need other things still to get done 😆...
06/13/2026

Guys guess what??! I finished an actual kitchen that I can post about as it didn’t need other things still to get done 😆

Welcome to my first dark and moody color kitchen 😍. This was BM Abyss which is an absolute rockstar chameleon of a color between navy and black.

See that little dark square in the backsplash? That was our inspiration color to get the ball rolling and Huntington Paint & Wallpaper nailed it with their color recommendation!

Cleaned up the k***s, swapped out the handles, installed soft close hinges and she’s ready for all the entertaining this house sees as the new show piece of the home ❤️

It’s been such a fun year so far of doing color in my clients kitchens! (I think I can count the White Dove ones on just...
05/30/2026

It’s been such a fun year so far of doing color in my clients kitchens! (I think I can count the White Dove ones on just one hand 😂)

Look at the beautiful BM Saybrook Sage at 125% saturation just done this week 😍

05/18/2026

When you have the Monday-est Monday in awhile 😩.

These cabinets had 3 layers of paint on them. After sanding for 4 hours as part of my prep today, I accidentally nicked the edge of one of the frames and a sheet of paint fell off 🥹.

Silly me picked at it and all of a sudden, the entire kitchen turned into Pandora’s box as I needed to get to the bottom this mystery! 2 hours of hand picking and scraping later, this kitchen has been ‘peeled’ back to its original wood. This means that 3 coats ago, the original painter did not use primer and just through some paint on them. 🤦‍♀️

While I wasn’t thrilled about the extra hours, I’m happy for my clients that I won’t be the 4th coat of paint on these cabinets and they get to start from ‘new’.

Just like the rest of my clients…but I have no idea when my doors will be finished and go back on 🤣I’ll be enjoying my O...
05/16/2026

Just like the rest of my clients…but I have no idea when my doors will be finished and go back on 🤣

I’ll be enjoying my Open concept kitchen until I am able to refinish these doors, while my clients all know within the week, theirs will be back.

I am about to become my own nightmare client this week 🤦‍♀️

I'm a tad behind in posting kitchen transformations (tad is an understatement), so let's kick off our Monday with the mo...
05/11/2026

I'm a tad behind in posting kitchen transformations (tad is an understatement), so let's kick off our Monday with the most recent one!

This light 🌟and airy 💨 space was a little heavy with the dark cabinets and our homeowner also wanted it extended to the ceiling to avoid the dust collection that inevitably happens. They added a new backsplash themselves, replaced the countertop and chose colors that matched their space (new wall color is on the agenda).

We went with BM Stone White which is a white with the palest gray tint to it, and Northern Skies for the island just for fun and color. Can't wait to see the new wall color and everything tied in together 😍

Dear Kelly,You are in charge of your own damn schedule. In 2027, pay attention to when Mothers Day is so you don’t sched...
05/10/2026

Dear Kelly,
You are in charge of your own damn schedule. In 2027, pay attention to when Mothers Day is so you don’t schedule a behemoth kitchen that has 1447 knicks/dings that also need to be repaired. 😩

PS-Happy Mothers Day you dork.
PPS-be grateful it’s not White Dove

Love,
Me

05/04/2026

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It’s been 4 months since a break in my schedule coincided with my boy’s schedule, so off to Atlanta I went! I love that ...
05/03/2026

It’s been 4 months since a break in my schedule coincided with my boy’s
schedule, so off to Atlanta I went! I love that he knew the first stop I would want to make was the brand new Wayfair store 😍.

Looks like I might have to move down here unless they open one in CT 😂

The main hold up for my clients, and now my own project, is the backsplash. I’m choosing a 'bolder', but more personal ...
04/21/2026

The main hold up for my clients, and now my own project, is the backsplash. I’m choosing a 'bolder', but more personal design because I live here and want to love this kitchen while letting my own design personality be reflected; future buyers can always change it later.

This tile has a very wide, and dated grout line, so I needed to call in Tara from to weigh in. She suggested a lighter grout to make the gold edging pop which is a choice I hadn’t considered but agreed was perfect. 🫶

Even better, the tile contractor wants to set the tiles closer together (more $$$, but worth it).

04/20/2026

Is it 6:00 on a Sunday night and I should be getting dinner ready? Yes. But I am antsy to take advantage of every free minute to get my own kitchen done.

So am I moving items 3” out to give space for sanding? No
Am I using a drop cloth? Also No
Am I going to tape anything off? Big No
Did I not stand on the countertop for the video, but will absolutely when the camera is off? Big Yes there 😂

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Monroe, CT
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