How to paint kitchen cabinets
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Comments (1)thanks...I'm not interested in painting but I found the DIY tile link and I'm seriously thinking about it...See MoreNew cabinet doors for rental kitchen..cheap suggestions?
Comments (4)I am too lazy to properly sand between coats and paint. I'd probably have brush marks or roll marks or something that makes it look bad. I think a thermofoil will be a little more durable and washable than my attempt at paint. I suppose I could try it instead of the gel stain, even try over top of the stain it if gel stain looks crappy. The gel stain only needs a light initial sand and none between coats. I do have to sand off the layer of grease/nicotine that my tsp scrub didn't take off of the arches in the panels. I really just want to go buy cans of spray paint and give that a go, but I know it's probably a bad idea. Can I spray paint for primer?...See MorePainting Kitchen Cabinets?
Comments (25)A professional painter whose specialty is kitchen cabinets is painting the honey oak cabinets in my kitchen now. He cleaned the cabinet frame first (don't know what he used), then sanded, then primed twice, and is now applying the fourth coat of paint to the frame. He labeled all of the doors (24) and drawers (12) and took them to his shop for cleaning, priming, and painting. The insides of the cabinets are also being painted. They are looking gorgeous. Never realized how dark the galley kitchen was with the honey oak cabinets. Now it is bright. The primer he used was: and the paint he is using is: I highly recommend these products. After seeing the intense labor he is putting into doing a perfectionist job, I am so glad I finally decided to hire out that job. I am a perfectionist, too, and would never have been able to bring the cabinets to life the way he has. Tomorrow, he is bringing the doors and drawers in to put in place. Oh, forgot to mention, that after each coat of paint dried, he sanded that before applying another coat of paint. If you do this yourself, be very patient and don't rush the job. Waterborne acrylic paint is the only way to go in today's world for paining wood. Also, it is very easy to clean and maintain. Good luck. I am so glad w were able to save the money to have this done. It took a while, but "patience" paid off. After seeing all of the work this guy is putting into it, I know that I personally would physically never have been able to do the job. By the way, I think your kitchen is lovely as it is. You have lots of natural light to brighten up the area. We had no natural light to brighten the area. I am normally not a fan of painting wood, but in this case I am so glad it has been painted....See MoreLove our new home, but hate the antique white cabinets/kitchen! Help!
Comments (50)We moved into our forever home last year. The kitchen and bath cabinets and layouts were the one of the things that didn't really work for us. the first thing we did was change the cabinet hardware and wall colors in the whole house. First step in making it better. We now like the kitchen layout and cabinets, they grew on us. The added expense of changing everything wasn't worth it to us. And we are okay with that. Just saying this to be another voice to live with it for awhile. Put the color you love on the wall instead of the cabinets and decorate with it. If you decide in a while you need to change the expensive things, you will have had time to figure out what works and what doesn't in its current layout. And already have the things to coordonate with it. I think the flooring and countertop would look nice with navy walls and copper accents. I would forget the sink. but it is your house. do what will make you happy. We still plan on changing the master bath/closet/laundry area of our home. But adding a garage comes before that. Priorities. Have fun making your new house your home....See MoreChessie
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