Should I paint kitchen cabinets navy blue?
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Comments (24)bbstx, thank you so much for the tips. I have some other remodeling to be done by contractors. These days, I have been busy buying lights and materials for bathroom remodeling. Sorry for my late response. For the kitchen cabinets, I will paint them myself. screedesq, thank you very much for sharing your experience, which is very helpful. I'll use the Benjamin Moore Advance Simply White Semi Gloss. For the primer, I'll use Sherwin Williams PrepRiteProBlock latex primer. The sales lady recommended SW premium wall wood primer. But according to bbstx's referred post, the former should be better. I have the external hinge of bronze color. Did you have the same? Did you change them to stainless steel? I don't know if it would be a good idea to change them to internal hinge and if it would be an easy job. Did it take you a lot of time to degloss and sand the cabinets? Did you use a rotary orbital sander to do the job? The contractor who is going to remodel my house suggested Rust-Oleum Transformations. I doubt it would produce the same good result as SW preprite problock latex primer + BM advance? Really appreciate your help....See Morewhat color should I paint the kitchen cabinets?
Comments (11)As you said, improving a house for sale, requires a careful evaluation of investment vs. return. Have you consulted with several local realtors to see what the consensus is? IMHO, Jan is correct - the counters and back splash are the problem here, not the cabinets. Unless the cabinets are shot (and we can't see that from your photos), save yourself time, $ and aggravation and don't paint them. I have years of experience staging homes for sale and I would advise you to lose the back splash and replace it with a simple creamy white subway tile to connect the floor and counters. Then lose the green walls because they do not enhance the wood cabs, etc. As Stacy suggested above, replace the pulls with simple brushed nickle. Then call it a day. Best....See MoreShould I leave it the same or go with navy blue with off white trim
Comments (1)Also was thinking if I go with navy blue, to paint the vertical wood pieces that are by the windows blue as well instead of painting it the same as the trim....See MoreI want my kitchen cabinets painted blue, but painter warns against!
Comments (12)Thank you all for weighing in! I will definitely consult with the Kitchen Cabinet Painting Experts to learn more. To expand a little on what the painter told me, he said that SW does sell a primer that is darker, levels 1-4 I think he said, but according to him that primer isn't as high quality as a primer he can get that Kelly Moore sells. He said that adding color to primer will weaken the primer and it will not last as long or perform as well. I was thinking that if you sand the cabinets all the way back down to the natural wood (is that even possible?) it would be like painting new cabinets. That's another thing I'll ask to the KCP experts... thanks again for all your advice!...See Morekelli_ga
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