Painting kitchen cabinets!

thumper1
Sun, 25 Sep 2022 12:51:24 +0000

The key to a good painted cabinet is someone who knows what they are doing, and doesn’t just slap a coat of paint on. The guy who did our cabinets did four coats on the grey part (two primer coats of KILZ) and five on the white parts (three coats of primer paint). Two coats of the color paint followed the primers. Actually, he might have done three on the white parts.

ETA…none of the coats of anything were applied until after the surfaces were prepared…washed with some toxic stuff….and sanded.

We were at a friend’s yesterday who painted their own cabinets. One coat of primer and then they used that antique finish on top…coat of paint and then some other stuff that you put on and wipe off. They definitely look like a DIY job. But better than what they had!

We had no knobs for 25 years on our oak cabinets. Doors and drawers opened just fine…but despite being very vigilant about wiping and cleaning…they just were looking grungy. Plus…I was totally sick of the golden oak. We like the knobs!

@abasket i did buy a new utensil crock to better match, and also a new butter dish. We don’t have any curtains or blinds in our kitchen at all…it faces the woods, and we like the natural light.