We just bought a house and will close on it in a couple weeks. The kitchen cabinets need to be redone because they still have pulls in the middle of the doors- eek. I'm thinking about using a sprayer to paint them, did you try that or did you just do rollers? Do you have any up close pics? What about a sealant?
For your cabinets I would suggest removing the pulls, then sanding the finish off the cabinets. Fill the holes with wood filler, let dry completely, then finely sand over the wood filler until it's even with the rest of the cabinet. I would suggest not spraying your cabinets. I used a brush for the entire cabinets. Because I used semi-gloss paint, I did not seal the cabinets. The semi-gloss paint acts as a sealer so the wood won't get damaged and is very easy to wipe dirt off of or repaint if necessary. However, if I would have stained my cabinets rather than painting them, I would have sealed them after. I didn't get any close ups of the process and completely forgot to get the hardware pictures. At the time I wasn't blogging and didn't think about an instructional post. Hope this helps! Let me know if I can help any further!
Love your tip to label the doors and put the matching hardware in their own baggie. Those would be things that I forgot to do and wouldn't be able to put things back where they came from.
I'm finishing up redoing six cupboard doors and 16 drawers. My kitchen has a drastically different look and feel! It cost me around $75 to buy the paint stripper, stain and other supplies. I couldn't have replaced a cupboard for that little!
This is an awesome post that I really needed to stumble upon! I have been wanting to redo our cabinets forever, but I am so intimidated. This is very helpful!
You should make those pics bigger, they look AWESOME! My cabinets are already white... maybe I should leave them? White ones seem to be the trend lately...But I would be lying if I said I wasn't thinking about changing them! lol
Cool blog post, it's so good to see a woman doing her own DIY work!!
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Looks like a lot of work.... It came out so nice
ReplyDeleteWe just bought a house and will close on it in a couple weeks. The kitchen cabinets need to be redone because they still have pulls in the middle of the doors- eek. I'm thinking about using a sprayer to paint them, did you try that or did you just do rollers? Do you have any up close pics? What about a sealant?
ReplyDeleteFor your cabinets I would suggest removing the pulls, then sanding the finish off the cabinets. Fill the holes with wood filler, let dry completely, then finely sand over the wood filler until it's even with the rest of the cabinet. I would suggest not spraying your cabinets. I used a brush for the entire cabinets. Because I used semi-gloss paint, I did not seal the cabinets. The semi-gloss paint acts as a sealer so the wood won't get damaged and is very easy to wipe dirt off of or repaint if necessary. However, if I would have stained my cabinets rather than painting them, I would have sealed them after. I didn't get any close ups of the process and completely forgot to get the hardware pictures. At the time I wasn't blogging and didn't think about an instructional post. Hope this helps! Let me know if I can help any further!
DeleteOMG, I love it!! I will be pinning this for future DIYs!
ReplyDeleteThis is what I want to do with our cabinets! I love the clean look of the white, you are a brave soul for undertaking it though!
ReplyDeleteWhat a handy article, I love how you do everything from scratch but I can't say that I envy you. DIY is not my forte! http://www.fadedspring.co.uk
ReplyDeleteThe cabinets look gorgeous!! Way to go!
ReplyDeleteI'm usually scared to attempt a big project like this, but you make it sound very do-able. Yours look beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSo much work, but I would LOVE to do this! XOXO
ReplyDeleteLove your tip to label the doors and put the matching hardware in their own baggie. Those would be things that I forgot to do and wouldn't be able to put things back where they came from.
ReplyDeleteI'm finishing up redoing six cupboard doors and 16 drawers. My kitchen has a drastically different look and feel! It cost me around $75 to buy the paint stripper, stain and other supplies. I couldn't have replaced a cupboard for that little!
ReplyDeleteGreat tips. I almost had to do this with a house I was thinking of buying, but I bought a house that already has white cupboards instead lol.
ReplyDeleteThis is an awesome post that I really needed to stumble upon! I have been wanting to redo our cabinets forever, but I am so intimidated. This is very helpful!
ReplyDeleteWould love to do this to our kitchen! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletewe are about to do this to our cabinets!! So excited hahaha! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteAwesome job! I will definitely pin this for future reference!
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The cabinets came out great! I know kitchen remodeling is one of the most expensive things! Great job!
ReplyDeleteOMG, those are great. They look just fantastic and I love the white. I'd love to see your pictures a little bigger! Get a closer look! :-)
ReplyDeleteThank's for the tip! The pictures are now larger. :)
DeleteYou should make those pics bigger, they look AWESOME! My cabinets are already white... maybe I should leave them? White ones seem to be the trend lately...But I would be lying if I said I wasn't thinking about changing them! lol
ReplyDeleteThank's for the tip! The pictures are now larger. :)
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