Refacing vs Painting Cupboard Doors & Drawers
Before you go the the expense of refacing or buying new kitchen cabinets, you may want to consider painting them.
Before you go the the expense of refacing or buying new kitchen cabinets, you may want to consider painting them.
White kitchen cabinets are still the most popular because white cabinetry makes all other colors in a kitchen (such as walls, flooring and counters) pop!
Seeing crud on older oak kitchen cabinets is common. Removing grease and grime however is a challenge. Crud must be removed before painting and to do this, we start with razor scrapers.
We painted our dated melamine cabinets including the oak trim a cheery blue, added modern pulls, painted the ceiling white, updated the flooring and appliances which transformed this old and dreary kitchen to look amazing. Yes, you can paint melamine cabinets to look amazing! Read more...
Imagine going from dated laminate kitchen cabinets that look like they should be put into the landfill, transforming them into this amazing two-tone kitchen in a week...
Benjamin Moore acrylic satin or semi gloss paint is our choice for all interior trim, doors and cabinetry.
If you want paint to stick always scuff a finish and if you really want paint to stick, always sand a surface thoroughly everywhere, especially after a degreaser.
If new cabinets aren't primed or sealed between the groove and shaker panel, water can get behind the panels to eventually blow out the finish. Water damage is exactly what happened to this expensive kitchen door below.
Caulking gaps is particularly important because open seams are prone to water getting behind seams and open grain.