Top 5 Kitchen Cabinet Painting Tips From The Pros

The kitchen plays an important role in keeping our families healthy. The kitchen is considered an important room in our homes. Keeping your kitchen clean and fresh is the key to a happy and healthy family. And while we’re on the subject of kitchens, let’s talk about their best feature, the cabinets. Cabinets define the look of your kitchen.

If you have a cabinet that is worn out and you want to replace it, installing a new one could be an expensive option for you. Rather, you can redo the cabinets to make it look like new. A simple paint job can change the entire look of your kitchen and also complement the decor. Here are some tips for painting kitchen cabinets from the pros.

Step 1: Remove all doors, shelves, drawers, and hardware from the base and wall cabinets. Clean the surface with a clean, soft cloth and mineral spirits. You can also use trisodium phosphate. Removes all oil stains, grime, waxes and other stains. Your paint will not work well on dirty and greasy surfaces.

Step 2: Open finished surfaces and even by lightly sanding. If you have dents or gouges in your cabinet surface, use a good wood filler to fill them in first. After sanding, wipe away any sanding dust with a clean cloth.

Step 3: Choose a primer that matches your surface type (metal, laminate, or wood). Have the primer tinted to match the color of the top coat, especially for the dark, stained surface. Apply stain blocking primer designed for glossy surfaces. For tight-grained woods like cherry, maple, or man-made materials, slow-drying oil-based primers work best. And thick layers of oil-based pudding for ash, mahogany, hickory, oak, and other open-grained woods. Apply your primer with a good quality nylon brush. Don’t forget to caulk any open seams.

Step 4: After the primer dries completely, start painting the cabinets. Start with your doors, because one side needs to be dry before you start on the other side. Apply at least two coats of paint. Allow the first coat to dry completely, then lightly sand the painted surface and apply a second coat again. Stir the paint well and pour it into a paint tray before painting.

Step 5: Once the paint dries completely, put the doors, shelves, and drawers back together. Remember the position of each door and shelves. Keep it organized.

Whether you want to remodel the entire kitchen or just paint the cabinets, try consulting with your family and discover their preferred colors. Since the whole family spends more time together in the kitchen than in any other room, sharing decorating ideas will help you create a kitchen atmosphere that everyone loves.