And took forever to dry before i could rehang the doors and reinstall the drawers.
Can i paint builder grade cabinets.
Painting cabinets is a big project so make sure you know what you re doing before you get started.
But it was a huge improvement over the before the before orange oak builder grade cabinets.
Today i am sharing some tips on how to paint kitchen cabinets.
Typically it s pretty simple.
Paint your builder grade cabinets.
If you guys thinking about painting your kitchen cabinets you have come to the right place as i will share all the tips and tricks we learned in our painting process so you don t have to make the same mistakes that we did.
I know you ve heard this one before but there s a reason.
Here s what you ll need.
My house has ugly oak builder s grade cabinets.
Painting is the most transformative and cost effective way to change your builder grade cabinets.
Most of these types of cabinets are mdf covered in wood or laminate veneer so you re not destroying beautiful woodwork.
You may remember that i had already repainted and tiled the backsplash so this was the final step in the transformation.
Painting your builder grade cabinets is an effective way to take them from boring to wow.
So this post will hopefully show you that you can update the look of your cabinets without painting them update builder grade cabinets.
When i came across gel stain i knew it was a no brainer.
We always consider painting first because 1.
Here is how we turned our builder grade oak cabinets into gorgeous updated cabinets that we receive so many compliments on.
Detailed below or.
That time around i used an oil based paint.
A before of the after the first time i painted our builder grade kitchen cabinets.
1 x 6 oak or matching lumber in needed length see diagram below oak crown molding we used vinyl composite oak look moldings.
The hardest part for us was choosing the color.
We can do it ourselves and 3.
I want to paint the uppers but stain the lower ones a dark espresso but it appears the panels are laminate.
Prep work is just as important as smooth.
It is usually the cheapest option 2.
Paint and primer more on this to come nice brushes.
Thanks to behr for providing me with all my paint needs for this fantastic project.