How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets
Painting kitchen cabinets is relatively easy and can really give your entire kitchen a new and updated look. If you take your time, your kitchen cabinets will look like they are brand new, no matter how old they may actually be.
- Difficulty:
- Moderate
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Old clothing
- Your old kitchen cabinets and doors
- Paint brushes or rollers
- Screwdriver or drill
- Clothes
- New hardware (optional)
- Paint
- Sander
- Painter's tape
- Primer
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Use a screwdriver to remove the cabinet doors at the hinges.
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Remove the hinges completely and store in a safe place.
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Remove the metal fixtures.
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Use a sander to remove excess old paint.
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Tape off the cabinets so you don't get paint on your walls.
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Prime the cabinets and doors with a base coat in a color slightly lighter than your final color if necessary.
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Paint your cabinets and doors the final colors with even strokes.
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Clean up drips as they appear, these will be harder to remove if you allow them to dry.
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Apply a second coat if needed or touch up missed spots.
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Allow cabinets and doors to dry completely.
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Affix your metal fixtures to their original places the reattach the doors.
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Tips & Warnings
Purchase new hardware to have your kitchen cabinets really looking like new.
Make sure you paint in a well-ventilated environment.
Pregnant women should not paint or be around the fumes.
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Comments
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DiscountTickets
Jan 22, 2011
I also agree that the appearance of the kitchen will improve. -
busiwriter79
Jan 20, 2011
This article does not follow DMS writing guidelines. Two steps do not start with actionable verbs? Yikes. -
franchesca
Jan 20, 2011
Easy to follow instructions. Thank you for sharing this information. -
okielady32
Jul 24, 2009
Great detail. I hope to paint my cabinets soon. Thanks. -
Arathi
Mar 17, 2009
Excellent article! So helpful, makes me actually want to paint the kitchen cabinets, even though we don't need to right now. Thanks!