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Blogger Louisville, KY on Apr 14, 2012

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How I painted my oak cabinets

Because my kitchen has only one small window, it tends to be very dark. I decided to brighten up the room by painting my cabinets.

I have a step by step process on My Repurposed Life http://www.myrepurposedlife.net/2010/12/how-...

I painted the cabinets about 18 months ago. Not a nick or a scratch anywhere. I really took a lot of precautions to make sure this paint STUCK.

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Connie Nikiforoff Designs Mandan, ND

@Sue A...I've seen cabinets painted the way you've described yours..not so nice :-( But certainly better than all the honey oak. Know what? Some day when he's gonna be gone, get a friend over to help you remove the doors and paint out the dark space! You'll LOVE it! What's he gonna do when he sees it...divorce you? :-)
Seriously, I'm willing to bet he'll get used to it and if he does get mad, you can counter ...»
with "But honey, look at all the mantel, trim, doors, etc. that are still in wood tones! And even though they're painted, they're still oak underneath!" Then make a nice dessert :-)
You know what they say "Happy Wife; Happy Life!" Go for it Sue A! Then post pics so we can all see the befores and afters too.
Here are some pics of our painted cabinets. They were a medium oak stain over birch. I used latex paint and primer in SW Decor White. This was our former house and I loved it! We added quite a few details to the room. I wish I had before photos of when it was all wood! Dark!!!! This is a second "redo" where we completely lightened up the kitchen. You wouldn't believe all the "ooohs and ahhhhs" we got! If you like soft/minimal style, this may speak to you :-)
You can see/read more about it here on my blog.
http://cndesigns.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/an...
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