How do you repaint a china cabinet?

I have the same problem and am looking into repainting the cabinet to blend in more with my current furniture style. Since you store a lot in your cabinet, check out the window/wallpaper in your nearest store and attach to the glass.

Hi, pinterest has some great recycled furniture tips. Can you get to pinterest? There are some great ideas on there. I just revamped an old oak stool and it came out great.

Hi, I'm a retired painting contractor and have refinished 100's of cabinets over a period of 30yrs. That piece looks very well made. It would be worth your while to put a different look on it. All my suggestions are with someone doing it like you, who is not a professional refinisher. It would be hard to make it a lighter stained finish since it so dark now. With that being said a very nice look is an antiqued look. That could be accomplished with an oil base primer that could be tinted to an off white or any lighter color or left white and then glazed and finished with a clear coat. Since it looks antiqued, your brush work does not have to be perfect. The "fun part" is preparing the piece. That means cleaning the heck out of it first. Most furniture has years of built of waxes or oily cleaners on it. They got to go. Next is sanding it to degloss it so the primer can get a good grip on the surfaces. It's called getting a tooth. Also if you can find it in your state, get a slow drying long oil primer. It will take longer to dry, but sand easier and grip that hard old varnish or laquered finish. Use a good brush designated for oil, reduce or thin material to make it flow on the sufaces. Use a good quality sand paper. You can sand thru the edges of your doors and other reveals to a desired look . Anyway, whew! Talking about the project has just about worn me out. I suggest taking some time to check out some literature on the subject. Best of luck. Matt

You don't. Just sand it down & varnish it in the color that you want.

I would suggest using chalkpaint- it makes the work a lot easier

I cleaned, lightly sanded and painted with blue satin paint my dark walnut pine hutch. I love it.

please do not paint it - look at the beauty of the piece with fresh eyes. Natural timber is one of the most natural things in the world. If you must change it, perhaps consider sanding it back to natural timber - hence removing the darker stain - then freshen it up again with another coat of clear varnish.

What ever finish you chose, have you though about removing the upper doors and using it as open shelving.