I would like to paint my bathroom and kitchen cabinets a white color.

Kerstin Decker
by Kerstin Decker
The cabinets are kraft maid with flat faced doors . I would like to make them lighter. Right now they were supposed to be antique white but give a yellow cast in the kitchen and I do not like it. So we're do I start?

  4 answers
  • Susan Massey Susan Massey on Nov 23, 2017

    Start by changing your "yellow" light bulbs to DAYLIGHT LED bulbs. (Wal-Mart) They make everything bright white, like you just painted it!

  • Mogie Mogie on Nov 23, 2017

    First remove all hardware. Put hardware into soak while you paint. Sand cabinets, wipe clean and let dry completely, prime, paint and clean up runs.

  • William William on Nov 23, 2017


    Use acrylic latex paint. Remove the doors and hardware. Mark the doors and cabinets with tape where they go. Lightly sand the doors and cabinets to remove any gloss and roug. hen the surface for paint. Prime with a stain blocking primer like Zinsser 123. Then paint with your color. Seal with at least three coats with a water based polyurethane. Use a small foam roller and foam brush for a smooth finish.


  • Judy Judy on Nov 23, 2017

    I would wash them with vinegar water, and then let them dry. After a day or so, check them, to be sure they are totally dry, and select your color of paint. Some folks like a antique white, or Flat white, we always love a white, for it looks so clean, and also a glossy white, for this will shine, and look so much cleaner, than a flat white. After this, you can get, or make some cheerful curtains, and then you can change the pattern, per season, just to keep it cheerful. Best wishes, J.