Asked on Sep 10, 2014

When painting cabinets, should inside be painted as well?

Jenfb P
by Jenfb P
Seems kind of unfinished other wise.
  4 answers
  • Z Z on Sep 10, 2014
    That's personal choice. you can also paint the inside of the drawers, however do not paint the sides of the drawers as that'll cause them to stick.
  • Angela M Angela M on Sep 14, 2014
    I think it's a personal choice as well I didn't and they look fine and I'm usually funny about those type of things :)
  • Marge Marge on Sep 14, 2014
    I have always painted the inside of my cupboards white and not the color on the outside so that when I changed the color on the outside I did not have to redo the inside. I might have to paint the inside of the cupboards that are used a lot but not all of them. I do the same thing for all of my closets.
  • Sherrie Sherrie on Sep 14, 2014
    When you paint them or if you paint them if you don't let them cure everything will stick, or make rings. So when you paint them it takes 30 days for paint to cure.
    • Z Z on Sep 14, 2014
      @Good point Sherrie. Even the doors can stick to the cabinet frames if the paint hasn't cured on both before re-installing the doors. That goes for closing the drawers too, so it's better to leave them off until both are cured too.