We would like to renew our kitchen cupboards by painting them
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Kayo Frazier on Apr 21, 2015Depends on whether you will use these cabinets & cupboards often each week. More than 5-6 times per week. If the smaller ones aren't used often, I would change the color to a dark charcoal grey or black. The inside of each piece you will want to get a Fire Engine red. REMOVE...The pink & red gingham wallpaper... REPLACE... It w/ with a white wallpaper w/ inch wide strip of black or charcoal grey. REMOVE...The blue & white strip wallpaper AND the border of palm trees in green & red background. Paint it a medium grey. CHANGE...The wall of upper cabinets Paint a medium soft charcoal grey. the blue to black edging around the upper & lower cabinets. OPTION: Use ceiling tiles, glue & trim to each insert on the door of each cabinets.. Paint them a distressed white w/ bronze & black accents. GET cabinet task lighting on a switch to light up the inside of each cabinet,Helpful Reply
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Shari on Apr 21, 2015I'm basing my answer on spraying vs. hand painting furniture, not kitchen cabinets but I don't know why it would not be relatively the same. In my experience, the furniture I have sprayed has not been any more or less durable than pieces I have done with a paint brush and/or roller. Durability is determined by proper prep work (or lack thereof) and using quality products designed for the project you are doing. The major difference is a smoother, more even finish is achieved by spraying. With a paint brush, it is inevitable there will be some evidence of brush strokes. I have painted 3 bathroom vanities with a paint brush and roller and although I can be a bit of a perfectionist, I am perfectly happy with the way they turned out. They have held up well too. I would think hiring someone to spray the cabinets would be more expensive too. Although the actual painting process is quicker with a sprayer, there is a lot of time and labor involved in taping everything off to avoid over-spray. As long as your painter-person preps well and uses the right products, you probably will not have a problem with durability, even if the cabinets are painted with a brush and/or roller.Helpful Reply
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Carmie on Apr 21, 2015Consult an NHance dealer in your area. They do an amazing color change process on cabinets.Helpful Reply
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Rachael Provost on Apr 22, 2015I used chalk paint on mine and minwax polyacrylic as the top coat. It has been two years and they are still looking as if I just painted. It is mainly my husband and I but we do have visiting friends, children and grandchildren. Now I want to do the bottom cabinets but have to slowly convince my husband :)Helpful Reply
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Kate Slimon on Apr 22, 2015They have beautiful detail on them. I just chalk painted mine and I love how they turned out. The best part is that you don't have to strip or prime them. Just wipe them done with tsp and away you go. Please post a pic of the transformation....whatever you decide. Good luck.Helpful Reply
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John on Apr 22, 2015We had factory painted blond solid oak cabinets. They after 20+ years were tired. We had a professional spray paint and add antique stain. Painting will leave brush marks and that will pick up grease, food stains and other stains. Spray painting kitchen cabinets around working surfaces makes it very easy to maintain and keep looking new and clean. I'd get rid of the wall paper and find paint that will accent your color choice. A light gray, or celery green, or something to make your cabinets stand out.Helpful Reply
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John on Apr 22, 2015Here are more of our paint over kitchen cabinets. I hope you can pick up the paint color my wife chose to tie everything together. It retained the country lok, except we moved it from Iowa to France?Helpful Reply
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Gail Morey on Apr 22, 2015I bought high gloss paint at Lowe's, and used a foam roller.....no brush marks. They turned out great. They were originally dark, and painting them white brightened up the whole kitchen.Helpful Reply
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Car1541448 on Apr 22, 2015You should be able to paint them just make sure you sand them and prime them. I have painted mine and they have been fine.Helpful Reply
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Theresaloren on Apr 24, 2015I sometimes would like to paint my oak cabinets but my late husband installed them and I do not have the heart to change them. They are dated but so am I.Helpful Reply
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