Painting kitchen cabinets
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Funnygirl on Jun 24, 2015I tried to talk my mother out of a white kitchen.It shows every speck of dirt.If you do paint it white,use an enamel paint,so you can clean it with ammonia and water.I personally love color,so I would paint the walls a different color.Joan Rivers always said to paint your kitchen pink,it makes you always look good.It really depends what colors you like and what the adjoining room colors are.I have had a beautiful white cottage kitchen which was lovely,my favorite cabinet color was a soft beige.Its neutral and calming,for some reason,it doesn't show the dirt as much.If you use a good neutral enamel paint on the cabinets,it is easy to change the wall color to update it.Black enamel is very dramatic and neutral also.your choice also depends on the style of the cabinets and the handles on your cabinets?Can you send us a picture?Helpful Reply
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Tracy on Jun 24, 2015A tip about painting cupboars/cabinets white. We tore our kitchen down to the studs and built the cupboards/cabinets ourselves. We first painted the bare wood with a primer, then an oil based paint, within 4 months the paint started to yellow. I am a housekeeper by trade so this was not due to poor cleaning habits or smoking in the home. I went to Benjamin Moore and asked for advice about the yellowing. I found the best paint I have ever used! This paint is magic, no brush strokes (i did use a smooth cabinet door foam roller to do the doors) Drys extremely hard & cleans up with water! It runs around $50 a gallon but is well worth it! I only use a damp cloth to clean them. I've never once had to use any chemicals to get them clean. Good luck choosing a wall color. :~)Helpful Reply
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Tracy Hudson on Jun 24, 2015I'm a firm believer of color - even if it's just an accent. I lived for too many years with "renters white". I painted the cabinets in my kitchen a flat white and the doors a pale gray. Used bronze pulls and hinges. My accent colors are black & red. And because the base is neutral, I can change the accents to anything I want fairly easily.Helpful Reply
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Lisa Peck on Jun 25, 2015If you paint your cabinets white, paint your walls another color. Otherwise you could run into a situation where it is just to stark. Darker colors do better broken up so you could paint your cabinets (black or brown) and then the walls white. All of this takes into account that I don't know your kitchen layout, appliance or floor colors.Helpful Reply
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Becca on Jun 25, 2015There are lots of shades of white paint. We painted our upper '80's oak cabinets Silky White. We chose a medium taupe for the lower cabinets and the island. The walls are a pastel taupe and the woodwork is decorator white. We used brushed nickel cabinet hardware on the cabinets. Our house was built in 1896 and I think the differences in colors help it to have an eclectic, evolved look.Helpful Reply
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Kathryn Pluto on Jun 25, 2015White gives a really fresh clean look! I used porch & floor paint for durability & shine on the cabinets! You can add a splash of color in a back spash😉, or in accent pieces on the counters.Helpful Reply
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Kathryn Pluto on Jun 25, 2015Btw- I painted my counter gray & finished w/ 2 part garage floor epoxy!Helpful Reply
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Debra Ruffing on Jun 27, 2015I can not decide whether to buy white cabinets or not. It is a problem for what to paint the walls. My living room is Hale Navy from Benjamin Moore. Love that. But what for kitchen.Helpful Reply
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Lori Jackson on Jun 27, 2015If you want to stay white, try a bright white for the cabinets and more of a winter or creamy white for the walls. Had this combination in a dark bathroom at one time and really liked it.Helpful Reply
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