Asked on Aug 12, 2015
Moving into a house with great bones and decor from the 60's.
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Sue Wagner
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The kitchen is the first project. Bird's eye maple cabinets. I want to paint them.put trim to update and new hardware. My concern is the bird's eye knots. How do I paint over them and the finish stay pretty and smooth?
9 answers
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Are they really birds eye maple or a veneer or a look alike? Birds Eye maple is a very costly exotic wood. I would not ever paint it. I would replace the doors and use the Birds Eye ones for table tops or something that would be fitting for this elegant wood.
Matawanakee
on Aug 13, 2015
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I agree, if they are birds eye, I would not paint them. Use them or sell them. Ask an expert, they could probably tell you.
Paulinethomsen
on Aug 13, 2015
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If your heart is set on a major change, maybe you could replace the cabinets and use the maple for end tables and sell them to cover the cost of the new cabinets. It would be a shame to paint maple and it would be pretty simple, quick, and takes very few skills to make some end tables that might fetch you some cool cash.
Deb Martin Knaff
on Aug 13, 2015
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Oh, no, I would never paint Bird's eye maple either, what a shame!
Pati
on Aug 13, 2015
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painted cabinets are almost on their way out...maybe just clean them really well with extra fine steel wool and put your attention in other parts of the kitchen.
Me
on Aug 13, 2015
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Sue, check out the post I made about painting cabinetry. It's super easy with Velvet Finishes. I'm new here so I'm not sure to to attach but it was the last post I made. Let me know if you have questions! (-:
Kellie from Design Asylum Blog
on Aug 13, 2015
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Okay, I s a big dumb out maybe wishful thinking. It's not bird's eye maple: ( it's knotty pine. Momentary brain lapse. Now you know why I want to paint. Should I skim coat the knows with something?
Sue Wagner
on Aug 13, 2015
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If it is knotty pine... Paint away! I think there are sealers for the knots. Shellac was used in the olden days..
Matawanakee
on Aug 14, 2015
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Sand them down really well to remove all the old finish and seal with primer and then paint away.
Judith Jordan
on Aug 15, 2015
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