Why REPLACE When You Can REFACE?!
1 Material
$30
2 Hours
Easy
Teresa Morse visited one of Dixie Belle Paint's fabulous retailers, REEcreations and she came home with Drop Cloth! Next she turned her kitchen into a creamy wonderland! What do you think?
The FIRST step is to clean your cabinets with Dixie Belle White Lightning. Here is a BEFORE picture. These cabinets were boring with a dreary orange undertone. They needed to be lighter and brighter to make this smaller kitchen appear larger.
The SECOND step is to paint your cabinets with 2 even coats of Dixie Belle Paint. You can use a traditional brush or a sponge to apply the paint. Make sure to start with a damp brush for the most even application. Also, starting with a damp brush extends your paint.
The THIRD step is to seal your cabinets. Gator Hide is a water repellent poly acrylic that is perfect for high traffic wet areas like your kitchen! Gator Hide is best applied in 3 thin coats with a sponge.
You can dress up your cabinets by distressing, adding layers of paint, glaze, wax or stain! No priming or Sanding required. If you are dealing with DIFFICULT high gloss lacquer you can sand if you feel it is necessary but White Lightning will prepare most surfaces. Glue down any peeling or problem areas on Formica cabinets. Visit us on Pinterest for more inspiration: https://www.pinterest.com/dixiebellepaint/painting-kitchen-and-bathroom-cabinets-painted-fur/
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
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my cabinets are old and have been repainted several times we have a granite counter tops....don't want to sand them but want to make them creamy color..they are white right now..what can I do
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can I use the same technique on metal kitchen cabinets. And is it advisable to remove cabinet fronts to paint ? Ty in advance
The kitchen cabinets were received with fake wood covering that is peeling off. Can that be removed a d then painted?