How could I redo my ugly, laminated, kitchen cabinets?

Paint will not stick to this material, but just adding knobs and pulls will make a huge difference.

Try thoroughly cleaning, taping off and painting the brown elements to match the laminate. Then add the new hardware if you like.

I have had great success Krylon. Be careful when removing the doors. Since they are mostly particle board, the screw holes tend to strip their threads easily.

I had the same laminate cabinets. one way to dress them up is to attach mouldngs on the perimeter of the cabinets to add some interest. If you add border trim you can insert bead board in the interior for a cottage look.

You can paint them but make sure you clean them really well, do a light sanding, and then apply a high quality primer. This day and age interior paints frequently come as both a paint and primer, but I have concluded that to paint over laminate requires a stand alone primer (two coats).

Good luck!

I would try Kilz primer on a small area, then wait a day or two for it to fully cure. Then use your thumb nail to try to scrape it off. If you holds up well, you are safe to prime everything and then paint. Kilz has excellent adhesion to most surfaces.

Anything can be painted.

Make sure they are clean and dry. Remove the doors and hardware. Mark the doors and cabinets with tape where they go. Lightly sand the doors and cabinets to remove any gloss and roughen the surface for paint with 120- to 220-grit sandpaper. Use a tack cloth or damp rag to remove dust after sanding. Prime with a stain blocking primer like Zinsser 123, KILZ,or BIN and have it tinted to the color of the top coat. This will prevent dark or stained surfaces from showing through the top coat. Acrylic, or water-base, paints are low-fume and clean up easily with water. Alkyd, or oil-base, paints require good ventilation because the paint contains solvents that can irritate your lungs and make you feel sick. Alkyd options require mineral spirits for cleanup, but they provide a hard, durable paint finish. Whichever you use, buy the best-quality paint you can afford for a lasting kitchen cabinet finish. Seal with at least three coats with a water based polyurethane. Use a small foam roller and foam brush for a smooth finish.

Just wanted to show you what we did to those same type cabinets. Beadboard paneling in the middle,trim around, paint and (finally) handles. But if that's too much they definitely CAN be painted as is. We did that several times over the years not because they didn't hold up but we just got sick of the color. Oh and you attach the molding and beadboard with both glue and pin nails.

Hi Sharon, yes you can paint them, I love chalk paint for this! You can go with a clean and new look or a distressed look on them, hope these help you out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktBXOi9_vXo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijuQOIffQyU

New cabinet faces would solve the problem assuming this is feasible with the cabinets you already have.