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How to trim my kitchen cabinet doors for a fresh new & updated look?
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Peggy Deaton
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How can I chalk paint my kitchen oak cabinet doors with either a polyurethane or lacquer finish to match my appliances that are in bisque color like microwave in attached photo. I don’t want them all painted, but just the trim and/or center. Do u have pictures of different looks in ways to trim them so I can have a visual of the finished product. Also, any other ideas for trimming out these cabinets would be appreciated. I just want a change that I can do myself without a lot of work for this senior adult on a fixed income.
Have you thought about a color that would add contrast to those appliances rather than blend them in? Maybe a grey or if you are very bold a Navy?
PS...found that image on google.
I would put handles on cabinets and leave the wood alone. Those cabinets are beautiful. If you are going to paint, paint the wall with a “pop” color.
Go to DIxie Belle paint - you may not want to finish with those products as many of these chalk paint companies have some really neat waxes that offer a beautiful finish that's also durable.
I have the same style cabinets but darker finish. I applied a patterned wallpaper just to the shield shaped centers that matches the wallpaper in my 125 year old kitchen .
I would simply use Rust-Oleum's cabinet refinishing kit. I did it to my bathroom cabinets (that looked exactly like your current cabinets) and the result was fantastic. You can get a variety of colors to compliment your bisque appliance color. It's an easy 4-step process that requires only a washing (deglossing) of the current finish, then paint, then glaze (only if you want that look) and finally apply protective finish. Here's the process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxxb_fNkjW0 . Here are some photos of what the cabinet wood looked like before and after I used the kit.
How about staining the cabinets a darker, richer color? That would be easy, more current, and you could do it yourself. Use Gel Stain from A Maker's Studio; it's water based, has no odor of VOC. It would be beautiful. No priming, sanding. You would want to seal it for protection in the kitchen. amakersstudio.com/blueskyathome
What about making a couple of the center areas glass? If you take to your local glass company they will likely have "leftover" pieces of quality glass they will install for little cost.
I painted mine with chaulk paint. Clean them 1st with dawn. You can paint just the center panels & it willn’t take a lot of paint. Walmart carries watery in the craft area in 8 oz jars for around $5 & the plaster color is a off white which I think would match your appliances. You will have to either wax it afterwards or poly it. They have a clear wax or a brown wax if you want a aged or darker look. If you use the brown wax I would use it on the wood unpainted part to darker it also. I did mine 5 yrs ago & they are holding up fine. I did put on 2 coats of paint & I wax them once a yr.