Can I paint my stainless steel fridge? I hate it!

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I HATE my stainless steel fridge. Can I paint it??? and with what type of paint? Has anyone done this and will it look ugly?

Hillela G. · Answer

Yes you can! You can use chalk paint or chalkboard paint- thats what we did, we LOVE it!

William · Answer

http://homeguides.sfgate.com/painting-over-stainless-steel-41624.html ..... http://www.wikihow.com/Paint-Stainless-Steel

Janet Pizaro · Answer

Although it is a lot of up-keep ,my opinion trying to paint it will be more of a hassle.

Debbie Wilson · Answer

of course you can. I had painted a sm. deepfreezer, and then tole painted it.

Shoshana · Answer

I second the chalkboard paint idea! It makes lists easier and adds a lot of fun to the kitchen!

Chantal Pierssens · Answer

chalkboard paint works great and the grandchildren leave me their art work on the fridge and later I was it off and start all over again (ART)

Sherri · Answer

Vinyl wrap. It can be done in any color or design that you like. There should be someone in or near your area that does wraps.

Anita Robertson · Answer

I'm so happy to see that some people dislike stainless steel as much as my husband and I do. We would never buy SS appliances - greatly prefer that (old? returning?) classic white look. :)

EGKing79 · Answer

My daughter had hers professionally painted. It wasn't very expensive, looked great, and never showed wear.

C Van Houten · Answer

I painted our old refrigerator with a few cans of spray paint for painting cars. I lightly sanded it with a rotor sander, and just sprayed it. We'd bought it cheap at a garage sale, so we weren't worried if it hadn't worked out. But it worked out just fine. The biggest thing when painting with the spray paint was to sweep it lightly and use many, many, very light coats. We tried it first on the side that would be hidden by the wall and by the time we were done, we'd perfected the technique.

Makeful · Answer

Chalk paint is the best! You can even glue molding on the fridge and paint the whole thing to look like your fridge is a cabinet. If you want it to look more 'farmhouse' or vintage-y use dark wax along the corners. (See how we did it on a small nightstand here: http://www.hometalk.com/diy/bedroom/furniture/how-to-use-chalkpaint-to-fake-an-expensive-shabby-chic-nightstand-28041728

Alina Bradford · Answer

Try covering it with peel and stick chalkboard. I did this once and it looked really cute.

Dottie' · Answer

they have appliance paint in the hardware store, Make sure you get the one for stainless steel

Jan · Answer

Thanks everyone for your great ideas!!!

Eroque022810 · Answer

Looks like you have a solution so good for you, good luck and remember mistakes are a way to learn the important thing is to try and not give up. Push comes to shove cover with contact paper in white. Gods blessings.

13324171 · Answer

does anyone have photos of their finished work? I’m considering painting mine pink!

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