We always consider painting first because 1.
Can i paint builder grade cabinets.
Painting your builder grade cabinets is an effective way to take them from boring to wow.
Today i am sharing some tips on how to paint kitchen cabinets.
Paint your builder grade cabinets.
It is usually the cheapest option 2.
Paint and primer more on this to come nice brushes.
Thanks to behr for providing me with all my paint needs for this fantastic project.
Prep work is just as important as smooth.
Paint dramatically changes the appearance mood and even energy of a room.
We can do it ourselves and 3.
You may remember that i had already repainted and tiled the backsplash so this was the final step in the transformation.
So this post will hopefully show you that you can update the look of your cabinets without painting them update builder grade cabinets.
Painting cabinets is a big project so make sure you know what you re doing before you get started.
I want to paint the uppers but stain the lower ones a dark espresso but it appears the panels are laminate.
But it was a huge improvement over the before the before orange oak builder grade cabinets.
However if you are tired of your ho hum builder grade cabinets this is the perfect way to customize them for an upscale look.
I know you ve heard this one before but there s a reason.
Painting is the most transformative and cost effective way to change your builder grade cabinets.
Here is how we turned our builder grade oak cabinets into gorgeous updated cabinets that we receive so many compliments on.
My house has ugly oak builder s grade cabinets.
Detailed below or.
That time around i used an oil based paint.
Here s what you ll need.
A before of the after the first time i painted our builder grade kitchen cabinets.
If you guys thinking about painting your kitchen cabinets you have come to the right place as i will share all the tips and tricks we learned in our painting process so you don t have to make the same mistakes that we did.
1 x 6 oak or matching lumber in needed length see diagram below oak crown molding we used vinyl composite oak look moldings.
When i came across gel stain i knew it was a no brainer.
The hardest part for us was choosing the color.
Most of these types of cabinets are mdf covered in wood or laminate veneer so you re not destroying beautiful woodwork.