Painting Kitchen Cupboards

Welcome to our website where you will discover numerous resources dedicated to your kitchen. If you are looking for some information on painting kitchen cupboards please read on.

Without a doubt anyone can just go to a designer and have the complete process done for them, from the designing to installing. But for some your Do-it-yourself folks, there is always room for you to showcase your skills. For some painting kitchen cupboards is the quickest and cheapest way to perform a long overdue makeover for your kitchen. By updating the colors you have the flexibility to add a whole new look that would cost a fraction of the price of buying completely new units.

To begin one of the first steps in this process would be to choose an appropriate paint color to use. In today's market there are an impressive amount of color options and you could always hire a professional to help you pair the appropriate colors. You could even supply a color sample and they can produce that color of paint for you! If you have no where to start, it might be good to know that traditionally speaking, creamy white colors are always classic and grand. Whereas contemporary loves will likely enjoy different shades of grey or the highly popular sandy brownish grey color. For the fashion forward you can even consider mixing matching different shades of bright vibrant colors such as lime green or sky blue. The combinations to painting kitchen cupboards are endless and only bound by your imagination.

So after the color selection process is complete you must remove the cupboards and rid the surfaces of any dirt or residue from normal use. Clean with the cleaning agent of your choice and allow to completely dry. In order to have a good paint job it is imperative to sand your cupboards with fine sand paper to ensure that the primer sticks and subsequently prolong the life of the paint job. Be sure to visit any home store to purchase the proper sandpapers.

After removing all the dust from the sand job it is time to apply the primer, and what this does is it creates a stronger bond between the cupboard and the paint so that it is less likely to peel or chip off. Be sure that if your cupboards have been previously varnished then this step is imperative as the new paint job would not stick and last. One note about primers is that an interior oil based primer is the better selection as opposed to latex based. Be sure to also keep the room well ventilated. After primer is applied and has dried you can proceed to the next step and that is of course painting your kitchen cupboards. Remember that paint sticks better when the primer is dry but “fresh”, also that heavy coats of paint are not recommend. Instead do thin coats which is also a key to lasting paint jobs. Letting the previous coat dry before applying the next thin coat is also helpful.

More likely than not, 2 coats of paint will usually be sufficient for standard kitchen cupboards, but depending on the material of the cupboard your results may vary. Regardless of it all the major concepts of painting kitchen cupboards are similar and when you are done the results will make a huge difference for your kitchen.