Tips on Painting Your Kitchen Cabinets
Do-it-yourself projects very popular as people try to find ways to improve their home without breaking their pocket book! You may be interested in giving your home an inexpensive face-lift or you may be trying to improve the look so you can Sell your Lake of the Ozarks Home. In some cases, a DIY project can be pretty risk free - like painting a frame, a lamp, a chair or even a desk - but others take much more consideration before you dive in and get in over your head. This is the case with painting your kitchen cabinets - this is a huge project to tackle and the risk is much higher. Unlike the frame, lamp, chair or desk, you cannot simply hide it in storage - these are on display for everyone to see and replacing them would be very expensive.
There are also some major difference when tackling a regular painting project and painting your kitchen cabinets - so if you are still considering this project, here are some things to keep in mind when before you start!
- Clean the Cabinet Surface - Before you begin, it is important to make sure the surface is clean - this will greatly effect the final look of your paint and how well the paint adheres to your cabinets.
- Remove the Cabinet Doors – You may be able to get away with cutting corners on furniture by painting over hinges, but this is not the case with kitchen cabinets. You will need to remove the doors and the hinges before you begin painting. Once the cabinets are dry, you will be able to re-attach your doors.
- Color is a Big Deal – If there’s a chance you will be Selling your Lake of the Ozarks Home in the near future, do not experiment with any bold colors on your cabinets, I would go with light neutral colors. The kitchen weighs heavily in the decision of potential buyers and neutral tones will appeal to a larger percentage of buyers.
- Adhesion Is a Bigger Deal – The last thing you want to do after completing a project, is to start over because the paint is peeling away. Make sure you use the right primer - an oil based or shellac based primer is usually a good choice. *Quick tip - you will be removing the doors, so take one of them to your local paint store to get a professional opinion on which primer will be best for your specific project.
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