Test painted a cabinet door!

18 years ago

A couple of weeks ago I decided to test paint a spare cabinet door I had, to see if painting might be a solve for my downsized kitchen rennovation budget.

I sanded down the oak cabinet with a hand sander, cleaned off the dust with a damp cloth, went back over it with tack cloth, then used a dense foam roller to roll on SW Pro Classic Satin paint in a color called Antique White (i was using it elsewhere in the house). I used a brush to get in the grooves/arches. Took two coats.

Well here are the results! I think it looks pretty good!

Only thing I noticed was some sloppy brush marks when I went back to try to prevent a drip (didn't go back soon enough!), and some dog hair embedded in the paint (I have golden retrievers. It's almost inevitable and I painted this on a box at about their height). I tried using my nails to scratch off the paint. Scrubbed it as if I were cleaning it off with various cleaning solutions, let it sit above my stove/otr microwave to see how it held on to grease/steam/heat/etc. Seems fairly indestructable!

Let me know what you think!

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Comments (6)

amylou68
18 years ago
I think it looks good too. If my old cabinets were as nice as yours, I would have painted them too. It would have saved me A LOT of money. You might consider a semi-gloss paint if you decide to go ahead with it. I used the same SW Antique White on the interior of my front door (in semi-gloss)and it has held up very well.

Good luck with your project,

Amy
PRO
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18 years ago
Gosh I am just working on my kitchen remodel. My kitchen looked similar to yours. I had medium stained oak cabinetry and walnut stained wood floors. I'm painting the cabinets cream and am doing a chocolate glaze to give them the antiqued look. I replaced my countertops with Baltic Brown granite.

I am so happy with the way everything is turning out, but it is taking me a very long time to complete the job. I upgrading the cabinet molding and still working on that.

I washed my cabinets with TSP, sanded with electric sander, cleaned with tack cloth, primed (1 coat) with BM oil primer (Zinser, I think), applied 3 coats of BM Oil based Satin Impervo in White Sand and am now doing the faux finish with the BM chocolate glaze (L30). I don't think I'm going to use a poly coat either. I am going to let them cure at least 2 weeks before I hang them. (They'll probably go up right before Thanksgiving!)

I love how my cream cabinets look against my wood floor now, and I LOVE my dark granite counters with them too! It has definitely been a budget remodel but I think it's going to be just the right look for me once its done.

Sorry - I didn't mean to hijack your thread about your kitchen!!! I'm just excited that I painted my cabinets and love the way it looks and I wanted to encourage you to "GO FOR IT"!!!
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autumngal
18 years ago
Looks fantastic!
busybme
18 years ago
stretchad, it looks Great! What a transformation it will be for your kitchen!

And downey, can't wait to see pictures of yours with the glaze!

Sandy
josie724
18 years ago
I think it looks fantastic. I'm an avid fan of repainting cabinets. I did it in two homes and it's a great solution if you aren't doing a total remodel. My last kitchen cabinets were painted and it got us another 10 years.
jessie21
18 years ago
I think it looks fantastic. Don't hesitate to go for it.