Will you be painting the perimeter cabinets too? Are they brand new or new to you? Please let us see some close ups of the coverage on the doors. I have not heard of GF milk paint and I'm very curious about its durability. Thanks!

I am painting all of the cabinets. I just started with the island in case it turned out poorly.

The cabinets were installed in my new construction home this past summer. They are un-stained with a clear topcoat.

Here is close-up. You can see the seam between the two cabs. Below it, in white, is a close up of door casing that was sprayed by the contractors. As you can see the texture is practically the same

The cabinets have three coats of the GF Milk Paint in Linen (only two would have been needed, but I needed to do a few touch ups) and one coat of the GF High Performence Top Coat in Satin. The top coat directions recommend three coats, so I have two more to do. The top coat is thin and can drip/run if you're not paying attention.

The microfiber whiz roller makes a big difference. Here is the shoe moulding that I used a cheapie foam brush on. I could have applied more carefully and the flat top coat would show less I'm sure

Hi from a fellow Utahn (well a transplant, anyway)!

I have a friend swears by GF Milk Paint. She has painted several furniture pieces and a vanity and it has held up very well.

It looks great! Thanks for posting.

Nice finish! Did you do a chemical de-glossing or did you sand prior to painting?

I used a chemical deglosser that I just wiped on followed by a very light sanding.

This is great to hear. The guys at my local woodworking shop highly recommended it for kitchen cabinets.

Do you think it would be suitable for chairs?

I used the deglosser on chairs, it worked very well.

That looks amazingly pro. Sounds like great stuff. Good on you for going for it.

Looks great reese! What color did you use? It looks creamy not too white. Will you please share which brand of de-glosser you used? Thanks and looking forward to seeing the cabinets when you're done!

This does indeed look amazing! Thank you so much for posting.

Wow, wow, wow!!! It looks like a pro job. I love the color, it's my kind of white.

I am floored! It looks like it was a finish done at the professional cabinet maker! Good for you! Wish I had known of this earlier as I just painted a huge island and a large bank of cabinets for our bathroom! That paint looks perfect and bullet proof!

How has the paint held up so far?

So far not a single chip or scratch. I haven't painted the perimeter cabs yet, so just the island is painted. It gets heavy use and I haven't installed the drawer pulls yet either. I had to clean up a spill today and there wasn't any damage done to the finish. I'm very pleased with it!

Did you add two more GF top coats? Still in awe of your paint job here.

That looks great.

Update: paint has held up on the island without a single chip/crack or any other damage. The island gets heavy use and I have cleaned up numerous drips and spills, including dried on stuff that required a little elbow grease.

I am so pleased with both the look and durability of this paint that I will finally be tackling the rest of my cabinets next week. I plan to use the same deglosser, paint, rollers and topcoat as I did for the island.

I can't recommend this paint (w/ the whiz microfiber rollers) enough! I have seen plenty of lousy DIY paint jobs to compare and this stuff looks like a pro spray job.

Thanks for giving an update. I appreciate when people do that. That's great to hear the finish is holding up well.

What brand deglosser did you use?

I'm pretty sure I used Klean Strip Sander Deglosser.

That really is an excellent job. Good to know for the future if needed.

Excellent thread. I painted my cabinets a little over 5 years ago and while they still look nice, I have two small chips. I used Cabinet Coat and BM Advanced. I didn't think I would ever use anything else... But I just looked at the General Finishes website & I may use this stuff the next time around. I'm really impressed with your results.

Post more pictures when you're done painting the rest.

Any updates?

Yes, I would like to know too. How are they holding up?

Hi, the island I painted a year and a half ago has held up wonderfully. Not a single chip or scratch and I still haven't gotten around to installing the pulls so they get handled quite a lot. Spills and sticky fingerprints have cleaned up easily. My plan is to tackle the perimeter cabinets when I'm off this summer. I highly recommend general finishes milk paint!

I wonder how this well it would hold up on a tabletop. To save some money on the total remodel budget we decided to keep our kitchen table instead of replacing it. DD spilled nail polish remover on half the table 3 days after I came to peace with the decision. :-p

Did you buy the GF Milk Paint in a local store or online? I'm looking for Snow White to paint two bathroom vanity cabinets. I live in Utah County.

I bought it at a woodworking store in Sandy/Draper. Just west of 1-15.

okay, just looked it up. The store I went to must have moved or closed. I think it was called woodcraft but that store is now in Sandy on state st.

Have you tried Drab 2 Fab in Lehi?