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Kitchen Cabinet Paint Color Matching

3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago

Hello!

We are in the middle of our kitchen renovation and had to switch cabinet vendors in the halfway in the project. So unfortunately there was a 5 month gap between receiving painted cabinet frames and cabinet doors were painted and installed this week. Although both were supposedly Benjamin Moore Linen White, there is a pretty noticeable difference. Is this expected? Will the color tones adjust to be closer over time? Not sure how this can be fixed without a complete re-paint.

Comments (10)

  • 3 years ago

    Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions! Really appreciate it.


    "How were these painted? Was it a stock color with one manufacturer and custom with another?"


    Not 100% sure...but given that they were painted 5 months apart with different cabinet makers, the paint is likely from different batches.


    "Only way is to repaint. Who would you have repaint? What method do you anticipate being used?"


    Do you have a recommendation on what to do? We honeslty have remodel fatigue and at this point just want to finish everything up so we can move back in. Maybe we can do a re-paint in a few years.


  • 3 years ago

    If you have remodel fatigue and can't wait on the painting to be done, your best bet is to just live with what you've got. And re-paint in a few years. Which will honestly be more hassle than have the re-paint done now.

  • 3 years ago

    If we were to re-paint now, that should be able to be done in 1 day, correct?

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    Different makers likely use completely different coatings lines, with different chemistries and different pigments. Which will result in different color matches. To have those all painted to match will depend on what materials they used to paint with. You need to find out. Then, Cleaning, sanding, priming, and painting. But, that all takes about a week or longer, depending on the kitchen size. A cabinet finishing in home requires that everything be sealed off, with supplied ventilation and a respirator. You can not get your $2000 housepainter to do this unless you want aawful results and a super quick failure. It averages 8-13K.

    Chris thanked DeWayne
  • 3 years ago

    " If we were to re-paint now, that should be able to be done in 1 day, correct? "



    No, the cabinets still need to be cleaned, prepped by sanding/scuffing, cleaned and painted again. Probably 2-3 days.

    Chris thanked millworkman
  • 3 years ago

    Put aside your fatigue and get it done right. It will be a constant source of irritation if you accept living with it. Ask me how I know. LOL

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    It will never be right, until everything is painted in the same product. Cabinets needs a specific cabinet rated coating. Not BM trim paint. This is not cheap or easy to fix. It requires finding a refinisher close enough to you to do this, and about 7-10 days to get it done.

  • 3 years ago

    Personally I’d probably just decide it was a subtle quirk that was a deliberate choice.

  • 3 years ago

    frames and doors....so the issue is only on the uppers? that will be less of a hassle than all the lowers. you can do things like remove some doors from key spots ....get mdf frames and insert glass..... there's maybe some cost saving approaches here , but showing the uppers and whats in question might help you get ideas.