Do you have any advice for prep in painting cupboards or wooden spindles in a bannister?

Nice!

@krussek, my best advice for painting cabinets or wood spindles is to prep the surface PROPERLY. This means sanding away the shine, and using a good primer, designed for this type of application. As well, allow enough drying time in between coats.
In this kitchen, the doors and drawer faces were sent out to be spray painted, and the painter also sprayed the cabinet boxes, but did it on site.

Where is the dining light from? Thanks:)

Hi hparks, the answer is listed in responses above, with a link to the manufacturer web site....hope that helps!

So it was a lacquer used then in the BM colour correct? That would ensure the finish was more durable...lovely...

Awesome! Very inspiring!

My gosh the transformation is amazing.

Bang for buck ratio just right and better for the environment than a full scale rip out replace. Nice aesthetics too, we'll done.

Nicely done...

Intelligent, practical and beautiful! My favorite kind of reno.

Beautiful job!

Good job!

how much does it cost to have kitchen cabinets professionally painted in montreal?

Hi lfrans,
We removed the doors and drawer faces, and brought them to a place I use in Ottawa, called RLD Industries. They do all sorts of spray painting, including electrostatic finishing (we even did lawn furniture once, and a few years ago I had them paint the interior of an RV!!)

Each door/drawer costs about $75 to paint, (they sand the doors, fill the holes if you plan to change handle sizes, and do 3 coats of paint) then we had a painter come to the house and spray finish the cabinet boxes (while the doors were off)

Having it done professionally ran a few thousand dollars, but definitely cheaper than replacing everything, and cheaper than doing all new doors.

If you do decide to go this route, my advice would be to do a plan of your kitchen doors, number them on paper, and write the corresponding number on each door, in the hole where the hinge goes, otherwise, you get a bunch of doors back and have no clue which door goes on which cabinet!

WOW Just beautiful. Great inspiration for those of us trying to decide whether to paint or not to paint solid oak, or any wood, cabinets. Love everything esp the countertop with those cabinets!

Very well done good job - Every clients wants "the biggest bang for the smallest buck"

Whoa - great job. Tremendous ROI.

beautiful redo, I did the same for my upper cabinets, from oak to antique white. In the next few months will be ordering Quartz countertops. The ones in the kitchen above look to be a shade of white? do you remember the color name? My lowers will be Cherry stained in Walnut, so want to go with a lighter countertop

Very nice, looks good.

@ WOW Great Place (great name!) - I talked to RLD a while back about getting a cast iron appliance re-painted, and they were super to deal with, although we decided not to take that route (yet). I didn't know they'd tackle cabinet doors, too - good to know! $75/door for all that prep and painting seems very reasonable.

Gee, thanks, gang!
This was a fun project to work on. More of the kitchen pics are here:
http://www.houzz.com/projects/444998/Rigaud-Reno---Kitchen

@diyher, the countertop in this kitchen is from Ceasarstone, colour is Oyster. It has a very subtle fleck in it, so not super white, but softer on the eye, since the cabinets were not white either! I tagged the pics in this project so you can get more info on the details, if you are so inclined....

Wonderful Job! Less is more!

Awesome!!!

Looks great! This kitchen is good for another 15 years.

Awesome, what a transformation !!

Is the backsplash coated?

Hi brickln,
I am not sure what you are asking?
The backsplash is small stainless steel tiles, no grout. You can see a close-up of it here:

This is the kind of facelift my kitchen needs! Going back and forth between reprinting/ refinishing vs refacing.
To get the proper look of reprinting , does doors have to be solid wood?
When would one opt to reface vs less cost of repainting?



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Does anyone have a recommendation for who to use in the San Antonio tx area for cabinet refinishing?

Hi there azureoak,
While I can't help you with a local source for refinishing (I am in Canada), I can tell you that many types of doors can be repainted.
Melamine, mdf and wood are all paintable.
As far as I know, you can't repaint Thermoplast doors (these are mdf core doors that have been wrapped in plastic)
The key is always in surface preparation, proper primer, and sufficient drying time between coats.
If you do plan to repaint, do a test door to see how the doors take the paint, and I would get advice from a paint retailer on proper products to use.

OK- it's stainless tiles! On my monitor, it looked like a light green wainscoting.
I love the room- it looks so fresh and modern.

Wow! Amazing what different monitors will do to a picture, eh??

Love what you have done here. It looks like a brand new kitchen. I am sure the homeowners are thrilled.

This looks fantastic. I would love to make over my kitchen but I have a 24 foot one and cannot afford to do it. The doors of my cabinets are modern and I do not like them anymore . I prefer raised panel or something more simple. The interior of the cabinets are not made that well and will need new hardware and drawers. I just looked you up.. Too bad you are not in my state. There is crap all over the place because I emptied out my other room for some minor carpentry work.

This is for WOW GREAT PLACE... that kitchen look awesome. So I have a kitchen that will like and advice with painting the kitchen in antique white or cream family but to stay the way it is, is plaster. Or leave the cabinet the way it is, is pretty Ash wood, and the wall can change or cabinet and wall stay the same. But need to brighten my kitchen with not change please help.
Think to consider:
I live in a ruler area. Planing to resale (2 to 3yrs) but like to enjoy it first. I just change the nob for oil bronze color, do like it. Home is a Cape Code style. Kitchen have a breakfast table.
*** my husband don't want to change wall or cabinet color. I do like both. But need to look for me a happy place to cook.
My style is transitional, like the mix of model with traditional.

Thanks for the questions, juaglad, however based on the number of conflicting details in your other posts, I strongly urge you to hire a professional for an hour or two to come to your house to help you sort through what you want to do.
In your other posts about your kitchen, you indicate that you can't paint the cabinets or the walls, then in some places you mention painting just the walls or just the cabinets, but not both.
You have had several people give you some good advice, though frankly, picking a paint colour for you is very risky, as the images we see on the computer may appear quite different from what you have in reality.
Having a professional out to your house to help you choose paint colours (for your kitchen, your guest room, your other spaces) would be well worth it, and they can likely advise you on all your other dilemmas, and show you curtains, lighting, etc. that are best if chosen after seeing your home in real life.

I've been thinking of painting my cabinets but wasn't sure since I am not sure how the paint would hold up in such an area. So is it durable? Doesn't sctratch off over time?

Hi igmeister,
The key to painting cabinets is always in the surface preparation. A good sanding, proper primer, and sufficient drying time between coats is critical.
In this kitchen, we went with a commercial grade paint, applied with a factory finish, so it will be more durable than just brushing on some paint.
However, paint is not foolproof as a finish, so yes, over time, it can rub away around the handles and it can chip, but it can also be easily touched up!
Good luck to you!

Thanks

Awesome! yellow works well here.

I'm always afraid to paint in fear of paint scraping or scratching etc do you know if painters sealed them with anything that helps paint last longer?

Hi Julie,
I am not sure. Often a painted cabinet will have catalyzers added to the paint to make the paint more durable, but I am not sure exactly what RLD uses in their commercial paint.
I know the cabinet boxes were primed and spray painted on site, but with regular paint (and a great primer, which is key)
Plus, touch ups are always possible with a painted finish!

touchups are possible with wood stained too, you just would probably have to ask for a jar of the stain used to do your cabinets. I have refinished a lot of furniture the past 36 years for my own purposes, so I guess fixing a scratch doesn't scare me away :)
Agree with WGP, the right prep work and quality primer and top coat paint are key. You also have to sand between each coat that will get you the smoothest finish. I already painted my upper cabinets, but will be staining my lower cabinets once I put them together :) they arrived yesterday, 2nd half of the order is arriving today.

I am in the planning stages of renovating my kitchen. I have an island and one designer is recommending that we remove the island and have a peninsula instead. They are also suggesting that we move the dishwasher to the peninsula. The design they are suggesting looks so similar to yours. Are you okay with the peninsula and do you mind having the dishwasher in the peninsula? They are recommending the peninsula instead of the island to give us more room to accommodate a wall oven and cook top. Your thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.

Hi jlkimber,
While I can't comment on how it is to live in this kitchen (it belongs to a client of mine), I can tell you this is a very efficient layout.
Adding a dishwasher in the peninsula is fine, as long as you leave sufficient access to the upper cabinets when the dishwasher is open!
If your designer is suggesting a peninsula, it is probably because you would not have proper clearance on all sides for an island. (MINIMUM 36" on all 4 sides, ideally 42-48", if space permits.)
In this kitchen, adding an island in the middle would have been really tight, especially with the fridge and pantry opposite the main work area.
Why don't you post some photos and your kitchen dimensions in a new discussion thread, and see what the Houzz community has to say?

Great Job!

So much more bright and inviting!

Great job! Which company did you use to paint the cabinet boxes on-site? I'm looking for someone in Ottawa.

Hi morgaka,
As you know, we used RLD for the doors and drawers, but for the on-site painting, we used a local painter (job was in Rigaud, so painter was from the West Island), and he used a spray gun to do the cabinet boxes.
He would not travel to Ottawa for a job, so perhaps try someone locally! I have often used Mike Arsenault or Rob Zimpelman in Ottawa.
Hope that helps!

Thanks for the quick response. I will contact your company directly for more details.