How Nosotros Painted Our Kitchen Cabinets (Two Approaches For 2 Kitchens)

Although I receive got done a LOT of icon inward my life together with receive got a LOT of icon ahead of me inward this hosue I actually receive got no thought what I am doing together with am non that neat of a painter. I simply appreciate the might of pigment to transform a room or slice of article of furniture together with know how much coin it saves past times doing it myself. Because I am non that neat of a painter I don't experience similar I tin strength out peradventure orbit whatsoever form of icon tutorial seeing how I receive got curt cuts together with mess upward one-half of my projects. We acquire a lot of questions though, virtually how nosotros painted out cabinets thus I figured I would at to the lowest degree portion amongst yous the approach nosotros took to icon ii dissimilar kitchens this summertime thus this is to a greater extent than of a "How We Painted our Kitchen" vs. an actual tutorial.

In illustration yous missed our kitchen post amongst all the photos before this calendar week yous tin strength out come across lots to a greater extent than photos together with all the root details here.

(Update: hither is what our kitchen looks similar correct now:)

And hither is what it looked similar when nosotros moved inward before this summer.

And hither is what it looks inward Jason's kitchen correct immediately (it's non quite finished but almost....you tin strength out come across to a greater extent than photos together with acquire to a greater extent than details here).

And this is what it looked similar when he moved in:

I took ii dissimilar approaches to icon these cabinets. For Jason's I did what would in all probability move considered the "proper" way. I removed them together with outset primed them amongst a coat of Zinsser primer (I can't recollect what type it was but I know it wasn't the 1-2-3 1 that I used inward our kitchen).

After that I position three coats of Benjamin Moore's Advance Paint inward Simply White amongst a semi-gloss complete on (I am non sure how long it was betwixt coats - when I am upward inward NH at that spot actually isn't a blueprint to how I work...well, at that spot actually isn't when I am abode either, haha, but at that spot is fifty-fifty less of 1 when I am upward there).  Then my dad together with I position the cabinet doors dorsum on.

After that Jason offered upward his contribution of putting the novel knobs on together with when I made unopen to other trip to New Hampshire I added a quaternary coat of pigment to the cabinets together with Jamie together with I painted the trim down amongst the same paint. And this is how nosotros left it for a piece (not finished but a overnice improvement):

Once it was finished I receive got to nation I was actually pleased amongst the results from using the Advance paint. The cabinets receive got such a professional person complete to them (minus my icon chore of course, I simply hateful the actual durability) together with I was surprised at how difficult the pigment dries - I can't imagine having whatsoever issues amongst chipping. Overall I was VERY impressed amongst how the advance pigment looks 1 time yous are done. However, I am non going to prevarication - having to exercise 5 coats (one of primer together with iv of the paint) was NOT fun. Fortunately it was a pretty minor kitchen. Because of that I used a dissimilar type of pigment to exercise my kitchen hither at home.

So, hither is the approach I took when icon our kitchen. First my mom cleaned all the cabinets. Remember inward my kitchen post before this calendar week how I said they were gross. Well,  this is what the dust construct upward looked like:

Then my mother in law together with I primed all the trim down together with doors amongst Zinsser Bulls Eye 1-2-3 Primer.

And together with then nosotros primed the cabinets:

And yes, yous are seeing that right! I did NOT withdraw the doors - I know that volition horrify unopen to people reading this. Haha! (And if yous are wondering virtually the crazy mess this photograph was taken on the 4th of July correct later nosotros finished our dinner - having a minor cookout inward the middle of icon your kitchen is non actually a real expert idea.)

Let me explicate my reasoning for non removing the doors. It all boiled downward to the hinges. This is the 3rd kitchen I receive got painted. For the outset ii (the kitchen inward our final house together with Jason's kitchen) I would never receive got considered leaving the cabinet doors on. The other ii kitchens though had cabinets amongst those hidden hinges. These cabinets had real dated together with real noticable hinges on the exterior of the cabinets. Initially my invention was to withdraw them together with fill upward inward the marks left from them together with and then position novel hinges on that had that hidden style. Well, when I went to acquire the hinges I was surprised at the cost together with how much it was going to cost to supercede all the hinges (I didn't heed the thought of replacing all the knobs together with pulls but wasn't every bit excited virtually spending the coin on the hinges). I however in all probability would receive got gone ahead together with done it because I knew it would definitely move the best selection but later starting to withdraw 1 hinge I realized how much function it was going to move to repair the cabinets inward the hinge expanse to acquire them overnice together with smoothen I decided I simply didn't receive got it inward me. When yous are icon an entire identify from move past times to bottom it gets piece of cake to concede something similar this. If I were simply doing the kitchen together with then I think I would in all probability receive got gone ahead together with done the extra function together with replaced the hinges together with sanded the doors downward nicely together with removed them to pigment but amongst all the other projects I receive got on my listing to exercise hither (and all the ones at Jason's) it simply seemed likewise overwhelming. So, seeing how I was going to exit the hinges I however wanted to brand them less noticable thus that meant icon them together with at that indicate it simply made the most feel (and sure saved a TON of time) to simply exit the doors on. It meant beingness to a greater extent than careful together with going slower together with using my pigment brush to a greater extent than than my roller but all it all it was WAY quicker than the other way. =)

After the priming was done nosotros added ii coats of London Fog inward Benjamin Moore's Aura line of piece of job (instead of their Advance line of piece of job nosotros used for Jason's). I chose the semi-gloss finish. I receive got e'er been a large fan of the Aura paint. It has a built inward primer together with is a much thicker paint, inward my opinion, than the Advance. I simply virtually e'er direct the Aura line of piece of job for pretty much whatsoever together with every type of painting. I definitely preferred exclusively having to exercise ii coats to the iv I had to exercise at Jason's. However, I would receive got to nation it does non receive got that same extremely hard, durable complete that the Advance has. Don't acquire me wrong, it however is pretty difficult but definitely non the same thus I could come across somewhere downward line of piece of job peradventure having unopen to shaver chipping/peeling issues.

Once the icon was done I drilled novel holes for the novel hardware that I purchased at Lowe's.

I had to become to ii dissimilar Lowe's to acquire plenty of the pulls but I am glad I did because they are 1 of my favorite details.

 I left the doors opened upward for virtually 24 hours to assist preclude whatsoever sticking.

So which pigment together with approach exercise I think is better? The approach business office is piece of cake to answer. Unless yous receive got a similar hinge province of affairs to what nosotros had inward our kitchen I would nation removing the cabinets is the agency to go! I think it's easier to acquire a to a greater extent than professional person together with smoother looking complete that way.

If yous are wondering which pigment I would recommend that's a fiddling harder. I am large fans of both together with If I were to tackle unopen to other kitchen I would in all probability nation the Aura because I similar the consistency of it meliorate together with prefer the coverage it provides. That beingness said, I think the Advance is a slightly meliorate selection for cabinets together with when it comes to the overall finished await the Advance slightly edges out the Aura. I think it's basically personal preference. For me I think I would direct the aura because I am I'd rather salve my fourth dimension a fiddling together with was however happy amongst how they turned out. If yous are a perfectionist together with receive got patience I would nation yous would in all probability prefer the Advance.

And that's pretty much all I tin strength out think to portion virtually icon kitchen cabinets. 

You tin strength out click here for to a greater extent than of our stage 1 kitchen photos:

And hither for to a greater extent than details on stage 2:

I promise yous all receive got a lovely weekend! I'll move dorsum adjacent calendar week amongst photos of my parents kitchen together with unopen to autumn items including our outset chalkboard canvas.

P.S. I thought I would add together inward these ii things based on the e-mails nosotros receive got gotten that by together with large are virtually these ii things. No, nosotros did non exercise whatsoever sanding together with every bit far every bit what nosotros used to pigment the cabinets nosotros used both brushes together with those minor foam rollers.