In our latest attempt to sell one of the houses from our bachelor/bachelorette days, we did a major kitchen overhaul on Ryan's old house. Although some might find these orange oak cabinets and blue countertops to be beautiful, we thought some might like a more neutral take on a kitchen.
Step 1: Remove all cabinet doors and place hardware inside of each cabinet.
Step 2: (No picture but highly recommended) Use painters tape to number cabinets from left to right. You can move it around on the door or drawer as you're painting.
Step 3: CLEAN areas to be painted including cabinet fronts, drawer fronts and doors. I have seen fancy cleaners advertised for this but we just 409'd the grime off of everything. Areas around the stove needed several wipe downs.
Step 4: Liquid sander on all areas to be painted to get rid of the shine and any left over grime. This stuff is easy to wipe on and then you get to walk away! Once it is dry you are set to start painting. No need to wipe everything down again.
Step 5: Prime everything with a white latex primer and dry
Step 6: Repeat step 5 :)
*Door recommendation: Paint on top of a piece of plywood. I tried the nail set up on top of the plywood but didn't find it to be worth that extra step. If I ever do this again, I will just lay it right on the plywood.
We took the doors to our house so we could put the multiple coats of primer and paint on them without going over to the bachelor house.
After one coat of primer
* A foam brush and foam roller were the best tools for this job. I recommend painting the crevices first with the foam brush then...
Paint the flat surfaces with the little foam roller and make sure everything is smooth.
Any flaws can be gently sanded down and touched up with paint later if needed.
Steps 7 & 8: Semi gloss paint coats
Steps 9-12: Flip doors and paint other side. Easy but time consuming and monotonous!
TOTAL COATS:
2 coats latex primer
2 coats latex semi gloss paint in color of your choice + touch up coat where necessary
BIG ADVICE: DO NOT STACK PAINTED DOORS ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER FOR TRANSPORT. They like each other too much and will end up taking paint off one another.
Although I don't want to look at white paint for a long time, these shots make it well worth the time!
New granite counters, sink and faucet!
+ a cute rug from TJMaxx, candle and soap dispenser which my husband rolled his eyes at but clearly make the kitchen.
