What I like most about this tutorial? That nothing else in the kitchen was changed but the color of the cabinets. It gives us a TRUE vision of a realistic before & after with JUST changing the color of the cabinets. Nearly every other video with repainting or refinishing of cabinets includes a new counter, or new backsplash & sink, or a new island & new appliances, oh & a wall removed. Well sure it looks like a WHOLE NEW KITCHEN... Because it is! But for those of us who can't afford a brand new countertop, sink, appliances, flooring or have the skill to move the sink to the other side of the room; we just want to see what a difference changing the cabinet color makes. So thank you for that, it's lovely!
I use liquid sandpaper (deglosser) instead of sanding. It makes things so much easier. It might not be everyone’s preference, but it’s always worked well for me.
The end result wowed me!! I have a fairly small kitchen with dark cabinets, I think painting them white would change the entire space ! Just have to get my fiance on board😂😂
I got some quotes for painting my kitchen cabinets, and I'm not so excited about it, so I decided to search youtube to see if it's something that I will be able to do myself. I think I am going to give it a go!
Question. What was the caulk for? I have shaker style cabinets that are in great shape, less than five years old, but want to paint. Do I need to caulk?
@@CMHMom23 I like a warm space, I don't think every space has to be bright and open. That's just my opinion though. I don't like open concepts, I like for each room to have its own defined space. I'm just not much on new trends, the grey's and open concepts. There is nothing wrong with those things, it's just not my preference.
I’m starting this process Monday! Your cabinets look amazing, but I do have one question. Is the caulking necessary? I’ve tried to research this and can’t find the answer.
Good luck on your project!! I recommend caulking because the cabinets vibrate each time you close them. The paint at the joint will eventually crack. The caulk gives it flexibility and smoothes over that joint or crack. Hope that helps!
Question, Did you Clean and Sand the island's sides and the upper and lower cabinet frames before primer and paint? I didn't see it in the step by step, is it necessary? thanks for answering
Beautiful, simply beautiful. I have watched this video like 10 times already. That's what I want to see when I get at home. Oh! Cabinets look nice too.
What is all the black on the cabinets? With that finish I would imagine you'd need to sand a little more aggressively. I'm about to do my kitchen but all the tutorials are different.
I took my drawers outside and sanded 60 years of layers of paint off. The original paint in 1960 was a pretty green color. The rest of the decades it was all whites of white. The cabinet doors have the hinges so painted I can't even see where the screw heads are!! I've used stripper and a steel brush 4 or 5 times and it's no better! I draped everything with tarps and got an electric palm sander. I sanded them down to mostly wood, right on the hinges! They're the plain and ugly birch cabinets. I bought the strips of wood that are quarter inch thick x 1 3/4" wide. I trimmed each door with this making them look like shaker cabinets. I just glued it on with construction adhesive gorilla glue brand instead of Liguid Nails. I filled the gaps with wood filler and sanded it smooth. You can tell if you really look, because with birch cabinets the edges are beveled a bit. If I had the money and time and know how, I'm sure I could trim the edges with a narrow veneer type trim. I filled the edges as well as possible with spackle. Now I'm painting them a very dark brown. I've got a tiny 16' galley style kitchen with cabinets on one side only. Next I'm going to paint the countertops. I got a new single stainless steel sink with a nice big industrial looking faucet. Then I'm going to take a $12 roll of brown paper and redo the floors. I challenge myself to completely change the look of my kitchen for $200! I bought a really pretty copper Gannett lamp at a yard sale for $10 at a house that was completely remodeled. They sold the stuff they had left over. I got 2 lamps still in the box, never opened. I bought 14" of steel plumbing pipes and capped them off. Then hung them on the opposite wall to hold shelves. I bought 2x8s and stained them a very dark espresso color. I built 3 10' long shelves on the other side for less than $60! I can't wait to get it all done! I suspect I'm going over the $200, but not by too much. Still less than $250
I used caulking for an unrelated to cabinets project. I noticed that after a while. The parts where the caulking was applied yellowed and now it’s now all white. I had to paint the project again.
Two questions: why did you caulk around the inside edge? And also, do you think painting with brushes would be fine too? I dont have a paint sprayer or access to one and planned to just use brushes. Thanks, this is a fantastic video!
@@kayleep3329 the caulking is applied to hide any gaps before painting the cabinets. It's actually a very good idea and makes it look more clean and professional...
Question how many cans of Benjamin Moore did you use assuming the sprayer uses more paint then rolling getting ready to do my kitchen also how are these holding up been a few years?
Look 💯 times better, but does really seem like a lot of hard work I guess it’s worth it and definitely cheaper to do it yourselves 👌🏽 beautiful love it
Would you recommend painting the insides of the cabinets if the original color is cherry inside/outside and you want white cabinets? Would it look good or bad/unprofessional to leave the insides cherry?
Personal preference. If you do sides carefully, it won't really matter. You and your family will presumably be the only one to see the cherry. So, as long as you're ok with it, then that's all that matters.
Like both. Original color and the paint. I would painted the top ones white. Spraying them look like more fun than brushing them. What brand paint did you use?
Katherine Canon hi there! It was more fun to spray for sure!!! I have done it both ways and prefer spraying, hands down! I used Benjamin Moore Advance Waterborne in Satin... white straight from the can!
There's like 100 tutorials all with completley different steps and products! I want to paint my cabinets in March, and I'm no closer to deciding on a technique! There's those that chose NOT to sand. Some chose NOT to prime! Others that say use primer ONLY. Other's that say it's unnecessary to remove your doors. I'm just so confused!
I'm in the same boat. I think it will depend on your cabinets. I bought white paint with primer and I tested it out. Well, the stain on the wood bleeds through the paint so I have to killz everything first (tested that as well). I figured I'd wash the cabinets, but I'm not sure i need to sand because they are so smooth already. I think that will depend on what they look like after being cleaned. You should test and see what works for your kitchen. I got my paint samples from Sherwin Williams.
One day I will make a video detailing all my techniques but I not ready to do that yet. I work in the business and have done over 650 cabinets but don't want to disclose things because I don't want other contractors to know my way of doing things. I agree there are soooo many videos but wow...not many do what I do. theperfecttouch.ca
I feel you. I’ve watched so many videos and here is the steps im using: - Bleach + degreaser everything inside and out - number and remove all cabinets and remove all hardware, keep sorted carefully. - TSP everything - Sanding rough spots that TSP doesn’t take off - TSP to remove sand particles - Liquid Sandpaper - use primer on top of cabinets and half of edges using roller with very thin coat, oil based primer (I used kilz with blocker everything) - waited 1 day and applied another coat of primer and rolled other half of edges - primer on cabinets insides - thin coat using roller - went back with paint brush for corners - after cabinets dried, flipped over and did other side with two coats. - paint with satin finish (i hate mild glossy so I decided to just keep touching up, there are better paint options out there, I decided not to) - either buy new hardware or paint the old hardware - I decided to paint the old hardware so I wouldn’t have to fill holes. It was just easier and cheaper to spray paint my old hardware golden. I found if I skipped the liquid sandpaper it really makes a huge difference and you need the liquid sandpaper. I found if I skipped TSP the bleach/degreaser just doesn’t get everything clean enough and you need the TSP. I found that I can’t skip sanding the rough spots or oils, just a little sanding goes a long way and the liquid sand paper will take care of the rest. I know this is so much work, but I think it’s worth it rather than having paint peel or scratch off later. Just do it right the first time and be done. I also laid plastic all over my floors and used the good green frog painter tape, I think it’s worth it to do it right the first time. I feel if you’re going through all the trouble to paint your cabinets, remove the hardware instead or painting it the same color as the cabinets because it makes a big difference aesthetically. You don’t want to get lazy and wish man I wish I would have done it at that time. Don’t skip the primer, don’t skip any of the steps. Just do it
When the doors shut, there is vibration which would eventually cause the paint to crack. Caulking give it flexibility and fills that space that would crack.
What we’re all the black specs that appeared at the end of the video on a few of the cabinets.. I kept thinking it was the screen on my phone & kept wiping it but it wasn’t my phone...??
Reading through the comments to find an answer to this exact question! They look terrible because of smudges or whatever it is that is on them. I'm surprised she doesn't mention what happened there.
Great video except for the finger applying the caulk. Next time pick up a rubber caulking tool set. Not concave (round). It does a great job while putting the caulk in evenly.
