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Been considering expanding the scope of our house repair (wood floor damage due to rain) to include freshening up the kitchen look.
We like the existing cabinet footprint we have now, and the cabinet boxes are in good shape; just tired of the honey oak look of the 90's.
Instead of busting out the existing cabinets, we are considering some "RE" options.
I'd like to get some feedback, recommendations, experiences, tips for:
1. Re-facing; seems cool, can get a drastic range and change of looks, but worried that veneer will pop up and peel off with use and time.
2. Re-finishing; to me that implies stripping off old finish and using a stain for a new look. Not sure we get the range of color choices or looks.
3. Re-painting; can that really come off as looking professional?
We're definitely considering replacing the drawers with soft close and putting pulls and knobs on all the doors (hate the grease and grime on door corners and drawer tops).
There's also a refacing option that is just new (solid wood) doors and stripping/staining the cabinets to match. I've had some real success with this one, although it is a touch more expensive.
Since "color" is the thing- I'd paint them. With the right prep-work you'd never know the were Oak.
I'm also suspect of re-facing, but can you relate what to be armed with when I get pitched that option as we plan on meeting with some cabinets contractors.
I'm also suspect of re-facing, but can you relate what to be armed with when I get pitched that option as we plan on meeting with some cabinets contractors.
Thanks!
I'd just remove "re-facing" from your list of options.
In our first home 27 years ago I had the same problem with its tired old 1950's kitchen real wood cabinets. I had a large air compressor at the time and knew how to spray paint well, so I sprayed all of our kitchen cabinets white, and changed the hardware.
I would use Benjamin Moore or Sherwin Williams paint, as to their recommendations of primer/paint to use on the cabinets.
But knowing the steps from A-Z is VERY important when painting kitchen cabinets, as do-overs are really frustrating and $$$$.
UTOOB videos can be a LOT of help for a person that has never done cabinet painting. Just remember that if the person in the video is taking too many shortcuts, beware. Cheap paint products will usually equal less than desirable finishes, and lasting durability.
And also, a person can pick up a old cabinet somewhere of the same wood components as their kitchen has and practice prep/painting on it. Easier than messing up a cabinet in their kitchen while in the learning process, they may never find to match.
True. But if the door style is that 90’s scallop edge, it’s still just as ugly.
Agreed - I would need to know what the cabinets actually look like first
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