Wood cabinets are ideal for painting but any surface that can be scuffed with sandpaper can be painted.
Painting kitchen cabinets with milk paint.
Other paints take hours to dry.
Back in october i decided to paint my kitchen island with milk paint and it truly was the easiest experience i have ever had painting cabinets.
I love the way it turned out and can t believe just how open and spacious this room feels now.
Special cabinet paints are available that provide a smooth finish but any high quality paint should work.
Milk paint has a matte finish and will show marks.
Paint adheres best over a scuffed surface making true wood cabinets a great candidate for painting sand the surface to prep it for paint and the result is a better bond and smoother finish.
For a little refresher here.
Although it s quite durable it will be stained by many common kitchen substances including oils whether from a bottle a stick of butter or just your hands.
Dry 2 hours between coats and before gf water based topcoat in ideal conditions.
My milk painted kitchen cabinets one year later.
And while i will definitely share a re cap of the event with you guys soon today i wanted to share a review of my.
Face frames on cabinets.
I am sure some of you are curious to see how they are holding up so i wanted to give you a follow up report.
This is especially important if your wood cabinets are already stained or have a glossy finish you will need to get through this finish layer first either with sandpaper or a liquid.
Painting kitchen cabinets is a long process no matter what you do but this dry time can significantly simplify the process.
I am very frustrated any advice would be appreciated.
And with that my friends you have hand painted kitchen cabinets busy parent style.
How to diy paint your kitchen cabinets with milk paint live to tell about it jenn march 11 2018.
I love white walls and cabinets due to the calm that it.
Milk paint can be applied successfully to cabinet face frames edges or drawer fronts with a brush pad or small cabinet specific roller such as whizz or allpro brand.
This post about painting our kitchen cabinets with white milk paint is the first in a series of about five articles sharing our learnings and experiences from this little project which would be an easy affordable one to tackle in any kitchen that needs a little breath of fresh air.
And they were 100 correct.
Sorry for going mia on you guys last week but i was living it up in new york city celebrating with better homes and gardens for the annual stylemaker honor.
Hi beth i am in the process of painting my kitchen cabinets with milk paint in snow white and i have awful brush marks also i am having a hard time getting the arches in the cabinet doors covered well without drios and brush marks.
With the milk paint i could finish two coats on about ten different doors in a few hours.
But if you re going to finish kitchen cabinets with milk paint i strongly recommend applying protective topcoats over the paint.
This really is a huge benefit of using general finishes milk paint.