Painting Kitchen Cabinets With Valspar Chalk Paint

I wasn t loving the duck egg blue once i changed the floors.

Painting kitchen cabinets with valspar chalk paint.

The valspar chalk paint is a little cheaper and gives you more options in terms of color choices. Choose a high quality paint. This wasn t our first cabinet painting rodeo. I would definitely recommend chalk paint if you are considering painting your cabinets as it s so easy to use and provides a great end result we got the look of a brand new kitchen for just a fraction of the price by choosing to paint our cabinets instead of gut the whole thing.

We painted the kitchen cabinets in our old kitchen using latex paint no sprayer just the old fashioned way. I have since painted the base cabinets in valspar s chalk paint available at lowe s colored to match sherwin williams peppercorn. Laminate cabinets require a special bonding primer. Special cabinet paints are available that provide a smooth finish but any high quality paint should work.

To rate them all i probably liked the aura line and this valspar paint equally. Left exposed chalk paint flakes easily so a wax or other topcoat is more than strongly advised. The laminate must be in good condition for best results. I ve painted a dresser rocking chair and my coffee table and the paint.

Saying this many bloggers love their chalk painted kitchen cabinets and the paint seems to be holding up very well. Full disclosure i ve used velvet finishes many times in the past and i ve loved it. This time i purchased the valspar cabinet enamel paint hoping it would make painting the trim easier. We actually did it twice in our last house.

Chalk painted cabinets sincerely sara d. Valspar cabinet enamel paint. The first time we used benjamin moore s advance line the second time when we decided to paint our base cabinets navy we used bm s aura line and this time we used valspar. Wood cabinets are ideal for painting but any surface that can be scuffed with sandpaper can be painted.

Learning how to paint your kitchen cabinets may seem intimidating at first but it really was such a breeze. Ours were 80s or maybe 90s oak too and i was really happy with the updated look. For a paint that s both stain and scratch resistant two important characteristics for kitchen cabinets and comes in a wide range of colors you can t go wrong with sherwin williams emerald urethane trim enamel paints this line of paints is designed for high traffic surfaces such as doors and trim and you can choose from dozens of sherwin williams colors and custom tints as well as. The paint was still in great shape though.

Now to the review. It was a pain however with all the prep work but much more affordable than installing new cabinets. One other important consideration with chalk paint is its finish.