Painting Oak Cabinets Black Before After

Originally published on february 16 2014.

Painting oak cabinets black before after.

Here s how we painted our dated oak kitchen cabinets with plenty of before and after photos. Updating oak kitchen cabinets before and after might be the type of inspirations that you are looking for right now. To make sure the color will work well in the space try painting test colors on the wall ahead of time. When we decided to upgrade the cabinets with a soffit i quickly realized that the heavy grain of the painted oak would look a lot different than the painted smooth mdf that was used for the.

Yikes i have painted a lot of furniture and would say i have pretty much. You see i had wanted my cabinets black for a long time. Here are the cabinets before we painted them. If that is so it seems you face a situation in which the existing oak cabinets you have at home are outdated.

Read this post further to find the 11 attractive inspirations that you can use in your next project. I think the white cabinets and black knobs go wonderfully with my backsplash. I painted my oak cabinets white about 10 years ago using glidden gripping primer and latex paint. My most popular post by far has been how to paint your cabinets like a professional as a result i have gotten a lot of questions specifically about how to paint oak cabinets.

Talk about the difference some paint makes. When i first saw the kitchen of layla from the lettered cottage years ago i wanted to try black kitchen cabinets in my own home. But as i said i m a total perfectionist and it bothers me. Last spring i painted my cabinets as part of the one room challenge 6 week room makeover.

When you paint oak cabinets white the grain texture remains very apparent. I decided on a two tone look with the bottom cabinets black. I just read in house beaufiful magazine last night that glidden has a new no drip paint. Kitchen cabinets before and after oak to white thursday august 23 2018.

I absolutely love how light and bright our kitchen is now. Our realtor saw our kitchen before and after we d painted the cabinets she suggested increasing what we planned to ask for the house by 30 000 and it sold in one. 365 days of slow cooking. We successfully completed this project and painted our oak cabinets white over five years ago to achieve a smooth finish.

The golden green color in this room contrasts with the black walls keeping the space lively. Last updated may 14 2020. Instead of fresh classic white cabinets to me they look like dated oak cabinets that are trying to hide behind white paint. You can see how i painted my cabinets in this post.

That it was a good idea to paint over my oak cabinets. This doesn t bother some people one bit. They have held up beautifully. How to paint oak cabinets and hide the grain.

Today i m going to share my updated tutorial for how to paint oak cabinets and hide the grain. It s a big job but it pays off.