Painting Oak Cabinets With Chalk Paint

The second on the right was sanded primed and than chalk paint was applied before being distressed.

Painting oak cabinets with chalk paint.

Painting oak cabinets or any cabinets for that matter is super easy with chalk paint. Follows is a comparison. Chalk paint will hide heavily grained wood like oak. Learning how to paint your kitchen cabinets may seem intimidating at first but it really was such a breeze.

How to paint oak cabinets using a brush and roller if you don t mind a little of the oak grain showing after the cabinets are painted you can skip the steps above for filling in the oak grain and use the steps below to paint your oak cabinets using a good quality paint brush and roller. There s no need to prime. After the priming coats are completely dry next is the ce ce caldwell chalk paint in vintage white. No prep no sanding just painting.

This post contains affiliate links from amazon. 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. Chalk paint is thick and requires less coats of paint. This is applied with a foam paint roller.

Click to see close up comparison. I didn t even take the doors off no one but me really sees the room so it didn t need to be perfect. The original oak cabinet door was first sanded with 80 grit and then 120 grit. If you prefer annie sloan chalk paint the directions that follow will be the same.

The first on the left was not sanded or primed before adding chalk paint and distressing. I did the backs let it dry and then the cabinet face and the edges let it dry.