To help you decide if you should take on the challenge we ve found 20 painted cabinet before and after photos that illustrate a complete transformation.
Before and after painted laminate cabinets.
With primer and without.
Before my first post on painting the cabinets with primer then milk paint and then the top coat was a lot more expensive and time consuming than my other technique.
Most of you probably don t realize that i ve written two posts with two different techniques on how i painted our laminate kitchen cabinets.
After about a year of living with our painted laminate cupboards i wrote a comprehensive review on how our painted laminate cabinets have held up.
Your choice depends on how much you want to spend.
After several months i now have a little flex and squeak in front of the sink.
One of my most popular posts is my kitchen cabinet painting tutorial where i shared step by step how i painted our kitchen cabinets three years ago.
Have a question remodeling kitchen and put laminate flooring down before i put in cabinets on one side of kitchen.
Find it here i didn t show any short cut super easy method to brightening up a dark and dated kitchen but what i did share is how i painted my cabinets the right way.
Since then i ve had several questions about how my kitchen.
Replacing your cabinets is the most expensive option cabinetry constitutes nearly three quarters of the price of a new kitchen.
You can recognize mdf underneath a laminate covering by its dense uniform appearance that lacks the graininess of particleboard.
You ll definitely want to read this before you give you reface your laminate cabinets.
Painted mdf is a common cabinet material that unlike particleboard gives the impression of real wood.
Before you start painting laminate cabinets gently wipe away settled on grime and grease using trisodium phosphate.
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Painting laminate cabinets changing out the doors and entirely replacing the cabinets are all possibilities.
Any solution other than pulling the cabinets out and reworking.
Even the most outdated cabinets have the potential to be brought back to life.
Then rinse with.
Painting cabinets can be low cost but it also requires a lot of work and planning to attain a desirable outcome.
Then rinse with fresh water and dry the cabinets completely.