Kitchen Cabinets Painting

You have planned to purchase an old cabinet from the salvage yard or an unfinished cabinet then you need to look into the quality of the wood you have purchased. You also need to ascertain whether the wood is in good form or has been damaged due to recklessness or due to rough use. It is only after you do the necessary reface that your kitchen cabinets painting can be started.

You need to know your wood well for preparing yourself to this task as some woods do not take in kindly to any type of paint as they tend to be short lived. These are the plywood and the fiber board which have to be scrutinized for any wear or tear and if not can give you good finish. However, these are not durable like hard wood yet are easy to maintain. If they do sag then there is no other option but to change the wood immediately.

You should try to choose hard wood and shouldn’t go for cheap material after all you need the cabinet to perform well for a long time in the future. Therefore think of it as a one time investment rather than pave way for frequent repairs whose costs if totaled would prove to be costlier than a new one. In this case your kitchen cabinets painting too would come out in a unique way.

You may choose metallic zinc or bronze color if you wish to have an antique look for your cabinet. This would hide even slight scratches or small dents and if there are too many such dents or cracks then you may turn the whole of it into a distressed cabinet. Your choice of painting is therefore of utmost importance and this surely depends upon the style of your cabinet as well as the decoration of the kitchen.

Modern cabinet requires geometrical design and therefore if you purchase unfinished cabinet you need to choose those that are meant to be modern or in some ways resemble the modern cabinets. This means they have even surface and mostly flat and have no ornamentation. You may paint them in light colors and to get better effect you need to spray paint them.

Your kitchen cabinets painting could make even an old cabinet look extremely pleasing and stunning if done carefully and expertly. If you have further doubts or wish to have more information then the Internet is your best friend for there are numerous pictures of cabinets painted in a variety of styles.