Painted Kitchen Cabinets or Refacing Old Ones?
Many people are now opting for painted kitchen cabinets for a lighter look in their kitchen and are using glazes or paint to freshen up their existing cabinets.
This page is also for those who want ideas in designing new cabinets and storage systems.
If you feel unhappy with the way your kitchen cabinets look, if you've just bought a beautiful new home, but those dark kitchen cupboards look so out of place with the rest of your new themed kitchen- don't despair!
Let us help you with free advice about changing this.
Rather than spend lots of money on replacing your painted kitchen cabinets, why don't you settle on a much less expensive and intrusive solution?
It's simple, too!
You can dramatically transform your kitchen cabinets by getting them refaced.
This is an old, but back-in-fashion technique. However, it is now done so well by craftsmen offering this service, that even the most discerning eye would find it almost impossible to tell that the old kitchen cabinet doors had been refaced.
If you have decided to keep your twenty-year old cabinets because they are well constructed and solidly built, (often more durable that the prebuilt, modular units of today...)
you are recycling and not throwing out perfectly good units.
An added benefit is that you know they fit the kitchen spaces and work well for you. A bonus!
What does refacing kitchen cabinets entail?
Refacing involves applying a new veneer (or face) to the bases of the cabinets and then either cleaning or repainting the doors and drawer fronts to gain the effect you want, or covering
these with laminate.
Can I do it myself?
Yes...If you are going to reface by painting your cabinets, you will be finished in 2 or 3 days.
If you want to replace the veneers, you'll need a craftsman and the time frame will be about the same.
Add some cabinet handlesand you'll have a great fresh new look in a couple of days without having your whole kitchen out of commission for 2 or 3 weeks, which would be the case if replacing the painted kitchen cabinets totally.
Shall I spray or brush?
You don't need to spray to get a smooth finish - brush painting gives you more control and although it is time consuming, if you use the best paint and brushes, you'll have a beautiful,
durable and smooth finish just as if you had spray-painted your cupboard doors.
If you'd rather, get a professional to spray-paint quite inexpensively.
Once you have looked into all these things, please go to refacing cabinets for lots of information about how to prepare, clean, sand, fill and prime your cabinetry for a wonderful new look and feel in your kitchen.
Go to Cabinet Designs for lots more about. designing storage in your kitchen
Go to Cabinet Finishes for great ideas on finishes to add value to your kitchen
Go to Painting Kitchen Cabinets for further ideas about how to reface cabinets
Go to Kitchen Cabinet Hardware for lots of ideas for handles, hinges and knobs
Go to Cabinet Designs for more about kitchen cabinets
Go to Cabinet Handles for lots of interesting ideas
Go to Contemporary Cabinets for some new ideas on designing cabinets
Go to Contemporary Materials for the newest materials in cabinetry
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