Painting Our Kitchen Cabinets
Oct/14/08 12:12 PM
I was beginning to think our cabinets were going to
share the fate of my first car and remain primer
color forever (Just joking, no really). After about 3
months or so of living with primer colored cabinets
we finally broke down and started painting the
cabinets.
So far they have 2 coats of primer sanded between coats and will be finished with 2 to 3 coats of Alkyd based Gloss in the Sherwin Williams color "Ryegrass", also sanded between coats.
The main time-consumer on this project has been letting the paint dry between sandings. With any latex based paint you can let them dry in a matter of hours, before sanding. the alkyd paint is taking upwards of a day and a half to dry, at least so the paint doesn't "gum" up on the sanding block. But I keep thinking of how everyone tells me that it'll be worth it.
Also above is a picture of the hardware I ordered from Vandykes for the drawers. There was a matching knob that we ordered as well. Basically we ordered the brushed nickel hardware for the stained wood side of the kitchen and the antique bronze for the green cabinet side of the kitchen. I think it will really bring the whole eclectic look together. We'll see...
So far they have 2 coats of primer sanded between coats and will be finished with 2 to 3 coats of Alkyd based Gloss in the Sherwin Williams color "Ryegrass", also sanded between coats.
The main time-consumer on this project has been letting the paint dry between sandings. With any latex based paint you can let them dry in a matter of hours, before sanding. the alkyd paint is taking upwards of a day and a half to dry, at least so the paint doesn't "gum" up on the sanding block. But I keep thinking of how everyone tells me that it'll be worth it.
Also above is a picture of the hardware I ordered from Vandykes for the drawers. There was a matching knob that we ordered as well. Basically we ordered the brushed nickel hardware for the stained wood side of the kitchen and the antique bronze for the green cabinet side of the kitchen. I think it will really bring the whole eclectic look together. We'll see...