Painting Your Wooden Cabinets

Give a personal and unique touch to wooden cabinets by painting them all by yourself. There will be none other than you, who can make the furniture stand out by adding more elegance and grace to it according to your choice and taste. Painting wooden cabinets can also increase their life by making them good enough to last for a few more years.

The following steps will help you to paint your wooden cabinets.

Steps for Painting Wooden Cabinets

Always use good quality paint as it lasts longer. Never use sub-standard paint as it can destroy your cabinets. Choose colors that make the kitchen look spacious and roomy.

Use washable paint so that if the cabinets get stained, it can be cleaned easily. Apply light colors on dark colored wood as it will make the cabinets look spacious. However, light shades easily get stained and are not easy to maintain. Before getting started, make sure you have plenty of time to paint them at leisure. Pay special attention to the exterior of the wooden cabinets, as it will be noticed at first glance.

Requisites for Painting Wooden Cabinets

• Sandpaper (220 grit)
• Primer
• Paint
• Small Paintbrushes
• Polyurethane
• Covered table
• Screwdriver or drill
• Knobs (if you wish to replace them)

Painting Your Wooden Cabinets

Step 1: Take a close look at the cabinet and its drawers and doors. You might find some holes or scratches on their surface; first of all remove the scratches and fill in those holes.

Step 2: You can close these holes by filling in wood putty.

Step 3:  Remove the old wooden knobs. Store them properly along with their nuts so that at the time of assembling, you find them easily.

Step 4: Scrap the old paint off the cabinet with help of sandpaper.

Step 5: Paint the cabinets with the primer and allow them to dry completely.
 
Step 6: Paint the cabinets with base color of your choice. Allow it to dry completely.

Step 7: Use a small paintbrush to paint the cabinets well.

Step 8: Always keep the cabinet drawers on a flat surface where there is proper ventilation so that the paint dries quickly.

Step 9: When the paint is fully dry, attach the drawers and doors to the cabinets. If possible replace the door knobs with new ones to give a new look to the cabinet.

Tips for Painting Knobs

Placing the knobs (one at a time) in a vice may help you paint the fine details.
Make sure that the knobs are completely dry before reattaching them to the cabinet. If the paint is still wet and they are fixed, it may ruin the paint of cabinets too. Try to keep some extra paint, so that if some of the paint wears off you can easily repaint it.

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