Painting our Kitchen Cabinets

We recently remodeled our kitchen. We were on a tight budget, so to keep costs down we decided to paint our own cabinets.

It was a lot of hard work but certainly worth it.

Take a look at the before:

Before:

First thing we did, was take down all the doors and drawers and gave them a good sanding.

We sanded all the way down to the wood

We used a 80 grit and then a 180 to smooth out the wood using a mouse sander

We used this sprayer, which I have to say worked very great for the price

(the important thing is to clean it well after using)

First we put a coat of Valspar Latex primer using the sprayer

The spray gun gives a nice thin coat

While I was priming the doors, hubby was installing crown molding over the cabinets

First step:

2nd step:

The primer dries very quick, I was able to prime both front and back in a few hours:

Then we did two coats of Valspar Kitchen and Bath paint (color: blanched pine) , using the spray gun:

Its a good thing it was nice outside, so the doors could dry fast:

After the cabinet doors were drying, I taped off everything and sanded everything down.

So after sanding, I prepped my painting tray and primed and painted the cabinets using a foam roller and an angled brush:

I did one coat of primer and two coats of paint

Ok, now back to the cabinet doors.

After two coats of paint with the spray gun

you can see a slight wood grain, since with the spray gun, the paint didn't seep into the wood grain:

This is where I took my foam roller and rolled on a coat:

Much better:

Finally after everything was painted, I cleaned out all the cabinets and out

new contact paper in.

All the drawers and cabinets were organized

All the hard work pays off:

Just a FYI, we started this project on Sunday and hung up the cabinet door on Thursday.

I was painting the cabinets on my own, while taking care of two little kids.

So if I can do it, so can you!

Thanks for visiting. :)