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Color, Rollers and a Little Bit of Spackling! Ready to Paint Those Kitchen Cabinets? |
| By Pamela Cole Harris |
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So you have decided to do it! Turn those dull and lifeless kitchen cabinets into a splash of bright color! Yellow! Red! Purple (What are you thinking)! You can make the job an easy one (well, at least not a grueling one!) by following these step:
1. Remove all the hardware from the doors and drawers (yep, ALL the handles, pulls and hinges).
2. If the drawer fronts can be removed, do so. Pull out the drawers and set aside.
3. Clean all surfaces with a mixture of water and TSP (tri-sodium phosphate) and a sponge or an abrasive pad. (Pssst...don't worry. Everyone's kitchen doors get that dirty!)
4. Wipe all the surfaces dry.
5. Look for dents or scratches. Repair them with spackling compound applied with a putty knife.
6. Let the spackling dry thoroughly.
7. Check any new hardware to see if they fit the existing holes. If not, fill in the old holes with spackling compound. (or return the new hardware to the store and get some that will fit!)
8. Sand the surfaces to be painted will coarse sandpaper so the paint will adhere more completely. Wrap the paper around a sanding block for ease of use.
9. Make certain you sand all the nooks and crannies and rounded edges. (Yes, all of them!)
10. Paint the backs of the doors and drawer fronts first. Let dry and then paint the front faces. You can paint the doors with a standard-sized paint roller. Paint the edges with a brush.
11. Use one of those little paint rollers to paint the face frames.
12. Let everything dry completely before you begin to reassemble.
13. Screw the hinges to the doors and then back to the face frames.
14. Reattach all the handles and the pulls or add the new ones (don't give up - you are on the home stretch!)
15. Apply rubber or felt bumpers on the backs of the doors to prevent the paint from sticking.
Hurrah! A new kitchen - fresh and clean! Now what do you think we can do in that upstairs bath?
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About The Author:
Copyright © 2003, Pamela Cole Harris
Home and Garden Makeover.com http://www.homeandgardenmakeover.com
Pamela Cole Harris has been a writer and decorator for thirty-five years (YIKES! Has it been that long?). She is the author of "Home and Garden Design Tips", a free weekly syndicated home and garden content service for your website. Get the code at http://www.homeandgardenmakeover.com/content_syndication.html . And while you are there, sign up for her monthly newsletter! And visit her other sites at http://www.pajamabusinesses.com and http://www.thewellfedtraveler.com . |
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RE: Color, Rollers and a Little Bit of Spackling! Ready to Paint Those Kitchen Cabinets?
With the spackled areas showing, resand them, get some primer and prime those spots and repaint those areas.
RE: i painted and now i see all the spots where i spackled. no i didnt prime those spots. what can i do now? there ar
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Post By cari. (Guest Post)
(10/22/2005)
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RE: Color, Rollers and a Little Bit of Spackling! Ready to Paint Those Kitchen Cabinets?
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Post By (Guest Post)
(01/11/2005)
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She also neglected to tell you to be sure to mark the doors somehow so that you know which one goes where. You always will want to put the correct door back where it came from, otherwise, it may not fit properly.
RE: Color, Rollers and a Little Bit of Spackling! Ready to P
She skipped 2 very important steps. One: depending on the TSP that you use, you may have to rinse very well. TSP can leave a residue that won't allow the paint to adhere to the surface properly. Two: spackle has to be primed or it will absorb the paint differently from the surfaces around it. If you are painting over a varnished or polyurethaned cabinet, you would do best to prime the whole thing to be sure that the new paint will stick. If you are painting over previously painted cabinets, depending on the age of the cabinets, DO NOT sand them until you have had them tested for lead. If you are going from a light color to a vivid or dark color, have the paint store tint a primer for you. Its usually less expensive than having to do multiple top coats.
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