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| The original cabinets (light maple) |
So my latest project was painting my cabinets in the master bath. Originally, they were a light maple color with shiny silver knobs. The transformation was AMAZING!
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| The primer is on after sanding down the cabinets! |
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| gray-tinted Bullseye primer used Once primer is dry, sand again, and start painting!! I first used a roll brush, but found that I liked the look of using the paint brush better. |
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| 1st coat of black satin latex paint, sand a little, then apply 2nd coat. |
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| Distress the edges and corners as much as you like, ( I like a lot of distressing)! Try and get through all the paint to reveal the wood underneath. Stain those areas, I chose a darker brown stain pen that I bought at Lowes. The stain pen is definitely less messy and easy to apply! I finished by using Paste Finishing Wax, also bought at Lowes. They turned out GREAT!!! I do need to give credit to a tutorial that I found on Pinterest for giving me a few pointers... www.yellowcapecod.com |
Wow Amy, this page is amazing! Your project came out sooo great...you truly have talent and creativity. I love you and am very proud of you! :)
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Your brother.
awesome amy!! you've got me inspired again. i might have to do another one of my cabinets :)
ReplyDeleteOkay, this is what I wanted to do in my kitchen. We have the same maple but I want more of an espresso finish. Ya think that's doable?
ReplyDeleteHey Kathy, they actually sell a kit at Lowes to refinish cabinets. I would recommend that if you just want to have a darker stain. I've not actually ventured into doing the staining, I've just painted and glazed.
DeleteHope this helps!