How to paint your kitchen cabinets like a pro.

The Everyday Workbench Keys To A Successful DIY Kitchen Painting Project, AND links to our how to videos!

• Understand what your getting into. painting cabinets takes patience and a lot of time. The work is straight forward, but this will be a test of your patience!

• Prep, prep, prep. The key to any successful painting project is the prep work. Kitchen cabinet painting is no different. You will need to make sure your a prepping your surface like you’ve never prepped a surface before to achieve a pro looking finish. Here is our video on “deglossing kitchen cabinets”, which will be part of your prep process.

• Use the best quality paint for your project. We had a great experience with the Benjamin Moore Advance line.

• Use the best quality applicators. A good brush and a roller is not much more expensive than the cheap one, and the benefit is a pro looking finish.

• Practice your brush strokes. Don’t jump right in if you haven’t painted cabinets before, find an old cabinet door and practice before your project. Here is our video on “How to paint kitchen cabinets”, it is a basic DIY guide that will lead you in the right direction.

• Don’t forget that updating your kitchen cabinet hardware is part of the kitchen cabinet painting project. We kept our existing hardware and spray painted them with Rustoleum Universal. Here is our video on how did that easily.