Painting Oak Cabinets Black Before After

Originally published on february 16 2014.

Painting oak cabinets black before after. You see i had wanted my cabinets black for a long time. How to paint oak cabinets and hide the grain. Yikes i have painted a lot of furniture and would say i have pretty much. Here are the cabinets before we painted them.

Instead of fresh classic white cabinets to me they look like dated oak cabinets that are trying to hide behind white paint. This doesn t bother some people one bit. Our realtor saw our kitchen before and after we d painted the cabinets she suggested increasing what we planned to ask for the house by 30 000 and it sold in one. I think the white cabinets and black knobs go wonderfully with my backsplash.

We successfully completed this project and painted our oak cabinets white over five years ago to achieve a smooth finish. Today i m going to share my updated tutorial for how to paint oak cabinets and hide the grain. That it was a good idea to paint over my oak cabinets. You can see how i painted my cabinets in this post.

I absolutely love how light and bright our kitchen is now. Kitchen cabinets before and after oak to white thursday august 23 2018. Last spring i painted my cabinets as part of the one room challenge 6 week room makeover. But as i said i m a total perfectionist and it bothers me.

My most popular post by far has been how to paint your cabinets like a professional as a result i have gotten a lot of questions specifically about how to paint oak cabinets. When i first saw the kitchen of layla from the lettered cottage years ago i wanted to try black kitchen cabinets in my own home. When you paint oak cabinets white the grain texture remains very apparent. Talk about the difference some paint makes.

Updating oak kitchen cabinets before and after might be the type of inspirations that you are looking for right now. I have tackled a great deal of oak cabinet client projects so i thought i would share some tips and tricks for painting oak cabinets that i have learned along the way if you re looking to give yours a refresh. Might be worth looking into. I decided on a two tone look with the bottom cabinets black.

Read this post further to find the 11 attractive inspirations that you can use in your next project. I just read in house beaufiful magazine last night that glidden has a new no drip paint. To make sure the color will work well in the space try painting test colors on the wall ahead of time. They have held up beautifully.

If that is so it seems you face a situation in which the existing oak cabinets you have at home are outdated. When we decided to upgrade the cabinets with a soffit i quickly realized that the heavy grain of the painted oak would look a lot different than the painted smooth mdf that was used for the. It s a big job but it pays off. 365 days of slow cooking.

Last updated may 14 2020. The golden green color in this room contrasts with the black walls keeping the space lively.