https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 18:26:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-staining-or-painting-wood-cabinets#post-2712572 Sun, 19 Mar 2017 10:10:47 +0000 Mrs. Oreo 2712572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gotkimchi: Agreed. DH wants to do the backsplash first, so I'll look into hardware options. Luckily, the cabinets are in tip top shape. The previous owner(s) barely used the kitchen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-staining-or-painting-wood-cabinets#post-2712570 Sun, 19 Mar 2017 10:07:36 +0000 gotkimchi 2712570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@madisonbee: I don't mind the color of those cabinets, I think with an updated counter/backsplash and new hardware it could look really sharp </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-staining-or-painting-wood-cabinets#post-2712568 Sun, 19 Mar 2017 09:57:01 +0000 Mrs. Oreo 2712568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: Oy vey, those grooves are gonna be the death of me. </p> <p>@Jennibenni: Yes, the more I look at my kitchen, the more I thnk maybe we'll just update the countertops and backsplash! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-staining-or-painting-wood-cabinets#post-2712506 Sat, 18 Mar 2017 22:02:24 +0000 Jennibenni 2712506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours are a similar shape to yours, and we probably have half the doors/drawers. We hand painted the whole kitchen and it was honestly SO much harder and more time consuming than I imagined. I'm happy we did it but if I'd known what a job it would be going in, we probably would've left them alone. It was just a ton of work and stress. Overall they look good but there are some imperfections I see up close that bother me every day. Just know going in that it's a big, big job and you'll never diy a factory finish. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-staining-or-painting-wood-cabinets#post-2712480 Sat, 18 Mar 2017 19:37:56 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2712480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@madisonbee: we painted ours by hand (no spray) and I'm happy with the result. However they are flat front cabinets. So all the sanding was flat. You have a lot of grooves that is going to make painting without drips really hard. Sanding isn't even the worst part because there is a liquid sander that helps. But the man many thin coats of paint is a PITA. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-staining-or-painting-wood-cabinets#post-2712466 Sat, 18 Mar 2017 18:35:26 +0000 Mrs. Oreo 2712466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Portboston: @GoGoSnoGirl: Thank you for your input! DH's concern is how well the paint will hold up, so good to know! Especially the labor that'll go into it. </p> <p>@mrsmacSLP: Thanks! Those look beautiful. Touching them up every year sounds reasonable too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-staining-or-painting-wood-cabinets#post-2712421 Sat, 18 Mar 2017 14:43:45 +0000 mrsmacSLP 2712421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We (I) painted our cabinets but we have a really tiny kitchen (15 doors, 8 drawers). In order to do it we sanded the cabinets with a hand sander, used two coats of primer, and two coats of paint on each-used lowes top tier paint. They've been painted now for about 2 years and holding up well. We have some dings in the bottom ones but since we painted them we have the touch up paint to deal with it. I think we've touched them up twice (every year over spring break). We've since done our bathroom cabinets as well and everything is still doing well! </p> [attach=7419/17/on104y.587x600.IMG_0618.PNG] [attach=7419/17/on104z.448x600.IMG_0617.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-staining-or-painting-wood-cabinets#post-2712414 Sat, 18 Mar 2017 14:06:08 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 2712414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We debated over ALL the options for a condo we renovated. We finally settled on paying a painter to paint our golden oak cabinets inside the condo since we weren't living there at the time. Despite his (supposed) sanding, priming &amp; spray painting with several layers, we still had chipping &amp; imperfections that we weren't satisfied with as soon as he was done &amp; in the weeks that followed--and we weren't even living there at the time, so they barely got any use. We sold it several years ago, so I don't know how they've held up, but it was stressful &amp; a pain. In retrospect I wish we'd have used another painting company who could've taken the doors to their shop &amp; had more experience with cabinetry, but we went with the budget painter with confidence that he could do the job. :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-staining-or-painting-wood-cabinets#post-2712410 Sat, 18 Mar 2017 13:53:03 +0000 Portboston 2712410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We repainted our white cabinets white because they were looking a bit dingy and chipping. We sanded them down &amp; used a primer/paint in one. I'm not really happy with the result. If i was going to do it over again I would have bought a spray gun from Home Depot. They're like $80 and, I've read, very worth it. Something to consider if you go with paint. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-staining-or-painting-wood-cabinets#post-2712392 Sat, 18 Mar 2017 12:33:10 +0000 Mrs. Oreo 2712392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd like to update our kitchen cabinets, see photo below. I'm debating on painting it white or staining it a darker wood color. Our kitchen counter will be updated to white marble (or similar). </p> <p>Anyone have experience with either one--good and bad? We have 40 cabinet doors/drawers in our kitchen. </p> <p>Thanks!!</p> <p>[attach=7861/17/on0u3b.450x600.IMG_0468.JPG] </p>