how to paint kitchen cabinets black without sanding

I am AMAZED. Hope that helps! Good luck! Just the look I was going for. I do love chalk based paints for furniture. Whether you use GF milk paint or AS chalk paint, youll be hooked! Hi Lori! We just picked out a dining room set from Ikea that is antique white and grey. However, when painting over other finishes, its important to always test a small area first to make sure the paint adheres well to the original surface. I hope that helps! I hope that helps! Cant find that brand of paint. :). What brand spray paint did you use for hardware? Nope, I did not sand between coats. I hope you love the paint as much as we do! I have a question, does the top coat have a yellow tinge? Not that I know of Beverly, but you can purchase it on Amazon and at some woodworking stores! Im sorry, but nothing you wrote worked at all. I just wanted to make sure that I read this right. We painted the whole door, but not the inside of the cabinet boxes. http://wmfinishes.com. Spray paint has solvents in it that help it adhere better but itd need to be done outside as particles fly everywhere like dust. I would call General Finishes and askyou may be able to paint right over it! Well every handle is different depending on the size of the door it is on. Im not sure how to remedy this except to try a third coat. I usually love chalk paint but love the glass like finish that the milk paint has.. General Finishes. Looking for room inspiration? thanks! (Great blog, by the way. Just wondering about how easy they are for cleaning and durability. I am curious to see or know how it has held up to everyday use! []. And also, what kind of prep did you do to your hardware before you sprayed them? Working with 1970s oak cabinets. Such an inspirational blogthank you for sharing your makeover! I have never tried it, but this is what General Finishes website says about its milk paint: General Finishes milk paints will adhere to a variety of surfaces including wood, fiberglass, PVC, vinyl, and most composite materials. There are so many detailed tutorials about how to paint your cabinets like the professionals. Hi Mary Anne! The Snow White may yellow some with the top coat if you put it on too thickly and/or have any drips. Hi Laurel! What did It do wrong? Where is thw best place to buy this paint? We used a de-glosser. And our kitchen cabinets are holding up perfectly! Thanks for reading! If we used milk paint to repaint them, should we sand them because theyre already painted? I signed up for emails how long will it take to be able to access the printable instructions? My kitchen cabinets look EXACTLY like yours, so I knew you were the right person to listen to! I bet if you call, someone can answer your question for you! :D No, Im not using the flat finishI used satin. Just trying to figure out about how much we will need. Ours were all solid wood, but I bet it would work on laminate. Thank you so much for an awesome post! I dont want to run run out of paint and have to wait for more to be mailed to me. Its been over a year since we painted the cabinets, and they are holding up PERFECTLY! How many cabinets did you paint all together? Hi Kim! I am so glad I found your page, I have been thinking of grey. Hi Ada! Thanks for reading! What about the tile backsplash? I am using Snow White on our Oak cabinets that look almost exactly like yours. You can purchase the paint on Amazonthere is a link to it in my post. Theres a link to the top coat we used in the post. I dont know of any paint that totally prevents the grain from showing. I believe we used 2 or 3 quarts of the light grey and 2 pints of the dark gray and about 1/2 gallon of the top coat. Did you sand in between each coat of the top sealer? I LOVE the look of my cabinets! I want to paint my bathroom cabinets. I hope that helps! I ordered from Amazon because they seemed to have the best price and free shipping. I am excited to do this project, also very leery as this is going to be a very large project for us. How have the cabinets been holding up? I hope that helps! Thank you so much for posting this! My question about the milk paint..an you use it on cabinets that have already been painted? I used flat finish in the Top Coat. Hi Hannah! Hi Laurie! Hi Liz! Happy new year! However, when painting over other finishes, its important to always test a small area first to make sure the paint adheres well to the original surface. I hope that helps! Good luck! Thank you. I have never tried it, but this is what General Finishes website says about its milk paint: General Finishes milk paints will adhere to a variety of surfaces including wood, fiberglass, PVC, vinyl, and most composite materials. Did you call them or contact them in another way? I think I am going to take a kitchen break after all the work we did on ours, LOL. Hi Sandra! I ordered the flat top coat, so it has VERY little sheen to it. Will they hold the paint well? Want to see the full reveal? {Designer Trapped in a Lawyers Body} []. (I was tempted to use an alias since not many guys post here but ). I hope that helps! Next project will be the bathroom cabinets. I see that this post is over a year old now. I am inspired now to paint the golden oak woodwork throughout my house. Im just curious about coverage.. can you tell me about how many quarts/gallons you used for the cabinets? Hi Michelle! I dont know if I would want antique white, seagull gray, or linen. Did you let the paint cure for a while or just dry? I suffer from both serious stomach and heart condition. I loved your kitchen and info on how to do it. Where can I get the milk pain? I hope that helps Rebecca :). Mine are Formica material. The wood grain definitely shows through the paint, though its far less noticeable with the flat finish. Hope that helps! I did, Carlette! Hi Victoria! I have never tried it, but this is what General Finishes website says about its milk paint: General Finishes milk paints will adhere to a variety of surfaces including wood, fiberglass, PVC, vinyl, and most composite materials. I have great cabinets with crown moldings but that ugly gold oak . GREAT JOB! Thanks. However, when painting over other finishes, its important to always test a small area first to make sure the paint adheres well to the original surface. I hope that helps! It goes on super easy and dries so fast. I need 5 different lengths. I want to enjoy them and their life and what is left of mine as much as possible. I followed directions exactly as specified. We used two coats of paint before the top coat. Like you had, we have honey/orangey oak. I am a fan of the java stain and have done a small bathroom cabinet, which took 3 coats. We did not paint the insides so this was not an issue. We've redesigned a ton of rooms and spaces and you'll find them all here. Hi Jason! How long has paint been on cabinets? Thanks for posting. There is no reason this should not work in a bathroom. =). :). I was wondering, and I probably missed it but how many coats of the milk paint did you use? I will have to give AS paint a tryI have never used it! I originally thought we would need to transform our cabinets with gel stain (which would require a DARKER color) and I reached out to General Finishes with some questions about their gel stain products. You definitely have the correct paint! I used two coats of the paint. I did not remove mine! Do they wipe clean easily? However, when painting over other finishes, its important to always test a small area first to make sure the paint adheres well to the original surface. I hope that helps! Have you needed to do any touch ups? We painted the inside of the doors, but not the inside of the cabinet boxes. Is it more of a white or more of a light grey? If you click the pink link for the paint in the source list and you will see what is available to buy. I hope that helps! I dont know exactly how to calculate it, Pat. I bet you could just sand off the drips and then use this paint :) This is what General Finishes website says about its milk paint: General Finishes milk paints will adhere to a variety of surfaces including wood, fiberglass, PVC, vinyl, and most composite materials. Hi Katie! Weve been trying to decide for YEARS what to dohire a professional or do it ourselves. Im really excited to learn about the general finishes milk paints and gel stains. Yes! It has low VOCs and is incredibly durable, so it is a great choice for kitchen cabinets. Hope that helps! Have you tried calling General Finishes? However, when painting over other finishes, its important to always test a small area first to make sure the paint adheres well to the original surface. I hope that helps! Just start painting! Thanks so much! I have I little more cabinets than you and I wanted to see if the quart would be enough. Thank you so much for the tutorial! I was wondering how you contacted the company for the samples. Can this be remedied? :) so my only question isdo you think I should take any other step besides cleaning and using deglosser if I have wood cabinets with dark red horrible paint on top? I love this redo!! Im very concerned about durability with 3 small kids but I really want to try this! I was an off white color. I would still follow the same steps outlined in the post. I have been dying to paint my cabinets grey and this post has got me totally inspired. Does this work on cabinets that are not solid wood? Would you say it is more white or more of a light gray? Additionally, these paints can be applied over existing finishes, stains and other paints so long as the existing finish is fully dry. If you dont sand, yes, I think it is absolutely necessary to use a deglosser. I dont know if I have enough patience to even start! DO NOT PRIME! I was BLOWN away with this paint when I painted on my test swatches. We are buying an older home and dont have money to replace the cabinets they will look brand new with this stuff :). Hi Dawn! It was a hot mess. I can still see the grain through the paint, but it is not super noticeable. So happy to hear that your cabinets turned out well! It did nothing. I painted my cabinets a few years ago with the exact same setup and it really does make all the difference in the world that you can leave everything in the cabinets, and not paint the interiors. Im curious, what type of cabinets do you have? I used latex paint on my cabinets years ago. I will now be using the milk paint but do I need to do any other steps since i sanded the cabinets down already? From your experience, would you say the milk paint would be worth that work? Thank you for your inspiration and follow up post about how the cabinets are holding up. Its the perfect finishing touch on our kitchen makeover that cost us less than $700.00 to complete. Thanks for all the good instructions! Excited and scared! FYI http://www.thevictorianhouseproducts.com. It looks amazing! Just curious. I used the regular milk paint. How much did you use? Thanks for reading! But can my Thermofoil kitchen cabinets be painted with this product? That said, between the 2 coats of paint you will probably need and the protective top coat that goes on top of the milk paint, it is probably very comparable in terms of the amount of work, so just pick what look you love the most. I chose a flat top coat because I did not want a sheen on my cabinets. Please help! I hope that helps! It indeed dries super fast, soaks into the wood like a wood dye and has a beautiful, non chalky, non streaky look after just two coats applied two hours apart. One kitchen remodeler recommends Milk Paint by General Finishes, which doesnt require sanding or []. Hi Lori! Cant wait to try it out! I LOVE IT! Kitchen looks great. I have a stain on my existing cabinet doors and need to paint them, but have to degloss them first so not have the trouble of sanding. Im not sure what the difference is between milk paint and regular latex. There is hope for our cabinets. We did most of the deglossing outside. Sounds like you may have gotten a bad batch! The milk paint looked rough and chalky and had clumps of the powder from (my fault) not mixing thoroughly enough. Im getting ready to tackle this type of project myself and have nearly cried as I read the paint your cabinets like a pro articles out there. Am wondering what the high gloss topcoat looks like up close, would you be willing to post a picture? Did you have a problem with the second coat? Have a great weekend. I was thinking about redoing our light colored wood cabinets in white, and thats what I planned to do. Any advice would be helpful! My only thought is that maybe since you have knobs instead of handles like us that your hands/skin actually come into contact with the paint more and have worn it down in those areas? Hi Rhonda! BUT- we chose to use Snow White on 1990s honey oak cabinets, and you MUST sand and prime those. I had painted the kids bathroom cabinet w/ primer and latex paint and also found it chipped right away. We painted then white and on our peninsula, we replaced the laminate with wainscoting! It can stand up to the wear and tear. Hi Melissa! Question Tasha, Man do I wish I had seen this before we started mine! Ive been researching ways to paint them and make them look good. They are holding up PERFECTLY. You didnt have any brush strokes in the top coat either? Saving up for all cosmetic renovations, as in probably one per year. Recently redid my kitchen cabinets and found I didnt need to empty the drawers.the fronts of my drawers are just screwed onto the drawer boxes. Also, for those looking, I found a company that ships the General Finishes (cheap shipping too), and they shipped it to us in Hawaii! Its sold at Lowes. You do use the deglosser BEFORE you paint. [] Now, turning our attention to the OTHER side of the eat-in-area, allow me to introduce you to our fun and functional chalkboard wall where the base cabinets now reside. I read about painting kitchen cabinets without sanding or primingwith General Finishes Milk Paint and thought it perfect for what I []. Can milk paint be used on Formica cabinets? I really dont know the answer to that. Such a beautiful remodel! Wed love it if you would submit your beautiful kitchen! This one really is pretty easy, LOL. My big question thats making my pause on this project (ok, other than trying to convince my hubby that we should do this), is what about the grain?? One questionif we dont want grain to show through do you think we should use a primer after the deglosser? The GF milk paint product pages advises priming on surfaces known to bleed yellow like oak. Good luck! We used 3 quarts of the Seagull Gray, 1 pint of the Driftwood and about 1/2 gallon of the top coat. Ours have been painted for over a year now and are holding up perfectly! :). I want to askdid you paint your backsplash or did you completely change it? People say sanding is also recommended because of the high gross the oak currently has; Id love to hear your thoughts on it after your experience. There are puppy scratches on one of the doors of the vanity. Thats been 14 years ago. Could you tell me what you used to apply the topcoat. Hi Jessica! And if you are new to my blog, heres a side-by-side comparison of what I am talking []. Hope that helps! I am wondering if you sanded between the top coat paint coats. Hope that helps! Hi Cris! Hmmmm, I honestly dont know Christine. molding bead naptime [] doors and drawers, reattach hardware. I ordered a pint to try on some cabinets in my laundry room this is the test run. Thanks! I was also thinking of painting my oak cabinets but wondered how I would feel about the grain showing through. Your cabinets look beautiful! This is by far the most impressive kitchen makeover I have seen so far. Thanks, Tracy! Thanks Andi! Does the deglosser strip the varnish/stain off in order to paint. It looked clumpy around the cabinet face frames and streaky when light hit it at certain angles. They are Babbling Brook by Olympic, which is sold at Lowes. I dont know that all that prep is necessary. I want to paint my cabinets and there is a glossy finish on them. I was SO EXCITED to try Tashas milk paint technique! Just wiped it on with a light touch. I can experiment with this stuff. We will be painting our cabinets next weekend using General Finishes. And the results will be gorgeous and durable. We've tackled more DIY projects than I can count. I applied your steps to refinishing an ugly oak table and it turned out amazing!! Thanks, Sara. We had to use two coats of the light gray. YAY, YAY, YAY, Tera! I am not positive, but GFMP is a high quality acrylic paint. cabinets sanding They chipped easily. Ive been thinking about painting my builder grade ugly oak cabinets for years but never have done it because its such a huge job. I painted over my hinges. !This is my follow up to my question the other day. It takes the place of sandpaper and roughs up the surface. Beautifully done! Hi! We didnt have any problems with spattering and didnt tape or seal anything off. If you would like more infomation visit. I originally was going to go with white cabinets and gray walls. Thanks! Thanks for posting this, Tasha. Hands down its the best paint I have ever used! Hi, Thank you so much for this information! I hope that helps! I have a question on the amounts of paint. I have already remodeled 2 bathrooms using the General Finishes and absolutely love it. I cannot THANK, THANK, THANK YOU enough for this post!! Thats a good question, Kathy! The third coat was a charm. Just wondering if you used the milk paint that comes as a powder that you add water to, or the premixed? We have ugly oak cabinets trim that I want to paint! Hi Megan! Have you found this method to be very durable? 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This is a link to the exact General Finishes High Performance Top Coat that I used: https://generalfinishes.com/retail-products/water-base-top-coats-sanding-sealers/high-performance-polyurethane-topcoat#.VoUlZJMrJ-U I hope that helps! What paint did you use for the back splash? But now I am discouraged because like I said I made the mistake of using the latex and it is starting to look worse than it did when it was the original horrible 1970s wood color. Hi Ashley! I DID use liquid sandpaper/deglosser, which is much faster and easier than sanding. Hi Becky! Thank you!!!! And I only have the first coat of topcoat on. I am thrilled with the durability. I believe we used 2 or 3 quarts of the light grey and 2 pints of the dark gray and about 1/2 gallon of the top coat. DIY Painted Kitchen Cabinets Update | Designer Trapped, https://designertrapped.com/2014/08/shop-budget-kitchen-makeover.html, Furniture Hack: a desk fit for a princess | Between Neverland, $500 Kitchen Re-Do | 1031 Ways to Love a House, Kitchen Remodel in Saint Louis Need Not Be Expensive, Kitchen Remodel in St. Louis Need Not Be Expensive, https://designertrapped.com/2014/05/paint-a-tile-backsplash.html, How to paint furniture: a beginners tutorial Practically Hippie, My Backsplash SOLUTION {yep, you can paint a tile backsplash} | Designer Trapped, How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets without sanding or priming! I hope that helps! Is there a way to take a close up of the wood grain thats shows through the paint and share it with us? I hope that helps and again, sorry for any confusion. Semi-Gloss? Good luck Jazmin! What top coat do u prefer? Oh wow, your photos and tutorial actually made my husband say yes to painting our oak cabinets!! The kitchen is our first project before we even move in! Sorry! Love the blog! How do you figure out how much milk paint you need? Which finish did you use in the top coat; flat, satin, or high gloss? [] Driftwood Milk Paint by General Finishes. The deglosser definitely helps with adhesion. Great minds think alike!! I have two questions: 1. Thanks again, this is definitely the direction we are considering going! Amazon? The grain is more of a texture issue. I love the idea of salvaging all that wood and simply refinishing what you haveits nice to give a completely new look to something you already have :). It is actually a water based polyurethane :) hope that helps! It isnt a nice smooth look at all. The post includes a link for amazon. This should work just fine over cabinets that have already been sprayed, Gina! I sure hope so because I do love the fact that you dont have to sand everything down! Hi there, the kitchen makeover is fabulous. I am using this product right now and it is working great! What do you think about using chalk paint on your cabinets? You could fill the scratches with a bit of spackle and then sand. Hi Jane! Thats the only way I could think to describe it :) I have seen your kitchen so many times on Pinterestlove it! I hope that helps. Hi Judy! After the first coat I was really happy with it, but now after the second coat has dried, I can see every brush stroke from the second coat. Thanks again! (except the cost I suppose lol). Im in the process of using Snow White as well. Thank you so much for the advice and step by step instructions! The cupboards are in nice shape so to commit to painting is a hard choice. Im so pleased with the results so far and pumped I found your blog! Did you use the deglosser in place of this? I was wondering how much paint you had to get to complete your kitchen? ;). There are lots of different paints you can use, but there are only 2 that I personally recommend (ironically, neither of them are specially formulated kitchen cabinet paint). However, when painting over other finishes, its important to always test a small area first to make sure the paint adheres well to the original surface. I hope that helps! Ive heard of milk paint before in furniture refinishing context. They are holding up beautifully, Nancy! And GREAT idea about how to paint the grout lines. Is the middle one called driftwood? Hi Abigail! Were in the long, tedious process of refinishing ours . Your kitchen is gorgeous! Additionally, these paints can be applied over existing finishes, stains and other paints so long as the existing finish is fully dry. I think I have a unique perspective to add to this discussion. I was looking at Amazon, and all I could find were quarts. Its a beautiful makeover!! My husband and I are looking at redoing our kitchen and came across your post. Hi! Hello- Im glad I found this article on Pinterest to help me find the General Finishes paint and top coat, It is wonderful. Every time I do white and put a top coat it gets yellow:(. Did you paint them or just do them over? Hello Tasha, Your work is fantastic. We did not sand between top coats. My husband and I are looking to redo our kitchen on a small budget. I think we used espresso and you can see that honey oak starting to come through in the high traffic areas. I hope that helps! You can email me at [emailprotected]. You have turned me on to this paint and my husband and I will be painting our cabinets soon. I dont at all regret not painting the inside of the cabinet boxes. Sorry it took so long to send photos as I was extremely busy with other things. THIS IS AWESOME! We sanded the rest of the doors much more thoroughly, and used two coats of Kilz premium primer, and they look great. Awesome blog! After seeing this I cant wait to try the milk paint and paint my kitchen cabinets! Beautiful job! I still get more questions about painting kitchen cabinets than anything else! We were thrilled with the results and they held up like a dream for over 5 years. Thanks for the detailed description, Im going to give it a shot. Thank you, Anna. You can find the color listed in the source list on this post: . You can order the same pint size cans on Amazon here: http://amzn.to/20sCPe8. We are painting over dark doors. I notice that you painted wooden kitchen cabinets. Thanks so much Chasity! I. I was afraid that the matte finish of the milk paint would not offer a contemporary look but your kitchen was an inspiration! Good luck! You are welcome :) I believe we used 3 quarts of the Seagull gray and 2 pints of the Driftwood. If you want to read about how they are holding up, check out this follow up post: https://designertrapped.com/diy-painted-kitchen-cabinets/Thanks for reading! I have never used a paint sprayer. For anyone considering this project I say go for it! Will general finishes milk paint work on melamine cabinets without priming or sanding? Were going to do all our bathroom and kitchen cabinets with this paint. I just have a LOT of cabinet doors, and my own set of twins plus one more, lol! Where did you get those awesome hanging lights?!! You can find the color listed in the source list on this post: . I have one quick question, do you remember, did you wait the full 2-3 hours between top coats? General Finishes actually reached out to me. Hi Marie! Also, it took only about 1/2 gallon of the top coat for the cabinets and the back splash. Thank you Tallie! And yes, its free to all of my subscribers. If you look at the pictures closely on the post (there is a good before and after that shows one side of my kitchen) and the pictures closer to the beginning show the other half) that is all of the them! Our kitchen originally have the dark brown cabinets that were the thing of the 70s. This is what General Finishes website says about its milk paint: General Finishes milk paints will adhere to a variety of surfaces including wood, fiberglass, PVC, vinyl, and most composite materials. My question to you is, I live in Australia and Im sure we dont have that brand of paint What do I look for over here ? You are an inspiration to all of us DIYers!!! Check out Designer in a Binder . jackie. Hi DeAnna! ; second, since Ive already used chalk paint of a different brand, do you think the top coat you used would be an option for me? I am all about low-budget and time effective fixes, too. This blog post from Tasha over at Designer Trapped in a Lawyers Body is my inspiration. Hope your project goes smoothly! Looking to paint my pine cabinets and wondering about the durability and washability of the milk paint. I am really wanting to paint our cabinets. Additionally, these paints can be applied over existing finishes, stains and other paints so long as the existing finish is fully dry. Hi Erin! Yes, please insert crying here. You can order pint sizes on Amazon here: http://amzn.to/1LsMain. I have a random question for you- does seeing the wood grain bother you? Thank you for reading my blog! What do you think can milk paint be used over other paint? Thanks. Thank you for this awesome page, which my husband and I will be using to refinish our cabinets. I have never tried this paint on any sort of laminate or faux wood, but this is what General Finishes website says about its milk paint: General Finishes milk paints will adhere to a variety of surfaces including wood, fiberglass, PVC, vinyl, and most composite materials.

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