MY PAINTED CABINETS TWO YEARS LATER: THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY

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Two and a half years ago, I painted our oak kitchen cabinets white and it completely transformed our kitchen. But did they hold up? Here are the details...

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DID THE PAINT HOLD UP?

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CHIPPED PAINT AROUND THE KNOBS

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WHAT CAUSED THE PAINT TO CHIP? We do have three small boys, but I don’t believe this was caused by my family being too rough. Because most of the scratches are around the hardware, I believe it was the paint itself.

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WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE IF YOU WERE PAINTING YOUR CABINETS ALL OVER AGAIN? If I were to paint my cabinets all over again, I would try a different paint with a couple of coats of sealer for added protection. The 2 types I would consider are: General Finishes Milk Paint and Benjamin Moore Advance.

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WHAT WILL YOU DO ABOUT YOUR CABINETS NOW?

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As much as I hate that the paint didn’t hold up as I had hoped, I also look at these photos and see that our dated kitchen has never looked better. And that’s good enough for me.

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Get the full step-by-step tutorial here.

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MY PAINTED CABINETS TWO YEARS LATER: THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY

Two and a half years ago, I painted our oak kitchen cabinets white and it completely transformed our kitchen. But did they hold up? Here are the details...

DID THE PAINT HOLD UP?

DID THE PAINT HOLD UP?

For the most part-yes! While the cabinets still look great as a whole, when you look more closely, you can see there are flaws in the finish.

CHIPPED PAINT AROUND THE KNOBS

CHIPPED PAINT AROUND THE KNOBS

It appears as though when grabbing the knobs, fingernails have lightly scratched away the paint on some of the most used cabinets and along the edges of a couple of doors.

WHAT CAUSED THE PAINT TO CHIP? We do have three small boys, but I don’t believe this was caused by my family being too rough. Because most of the scratches are around the hardware, I believe it was the paint itself.

WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE IF YOU WERE PAINTING YOUR CABINETS ALL OVER AGAIN? If I were to paint my cabinets all over again, I would try a different paint with a couple of coats of sealer for added protection. The 2 types I would consider are: General Finishes Milk Paint and Benjamin Moore Advance.

WHAT WILL YOU DO ABOUT YOUR CABINETS NOW?

I fixed all of the little imperfections in our painted cabinets. You can read the entire process in a separate blog post on how to touch up chipped cabinets.

As much as I hate that the paint didn’t hold up as I had hoped, I also look at these photos and see that our dated kitchen has never looked better. And that’s good enough for me.

Get the full step-by-step tutorial here.

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