Refinishing Kitchen Cabinets

Hey everyone! It's been a minute since I've blogged, but the good news is it's because we have been very busy! Today, Hank and I just finished up refinishing kitchen cabinets for one of our customers here in Friendswood. Her original finish was a very light sand color, and she wanted to go with a darker tone that would coordinate better with her floors and living area. See pictures below for the transformation!

The first step is to remove all of the cabinet doors/drawers, and either empty your cabinets or you can block them off with trash bags and tape.

Here are all of the cabinet doors and drawers sitting pretty in our garage.

We removed all of the hardware from the doors and drawers. It is so important to stay organized during this process. In the past, I've gone so far as to separate out the hardware for each door/drawer.

Our customer chose Oak Creek, Behr Brand - Home Collections for their cabinets.

 We went with the Behr Premium Ultra Paint and Primer, Interior Semi-Gloss.

Now this is the fun part. Sanding. It is so important to sand off the original finish, otherwise the paint will not stick and you will have paint peeling off in no time! When done, wipe down each door with a damp rag and dry completely before applying paint.

Here is the base of the cabinets with 3 coats of paint and 3 coats of polyacrylic to give it plenty of protection from wear and tear. As you can see, I taped off the edges (floors, walls, etc) with painter's tape to keep the lines as clean as possible.

Due to limited space in the garage, we set up a pavilion in the back yard and started painting the doors.

My son even got in on the action!

Here is a close up of one of the doors. Each side required 3 coats of paint and 3 coats of polyacrylic.

Be sure to let the last coat of polyacrylic dry overnight so that the finish does not get damaged during transport!

Here is the kitchen after we brought all of the doors back in to re-install...

After hanging the doors, installing the knobs and drawer pulls... Here is the finished product! Our customer was extremely happy with the end result, which makes us extremely happy!

 Refinishing cabinets takes a lot of hard work, patience, and perseverance. The end result is worth it!