Kitchen Cupboard Doors

Antique White Kitchen Cabinets

Do you have a dull, white kitchen that needs to be spruced up? Yes, while the kitchen is all white, the counter tops are white, the chairs are white, and I’m sure the table is white, and while it all seems nice, the room probably seems cold. This is a common issue for people with all white rooms. Well, a simple way to add character to your white kitchen is to antique the kitchen cabinets.

The only materials you will need is sandpaper, I recommend 120 grit, clean clothes, one quart of clear paint glaze, some paint brushes (2″-2 1/2″ is great), bucket of water and acrylic type craft paint. I recommend these colors – black, burnt sienna, raw umber and taupe. You should also purchase some white latex satin paint. These supplies can be bought at your local home improvement store. Shop around, many stores offer different prices.

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The very first step is to choose whether or not you want to remove the kitchen cabinet doors and hardware or if you want to leave them on. I believe it is a lot easier just to take them off, because it makes cleaning them much easier. Some would rather leave them on, as it saves time, but damaging your hardware is just a greater cost, so best not to risk it.

Once you have decided what you want to do, you have to wash the cabinet doors off. This will ensure that you have all the dirt, grease, and grime off of them. Then you need to sand all the cabinet doors and then clean them off with a clean dry rag or cloth. This is to ensure no dirt is on the doors that would stop the paint from going on smoothly.

Once you have prepared them, you can start to paint the kitchen cabinets white; this is because using the white paint enables the antiquing paint to show through. Now, if your cabinets are already white, it is still suggested to strip and repaint. The more fresh the white paint, the greater the antique look.

When painted, sand them down once more. This will give them the worn look that you are striving for. Now, it is time to blend your selected color of sienna, taupe, or black into the glaze. BE CAREFUL, as it gets darker the more color you add.

The last step is to apply the glaze on the cabinet. Using your 2-inch paint brush should do the trick, but pay special attention in applying the glaze to the corners and small spots of the kitchen cabinets.

You have about 10 to 15 minutes before the glaze dries to wash off the excess glaze. How much you wash off is up to you; the more you do, the greater the antique look. So keep that in mind!

Once done, presto, you can add your hardware, and re-mount your kitchen cabinet doors. Antiquing your white kitchen cabinets is a great technique to give your kitchen a stunning, cozy, and inviting look.


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In most homes, apartments, and  condominiums there is a kitchen where delicious foods and tasty treats are prepared and served. Usually, the kitchen is the centerpiece of most homes, it is the place where moms and grandmoms all over the country cook and bake wonderful meals and decadent desserts. Man, I can almost taste the baked chicken, pot roast, smothered steak, lamb chops, and  all the other entrees’ that mom so lovingly cook. It’s no wonder the kitchen has always been and will always be my favorite place in the house, and I suspect that to be true for most American families…and for most families all over the world for that matter.

But what about the kitchen when it has become old, worn, and outdated? And what about your kitchen cabinets when they become discolored, dirty, dingy, and completely covered with cooking oils and grease? How can anyone prepare delicious foods in a kitchen like that? When your kitchen cabinets begin to look bad it is time to give them a facelift. Your kitchen cabinets really are the centerpiece of your kitchen and when they begin to look hideous it is time for a complete makeover.

And that is precisely what this article is all about “Painting Your kitchen Cabinets Yourself…And Doing It With A Colorful Flare…” Hiring painting contractors can really get to be expensive, and for many homeowners trying to drum up the extra cash to hire a painting contractor to paint their kitchen cabinets will indeed brake the bank, but at the same time with the right resolve and just the material list to purchase; homeowners can give their kitchen cabinets a complete makeover themselves and save tremendously; with that said let’s get started right away.

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Before you begin take a good look at your kitchen cabinets as they are, and even better; take a few pictures of them before you get started. When we are done you won’t believe the transformation. Oh for sure, let me be as frank and honest as I possibly can: it takes a tremendous amount of work to bring about this type of transformation for your kitchen cabinets, but the end results are well worth all the hard work and sacrifice. You cannot begin to imagine the satisfaction you’ll feel from actually doing the work yourself, and this could prove to be a spring board for even greater home improvement projects in the future. This particular project has been divided into a three part series in order for me to try to go into details that I feel are very important for you to know.

Preparation: Stripping the Kitchen Cabinet Doors

Even though you are painting your kitchen cabinets I feel it is imperative that the cabinets–especially the kitchen cabinet doors be completely stripped to the bare wood! Why? The reasons being is that all coatings and surfactants should  be removed entirely and here’s why: no built-up, caked-up paint on your kitchen cabinet doors (or boxes/frames); no painting over existing failed coating(s), and the avoidance of uneven and non uniform appearance of the kitchen cabinet doors as well as the boxes/frames. In order to achieve a beautiful finish that will endure all that kitchen cabinets must endure (heat, steam, humidity, oils, grease, dirt, and grime) and still look great year in and year out you really need to establish a good foundation–metaphorically speaking and that means literally starting from scratch!

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