How To Paint Kitchen Cabinets White

Prep:4

Active Time:7

Dry Time:7

Total Time:7 11

Small High-Density Foam Roller This roller will give you the smoothest finish when used properly.
Roller Handle
Mini Paint Trays
Old Rag
2.5" Brush We like using Purdy 2 ½” Angular Trim Brush or equivalent from Wooster

Remove all doors, drawers, hinges and hardware from your cabinets.
Label doors and draw map of where doors and drawers came from.
Roughen all cabinet surfaces with 220 sandpaper.
Wipe down all surfaces with a deglosser on a rag.
Use painter's tape to prep areas. Consider taping where drawer front meets the box, walls and small lip of wood inside the frames.

Primer all surfaces with a stain-blocking primer. Use a 2.5" brush for grooves and areas that a small foam roller can't reach.
Keep priming all surfaces including the cabinet boxes, fronts and backs or doors and drawer fronts & backs. We did not paint the inside of our cabinets or drawers.
Following the same brush and roller procedures using Sherwin Williams Urethane Trim Enamel.
Repeat a 2nd coat when first layer of paitn has fully dried.
Add a 3rd coat of paint, if necessary.
Let cabinets fully cure for as long as possible (at least 7 days) before adding back on hardware.

Satin finish is the most popular choice for kitchen cabinets.
This painting project takes a while to complete and for doors to dry. Do not rush the process.
Setting up a painting station for drawers and doors will help you work at your own pace.
If you end up having a few drips or mistakes, you can lightly sand those away once dry and repaint that area to a smoother finish.

Cost: $300