Before painting bathroom cabinets it s important to clean the faces of cabinet boxes and drawers and both sides of doors and shelves with a product that removes dirt and grease such as trisodium phosphate tsp.
Painting bathroom cabinets white before and after. But before you start combing through color samples be aware that this project can easily take a couple of weekends and often more. Skip the sanding and start painting. If rolling on oil based paint opt for a natural fiber polyester blend or wool roller cover. My painted bathroom vanity before and after 1 i removed all of the doors and drawer faces and kept the hardware from each door in its own.
If you want to brighten the room but also are looking to add some character to your kitchen try a patterned white wall. If applying latex paint use a synthetic roller cover. Given the steep price of new cabinets even homeowners who detest painting start to welcome the thought. Lightly sand and repeat once you have a coat of paint on the vanity frame and both the front and back of the vanity doors and everything is thoroughly dry lightly sand all of your painted surfaces and repeat the process with a second coat of paint.
Add a second coat of furniture paint to the vanity. For the best finish work with the tools best suited for the type of paint you ve picked. A formerly dark and dated room is shown in a new light after the cabinets are transformed by white paint. We recommend you use these instead plus they are cheaper give your bathroom cabinets a once over with em and call it a day.
3 i sanded all areas down with fine grit sandpaper sheets and my. 2 i used some plain old wood filler to fill in some of the grain on the raised panels. Painting oak cabinets white step one. Follow the manufacturer s instructions on the packaging mixing water and tsp in a bucket as directed.
The number one thing we have learned is that you should not use sandpaper too vigorously. Add a coat of wax or use a clear topcoat. Thoroughly clean your vanity. How to use gel stain to paint cabinets.
Add a pretty stencil. Along with painting both sides of your vanity doors and drawers remember to paint the frame of your bathroom vanity too. Paint a cabinet bathroom kitchen cabinets how to painting tips easy. How to paint your bathroom vanity step 1.
Remove the hinges and doors. Some say that the paint doesn t completely harden until three weeks after painting. Painting cabinets is a logical step in a cost effective bathroom revival project. Remove the doors before you can really get started at all you have to remove all of the cabinet doors and drawers.