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If you?ve lived in your home for several years, chances are you are ready for some new kitchen and/or bathroom cabinets. There could be several different reasons. Maybe you didn?t want to spend a ton when you built your house, so you opted for the low-grade option. Maybe the kids have been a bit too hard on the cabinets, and the wear and tear is really starting to show. Or maybe you are just sick and tired of looking at that drab cream color.

Whatever the reason, it?s probably time for an upgrade. But, many of us can?t afford an all-out cabinet overhaul. So what?s to do when something still needs to be done? Why not paint your existing cabinets! Painting your cabinets is a lot less expensive than getting all new cabinets. But it still provides a new feel and look that will make you feel like you just got completely new cabinets!

Here are 6 easy steps to painting your cabinets:

1. Take your doors off. Remove your doors from your cabinets. Remove your hardware from your doors. You can put your hardware in little baggies and tape them to the inside of your cabinets so you know which hardware goes to which door.

2. Sand your doors. You will want to sand your doors to give them a better surface for the paint to stick to. If your doors have a glossy finish, you?ll want to sand them pretty well. If they aren?t very glossy, then just a little sanding job should do. After sanding you can also use a gloss-off product (can be found at any hardwood store) to make sure you have the best surface possible. It is also a good idea to clean your doors and cabinets (many de-glossers are also cleaners, so look for one of those).

3. Tape your cabinets. Tape off your cabinets. You?ll need to tape off inside and outside of your cabinets before painting. You will also want to put plastic over your counters, floor, and appliances. This will probably be the part of the project that takes the longest, but it is well worth it. It is hard to remove paint drops and splatters from surfaces that you don?t want them on, so prevention is key!

4. Prime your cabinets and doors. As with any painting project (from painting walls to home theater screen paint), you will want to prime your doors and cabinets before painting them. And also as with any other painting project, make sure to let your primer dry completely before applying the first coat of paint. For the doors, you?ll want to find a well-ventilated area to paint in. Preferably an area that you don?t mind getting a bit dirty. A garage is a perfect option for this. Just open your garage door and go! If you don?t have a garage, you can also use your back yard, driveway, or even an unfinished basement (just open all the windows). Lay down newspaper, and then start painting.

5. Paint your cabinets and doors. Now to the fun part! Get to painting! You can either use traditional paint brushes (cheaper), or a paint sprayer (faster). Make sure to let each coat of paint dry completely before applying the next coat of paint, do avoid scratching or air bubbles.

6. Put your doors back on. Once all of your paint is completely dry (the timing of this will depend on what brand of paint you?ve chosen to use? just check the paint can), then you can put your doors back, and put the hardware back in place.

Now just sit back and enjoy your brand-new looking cabinets!

Jasmine writes articles for the projector screen paint blog on ScreenPaintHD.com. ?She spends most of her time in the kitchen, which she calls the most important room in the house.

Source: http://www.southgatechamber.com/home-improvement-paint-your-cabinets-in-6-easy-steps.html

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