Kitchen Cabinets

hace 5 años

Hello,

We recently purchased a house with kitchen cabinets/counters/floors we aren't fans of. Budget doesn't allow a complete renovation right now so we are considering painting / restaining the cabinets to darken them up a bit. We are changing the dining room carpet to luxury vinyl but won't redo the kitchen tile for a few years.

Any thoughts on what's the best way to calm down the color on the cabinets to make them easier to live with?

Thanks!

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Rawketgrl

hace 5 años

Última modificación: hace 5 años

Turn/tone down the orange by painting your walls a color with yellow orange undertone

If you are going to stain the cabinets, and that is a big job, try a green undertone stain to reduce the orange. But try the wall color 1st, it might just do the trick until you can afford a redo.

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rantontoo
hace 5 años
Find the lightest, medium dark, and darkest colors in the countertop and try those. I would lean lighter but that’s me.
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JAN MOYER
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Paint them. White, or a deep charcoal.
K R
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I agree, try a different paint color first, paint where the backsplash is as well. Painting is very pricey to have done professionally, and if you do it yourself not only is it a HUGE job, you’re setting yourself up for chipping. I painted a small guest bathroom vanity that never got used, followed all the correct steps, sanded, primed, etc., and not only was it a huge job, broken up into several days, they ended up chipping. So beware before attempting!
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JAN MOYER
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Allllllll cabinet painting is not a DIY job. It's a pro job. Conversion varnish, in a spray booth. PERIOD.
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The Kitchen Place
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If you're planning to get new cabinets down the road a few years, I see nothing wrong with a DIY paint job. It's not easy though....if you're not detail oriented or have low attention span...I wouldn't do it! LOL.

If you are not planning on getting new cabinets, then better to just live with it until you have the funds to pay someone to do it right. Get estimates now. And then you'll need to decide if you'd rather reface or replace once you get the estimates! Sometimes it makes more sense to just replace....you get all new interiors and drawer guides.

Third option is gel stain on oak cabinets...google it.

Once a very frugal customer of mine decided to keep his cabinets, have the entire layout rearranged...and added to....all new drawer guides installed, new counters...etc. By the time they were done, a new install with the cabinets would have been close to the same price.
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Sabrina Alfin Interiors
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I'm with The Kitchen Place. Don't spend a ton of money re-painting/re-staining cabinets which is not an inexpensive proposition when done professionally. You're better off putting that money toward a new kitchen when you have the funds. Donate your perfectly functional cabinets to Habitat for Humanity (or similar) so they don't end up in a landfill.
ccwatters
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Don't paint them unless it's by a professional who actually paints cabinets by trade (and go and see their customer's/reference's jobs, make sure they've held up and that you like the look)

That being said, I think if you can swing it $ , you should have them painted. And if you do, have trim, moulding and crown built up on top first (build up the cabinets by several inches). Paint and trim will make them look like brand new cabinets.

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Warm neutral light paint color on wall may help the current color a bit, but those cabinets are going to flare regardless because they are a bold stain.
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You can get Ikea cabs for the price of a proper conversion varnish paint job....maybe even painted doors from another supplier.

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/barker-doors-vs-semihandmade-vs-scherrs-in-ikea-kitchen-results-dsvw-vd~5182903?n=74
Ann Powell
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hace 5 años
Thanks everyone for their comments. I am heavily leaning towards having the trim, moulding and crown built up (who needs a 6 inch gap??) and using a gel stain. Fingers crossed! :D
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Wanted to post a pic of our cabs after gel stain. We has the same orange color as yours and hated it, we love them now and it was much easier than painting! did that at last house, never again...

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