subject: Resurfacing Kitchen Cabinets [print this page] Resurfacing Your Kitchen Cabinets Resurfacing Your Kitchen Cabinets
Okay, so you purchased this great home for a fantastic price, but there's one issue: Your kitchen cabinets are in need of resurfacing! While the nice elderly lady you purchased it from was really sweet, her vivid yellow cabinets are way out of style. So, rather than putting off the house warming party for a couple weeks, think about how easy it is to resurface your kitchen cabinets! Thats right, I said simple.
You can resurface your kitchen cabinets swiftly, and to the fashion you want, for a price within your budget. How you ask?
Purchase peel-and-stick veneer. They are offered in a variety of types and colors, and you can find these at any home improvement retailer. This is a much better option compared to spending upward of 5,000 dollars to reconstruct your kitchen cabinets.
You could also invest a little more money by purchasing new kitchen cabinet doors. This allows you to better meet the style and dcor of your kitchen. While a little more pricey, it is simple to do and the install can be done in one day.
Another way to beautify your kitchen is to refinish the kitchen cabinets. Well, that appears a little challenging, right? It's not! Simply repaint them. By just modifying the color, the whole look of the kitchen instantly changes! Remember, however that you need to prep the surfaces first.
Figure out if its paint, or shellac. Heres a good tip:
To ascertain if shellac is on your cabinets, you can simply put a few drops of denatured alcohol on the surface, and if the finish dissolves, than you know it is shellac that is on your cabinets. Simply apply little amounts of turpentine to each cabinet door, to help get rid of the shellac, and you'll be prepared to paint.
If your kitchen cabinets are painted, you have to find out if the paint is oil or water based. This is because you do not want to paint over water based paint with oil or vice versa. You can find this out by rubbing hard with a cloth on the cabinet; if the paint comes off, than it is water based.
See, you don't have to hold up that house warming party any longer. Resurface your kitchen cabinets and obtain the fashion you want. By utilizing these quick, simple steps, you too can have the kitchen you've always dreamt of!
