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How to Pick the Right White Kitchen Paint Color

White Kitchen Paint Color blog - how to pick, Paper Moon Painting

If you want a fresh, white kitchen, selecting the right white kitchen paint color for your walls or cabinets can be massively frustrating! After all, there are hundreds of whites out there, in all variations of undertones:  blue-whites, yellow-whites, pink-whites.   Navigating undertones is tricky, but if just need a little guidance to make the […]

How Much Does It Cost to Paint Kitchen Cabinets?

Kitchen cabinet painting cost blog, white and blue cabinets, Paper Moon Painting

What does kitchen cabinet painting cost?  We sat down with our San Antonio team to discuss our painting process and estimate some ballpark figures based on a small, medium, and large set of kitchen cabinets.     You can view our video, or just read on! Let’s start by covering some of the benefits of hiring […]

Painting Kitchen Cabinets: Before, or After Changing the Counters and Backsplash?

Painting kitchen cabinets before or after changing backsplash, blog

We’re often asked whether we recommend painting kitchen cabinets before or after the new countertops and backsplash are installed.  You might be worried about damaging the freshly-painted cabinets during new counter or tile installation.  But maybe you’re itching for an updated kitchen NOW  –  we’ve all been there!  –  and want to get the painting done, at […]

Painting Crown Molding to Match Cabinets – Is It a Good Idea?

painting-crown-molding-to-match-kitchen-cabinets-blog

Painting crown molding is usually straightforward – just paint it the same color as the rest of the trim or woodwork in the room (the baseboards, door casings, and window sills).  But there are exceptions! . If we’re painting kitchen cabinets in a new color, homeowners often ask us whether their crown molding should be painted […]

White Painted Cabinets Transformed this Small Kitchen!

White lacquered cabinets in a retro redo kitchen, Paper Moon Painting, San Antonio, Monte Vista, Olmos Park

We wanted to show you one of our favorite examples of how white cabinets will transform a space!  This small kitchen, in a lovely hundred-year-old home in a historic neighborhood, was completely transformed when Paper Moon Painting refinished the cabinets in a lovely soft white.  The previous owner had “modernized” the kitchen in order to sell […]

Painting Cabinets? Why We Love Lacquer

Painting Cabinets with Lacquer, why we love lacquer, blog

Okay, so you decided your kitchen needs a facelift, you’ve done some research and professional painters like us are telling you that painting cabinets with lacquer is going to be your best bet.  Originally you wanted a full remodel . . .  You thought your Uncle Gene said that he left you some “fracking land”, but […]

“Gadzooks, My Cabinets are Orange!!” – Updating Cabinets, Part 1

Updating Cabinets, cabinets are orange, blog

Seemingly all at once, everyone’s cabinets are outdated.   One day, everyone woke up, took a good look at their golden oak cabinets while brewing their morning coffee, and said to themselves, “Argh!!… they’re orange!”  Or  you realize that those “whitewashed” pickled oak cabinets are… pale pink.  Suddenly you find yourself staring at a massive design […]