Can I Use My Kitchen During Cabinet Painting?
Can I use my kitchen during cabinet painting? We get asked this often enough that we wanted to answer this question in detail. Professional painters like us want their clients to feel at ease when they’re in the middle of a painting project. After all, we know that just about any part of a remodel […]
Will I Still See the Grain on Painted Cabinets?
Homeowners ask me all the time if they’ll still see the grain on painted cabinets, or whether they should just tear the old cabinets out and start fresh. Whether or not you’ll still see the grain is probably the number one factor that determines which direction their kitchen improvement project will take. If you have […]
Should I Paint my Kitchen Cabinets Myself?
As a lover and purveyor of interior design on a dime, I’ve wondered, “Should I paint my kitchen cabinets myself?” I’m always looking for inspiration and how-to’s on just about any interior design or home improvement topic, and I have to admit the amount of “Professional DIYers” I follow on Instagram is astronomical. The tufted […]
Painting Cabinets – How the Pros do it
Painting cabinets is a pretty tempting DIY project. How do the pros do it? I remember looking at my hideous pickled-oak cabinets and thinking, “I should just paint those! I’ve got time, how hard can it be?” I used to be pretty handy back in the day, and I’d try household projects all the […]
How to Pick the Right White Kitchen Paint Color
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 […]
Painting Kitchen Cabinets: Before, or After Changing the Counters and Backsplash?
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 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!
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 […]
“Gadzooks, My Cabinets are Orange!!” – Updating Cabinets, Part 1
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 […]
