Stained Wood Doors On Painted Cabinets

I bought white hinges for the uppers and oil rubbed bronze hinges for the dark stained lower cabinet doors.

Stained wood doors on painted cabinets.

My childhood dresser is beautiful but the wood stain looks faded. This is a natural characteristic of painted finishes on wood. Should i paint my wood cabinets or leave them stained. See more ideas about kitchen remodel kitchen design home kitchens.

Sand the wood in the direction of the grain. Styles change and wood cabinetry that once looked fashionable with a stained and varnished mahogany finish may now simply look dark and dated. The dark hinges on the dark stained wood almost completely. Homeowners considering a renovation often wonder if the stained trim they already have in their kitchen will pair well with painted cabinets or if they will need to paint their existing window and door trim to match their white painted kitchen.

But updating a kitchen with old cherry wood or knotty pine cabinets doesn t have to be expensive. Feb 10 2016 explore eagle river cabinets s board stained and painted cabinets together followed by 148 people on pinterest. If your repainting project is just a facelift for the cabinets you don t need to sand and paint the inside of the cabinets. According to our designers mixing finishes is actually very popular right now.

Lightly sand the doors on all sides and faces image 1. If you don t prop up your cabinets prior to painting you risk missing edges and corners. Paint adheres best over a scuffed surface making true wood cabinets a great candidate for painting sand the surface to prep it for paint and the result is a better bond and smoother finish. Put on a dust mask and sand the cabinet by hand using 100 grit sandpaper and a sanding block to remove any remaining paint.

It cost about 60 to buy the new ones. As wood moves microscopically at cabinet door joints this movement will be more apparent with painted finishes than stained finishes and will look like a small fracture or seam at the joint. Amerock in my case. Mask off the interiors with painters tape for a clean finish and sand only the front surfaces and visible edges of the cabinet face.

This is especially important if your wood cabinets are already stained or have a glossy finish you will need to get through this finish layer first either with sandpaper or a liquid. The hinges are much more subtle now. A fresh coat of paint to redo kitchen cabinets is much less pricey than replacement cabinetry. I d love to update it with fresh paint and new hardware but i ve heard that you can t get good results painting over stain.