Comments on: painting cabinets: a follow up

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:17:53 +0000

Love your kitchen!

I too was on the fence about whether to paint my cabinets black. Although normally not afraid of color, this change had me questioning what to do. Anyway, saw your photos (it was the third site I saw and stopped after finding it) and knew I had to paint mine black. Have the same granite as you so that reinforced my decision. Did my walls in a toasted pine nut, which is a yellowish beige and was going to be the original cabinet color. My kitchen actually looks bigger now! Think that is due to painting the ceiling the same color as the walls. Also I cheated and spray painted the doors to speed up the process. After giving them 2 coats of spray (semi-gloss) I used a small roller to even out the color. Everything looks beautiful!

By: King Memory Foam

King Memory Foam — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:16:02 +0000

A few weeks ago I discovered your blog and have been following along quietly. I felt I should give my opening comment. I dont know exactly what to write except that Ive really loved perusing. Interesting blog. I intend to keep coming back to this site now and again. I have also taken your RSS feed to get any updates.

By: Bella Casa

Bella Casa — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:42:20 +0000

Gorgeous! And I agree, men are so opposed to painting just about anything

By: adrienne

adrienne — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:34:02 +0000

I painted mine with black paint and I love them but I was thinking about going over them with a brown walnut stain to give them a warmer feel.. Do you think it would work?

By: Nydia

Nydia — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:06:41 +0000

I’m TOTALLY painting my cabinets now! Thanks …

By: melissa

melissa — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:51:04 +0000

Girl, you inspired me. I was so on the fence about painting my bathroom cabinets black. We’re selling in a year, do I dare take that risk, yada, yada, yada. I saw this post, it gave me courage and I started painting this weekend. I *love* them. Love, love them. Thanks for giving me the guts~I’ll let you know when we’re all finished!!

By: Di

Di — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:47:59 +0000

Why is it that men never want to paint cabinets? They always insist on natural wood…. I’d love to have white cabinets it would soooo brighten up my dark kitchen, but would put me at war with Hubby… lol

Di
The Blue Ridge Gal

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:05:53 +0000

I’m painting my island red! Actually, our friend who is a painter, will be painting next week! I have been thinking about it, ever since I saw the December ‘08 BH&G’s issue. I must admit I’m a little nervous, but I’m going for it! Do you know anything about glazing? Can’t decide if we want to glaze afterwards. The rest of our cabinets are white / cream colored!

By: Laura Ingalls Gunn

Laura Ingalls Gunn — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:55:43 +0000

I ADORE your newly painted cabinets. Good for you for making it yours.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:01:32 +0000

We have the orangey builder-grade cabinets in our house, and we have come THIIISclose to painting them a couple times. We have black appliances, so we were thinking we’d go with a creamy white, but you know what? We’re just wimps about it. Totally thinking of resale. I still think we should. Maybe we’ll revisit it a couple months down the road. One important thing… we’re BOTH too cheap to hire a professional, so my darling husband would be the one taking the doors off, sanding (because he would — that’s what he does), priming, painting, and rehanging the doors. Come to think of it… this could be why he’s reluctant to paint them. Hmmm…

Have I mentioned how much I adore your style?