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Choosing Kitchen Cabinets

The TVClubHouse: General Discussions: 2004 May - July: Home and Garden (ARCHIVES): Choosing Kitchen Cabinets users admin

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Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 10:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
#1, but second choice #3.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 11:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Speaking as a mommy, if you plan to have any kids before you change those cabinets, #3 will be a dirty handprint magnet. You'll be forever wiping little handprints off something that white, lol. #1 may be as well, but #3 is much brighter and would show it alot worse.

I like #1 the best though.

Ddr
Member

08-19-2001

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 4:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
All depends on wall color, but I like #3 best.

Fruitbat
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08-07-2000

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 4:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I always prefer a white kitchen. It never limits future color changes and accessories.

Fruitbat
Member

08-07-2000

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 4:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Cinnamon and anyone else........

I have a question. We just bought a house in Florida. It is brand new and very nice except for the cheesey kitchen. The cabinets are laminate, fake cherry. It is very dark and I don't like real wood in a kitchen let alone immitation.

Decorating shows are forever painting this surface. I have called paint stores and people in the business with the question......can we paint these? I am about 50/50 on the answer. It is either sure, just use a good primer (Gripper has been recomended)or don't, you will regret it.

Hopefully someone who has done this will show up and tell me I can. I desperately want a white kitchen.

Heyltslori
Member

09-15-2001

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 5:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
#3

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 5:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Fruit, could you go to some place like Home Depot and buy a cabinet door like the one in your kitchen and experiment? Could you just change the fronts?

Fruitbat
Member

08-07-2000

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 6:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Changing the fronts is expensive and we still have the casings to paint anyway. The internet gives some info but I would like to hear that someone did this, lived with it and found it satisfactory.

If we painted a test surface I think we would see it stick but the test of time is the biggest question.

At this point we have pretty much decided to give it a try. We HATE the cabinets as they are now. We would just like to go into it with a positive nod. The primer is the most important and I am seeing today that BIN is mentioned everywhere. Gripper? Anyone heard of that?



Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 6:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Good luck, no personal experience here. A quick search found this...
www.bhg.com
Author: Donna
Date: on 11/03/2003 at 10:58 PM
Category: Laminate kitchen, painting a laminated desk
Title: painting laminate
Response To: painting over laminate
Message: I have painted over our laminate in our kitchen, with White Knight Laminate paint. It turned out great. We have had it done for 2 years now and it is still in very good condition. I recommend this product.Simply follow the directions and let it "cure" for at least 5 days. It will be perfect!!

http://www.repair-home.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=13&topic_id=94&mesg_id=95&page=

Copyright © 2000 by Steve Austin. All rights reserved.

First, make sure the cabinets are absolutely clean and free of surface contaminants. Next, scuff the surface with 200-grit sandpaper and remove any dust with a tac rag.

A good primer for this application is B-I-N from Zinsser (http://www.zinsser.com). After the primer has completely dried, apply 2 or more coats of 100% acrylic enamel (oil will have a tendency to yellow, particularly if you're using white).

Steve Austin
http://www.wonderfaux



Fruitbat
Member

08-07-2000

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 6:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Tex, I found that too and read tons of message board entries and tips on a google search. White Knight is an Australian product and they did not respond to an email I sent a month ago.

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 6:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well, that's no help! LOL Hope someone here has first hand experience.

Fruitbat
Member

08-07-2000

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 6:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
That is what I am hoping. Thanks.

Jenhavins
Member

08-23-2000

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 8:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
We have maple that is pickled and glazed and love it. I like #1.

Mware
Member

09-14-2001

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 9:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I vote #3 as well.

Froggiegirl621
Member

02-14-2003

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 2:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
#1...I agree about #3 showing too much dirt.

Scootersmom
Member

08-10-2002

Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 3:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well, it depends on wall & floor color...
so choices would be #1 or #3 :-)

Spygirl
Member

04-23-2001

Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 9:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well, you guys were no help - it came down to a tie - lol. Just teasing

Well, I made a decision to go with the white laminate cabinets (#3), a white arched raised panel (full overlay) door style, with some kind of pull knobs (most likely black or pewter).

One more thing to mark off my list!! Thanks everyone for offering your opinions and feedback. I'll post pictures of the cabinets once they are installed.