DIY How To: Paint Your Kitchen Cabinets Pt. 1 Prep
Took the week off for July 4th! Back at it this week with a fun new project. My fiance recently bought a duplex. The plan is to move into the duplex when my house sells and rent out the other side (more on this under House Hack ). We are in the process of completely renovating the place. Part of that is the kitchen! The kitchen cabinets are one of the few things in the house that is in pretty good shape so instead of replacing them for thousands of dollars, we decided to paint over the existing cabinets for hundreds... Full disclosure: this is my first time trying to paint kitchen cabinets! We reached out to a friend of ours that does this for a living and she recommended the following products/procedures: 1. 220 Grit Sandpaper - our cabinets were pretty dingy, they needed a lower grit to clean off the dirt/drywall/etc. 2. Denatured Alcohol - any brand will do! 3. PPG Breakthrough Paint (in the color of your choice) 4. Sponge, paint brush, misc accessories to appl