Planning on doing a facelift on existing kitchen cabinets by painting white & installing new hardware. Would you paint the insides white as well? Existing cabinets are fairly beat up so will need a lot of prep work, including the shelving on the inside.
Not looking to be trendy, just want to do the right thing (within a budget of course)
If real wood....I would wipe them on the inside with an oil stain with a neutral color such as Watco's...or a color that is close to what you have....then once it's dry....one or two coats with a water based varnish.
Thanks for the quick reply! Unfortunately the cabinet shelving is some sort of particle board. The rest of it is "real" wood.... I put real in quotes because it's not a hardwood throughout but a wood ply in the backs, real on the rest.
Aside from replacing the shelving, is there anything I can do to make it nice? I'm handy so any options are welcome.
Once we figure out the shelving, do you maintain your original answer on a stain + varnish? Would you stain white?
If white is your preference, go for it. You can sand the particle board smoother so the paint holds better. Personally I would put some laminate wood on the inside simply because I think particle board looks tacky.
I painted the insides of my upper cabinets a complementary color to my walls. The hubz laughed at me, but it makes me happy to open them and see a finished product. We have stained wood cabinets. I may be the only person who notices the color, but people think I'm way more organized than I really am because it looks 'done'.
With white cabinets, you could go with just about any color.
Paint 'em up. Will be easier on the eyes when you open them as well. I like to use white melamine for cabinet backs, even in hardwood cabinets, just to brighten them up a bit.
Paint them I say!
A nice glossy white which will make them easy to wipe clean AND easier to see whats inside :wink:
Nothing worse than trying to peer inside a dark cupboard looking for that elusive item.
Except perhaps taking out a glass and having paint sticking to the bottom of it. Make sure you use a paint that will cure hard and not stick to things that sit for months at a time (standard latex is a bad choice).
Quick afterthought regarding the particle board shelves: Instead of painting the shelves white, what if I added white formica to the shelving (or completely new melamine shelves), and painted the rest of the wood interior to match? Is this any kind of interior design fo paux?
They do make white adhesive shelf liner. Tricky to install without wrinkles, but glasses don't stick and you can always peel it off it gets stained or you change your mind on the color.
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