The kitchen would be considered the most-used room in many homes. It gets used like no other room in the house, enduring extremes of heat, grease, grime, humidity, smoke and splatters. Just by virtue of being the \u201cfurniture\u201d of the kitchen, cabinets can be particularly susceptible to the ravages of the unique demands of the room. All that wear and tear can make kitchen cabinets look dingy and, by association, make the entire kitchen a dull and unappealing room.<\/p>\n
While replacing cabinets is<\/em> an option, it\u2019s a pricey proposition. Most kitchen cabinets can be refinished very affordably, giving them and the entire kitchen a cleaner, fresher appearance. The most popular way to refinish kitchen cabinets is to paint or re-stain them.<\/p>\n Determine the composition of your cabinets<\/strong> Decide upon the refinished look you desire<\/strong> Do you have the time to refinish your cabinets?<\/strong> I strongly suggest that, once you\u2019ve decided between stain and paint and shade or color(s), you consult with a professional at your home improvement store to guide you to the most appropriate product(s) for your project. Select the highest quality refinishing products and application brushes you can afford; this is no place to scrimp. Choose the finish you like best, but bear in mind that satin and semi-gloss paints are the most durable and easily cleaned.<\/p>\n If updating your hardware, take an existing hinge and pull to the store to make certain that the new ones you select will fit the existing drill holes. This will avoid the need to add additional time to the project for hole-filling and drilling.<\/p>\n Cabinet refinishing resources<\/strong> Refinishing cabinets is an affordable solution to a dingy kitchen, providing a lot of \u201cbang\u201d for the buck.<\/p>\n Have you refinished your kitchen cabinets?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The kitchen would be considered the most-used room in many homes. It gets used like no other room in the house, enduring extremes of heat, grease, grime, humidity, smoke and splatters. Just by virtue of being the \u201cfurniture\u201d of the kitchen, cabinets can be particularly susceptible to the ravages of the unique demands of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[513],"tags":[72,510,53],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/couponshoebox.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5722"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/couponshoebox.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/couponshoebox.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/couponshoebox.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/couponshoebox.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/couponshoebox.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5722\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/couponshoebox.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/couponshoebox.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/couponshoebox.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Before you decide to refinish your cabinets<\/h3>\n
\nSolid wood, wood veneer and metal cabinets can be refinished as a do-it-yourself project; however laminate and melamine finishes must be \u201crefaced\u201d which is a process generally left to professionals. Solid wood can be stained or painted and wood veneer and metal can be refinished using paint.<\/p>\n
\nIf your cabinets are solid wood, wood veneer or metal, start making definite refinishing decisions! Take plenty of time to decide the color you want. This is a substantial, albeit relatively easy, project, so make a concerted effort to find a shade you\u2019ll be willing to live with for a long time. This is also an opportune time to update your cabinet hinges and pulls.<\/p>\n
\nCabinets in a small kitchen may take only two or three days; but it could take a week or more to complete those in a large one. Your kitchen will be unusable for a good portion of the time you\u2019re working on this project so make certain that you can deal with the inconvenience during that period.<\/p>\nChoose the appropriate refinishing products<\/h3>\n
The basic process of refinishing kitchen cabinets<\/h3>\n
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