Kitchen Cabinets

 

Most of Aloma’s magazines show new kitchens with white cabinets.  Our kitchen cabinets are lightly stained cherry wood.  Months ago, I suggested we paint our cabinets white.  It was just a thought.  After I completed my outdoor projects, I started looking for things to do inside.  I told Aloma that I would be willing to paint our kitchen cabinets.  She agreed.

 I knew that I just couldn’t slap a coat of paint on them, so I checked how-to articles and watched a professional show the process on YouTube.  I could tell it was time-consuming, but I didn’t have anything better to do so I decided to give it a try. 

 I had to remove the doors and the hardware and use a degreaser to clean the wood.  Then I had to sand everything before I could brush and roll on a coat of primer, let it dry, then add a second coat. Since I had to paint the front and back of the cabinets, I had to let them dry overnight before painting the other side.  I lightly sanded after each coat.  Finally, I applied actual paint, two coats, sanding between the coats.  All of this took eight days, working about four hours a day.  During those eight days, I followed the same process for the hanging cabinets.  The day before Thanksgiving, I hung the doors back and, for the first time, appreciated how good they look.  I did a good job.

Aloma loves the new look and told me that I’m her hero. 

 I was exhausted.  I ask my friend, Bill, if I ever mention painting another cabinet, to come over and hit me over the head with a 2x4.  He said he would look forward to it.

Seasoned Man

stevelem@gmain.com