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If we decide to paint, what (specifically) paint should be used and
what techniques to paint the cabinet parts that are mounted to the
house to avoid overspray?

Thanks all!


I painted my kitchen cabinets with kitchen, bath and vanity paint. I
cleaned and primed them first. I LOVE them. My mother recently
hired someone to do the same with hers. Gorgeous. Wood is lovely.
Over time, I found I grew tired of it. Painting gives such a fresh
new look. I would _not_ reface. It's over rated, you pay more for
what you're NOT getting, and the few that I've seen I have not been at
all impressed with. Good luck with whatever your choice.

We recently refaced our cabs and got new doors,drawers, counters and
sink. Other appliances as the old ones expire ) They were
built-in-place wood cabinets; good "bones" but dark ugly exteriors. We
used the old hardware on the new stuff, and looks great, as the design
and lines are almost identical. It cost a bundle, but we have great
cabinets. If we had torn them out and bought new, I doubt we would have
the same overall quality for anything close to the same price. We
contracted with a national co., but the workman was top-notch. Could
not ask for better.

I've painted cabs, which is difficult to do with professional results.
I have stripped cabinets, solid (mostly) dark oak; the new finish was a
thin stain to cool down the yellowish tinge of oak. Gorgeous. What you
do depends largely on taste, but the results are lasting. My "fairly
good" painting over oak cabs would look like fairly good paint over oak.

We had old, ugly painted metal tile behind cooktop. I did not want to
paint it, and it was installed to stay forever. We covered it with
laminate (contact cement, as with cab. facings), then put up patterned
pressed glass with the smoothe side out. Even has a seam, which is hard
to find. Held in place with silicone caulk. Sealed up so's moisture
doesn't get behind it - easy to clean (no d--- grout!), less than $100,
and very versatile. Can put anything behind it we like - patterned
laminate, wall paper, etc., and type of glass adds versatility. Sand
blasted colored glass is another cool looking option.