Today, I thought I'd take a little time to share an update on how our kitchen cabinets have held up. Our
kitchen reveal post has received a lot of attention over the past year (thanks, pinterest!) mainly due to the fact that we painted our kitchen cabinets without sanding them.
Sanding must be a universally hated task. It sure is in our home! But if you're going to go to all the work of painting something, you definitely want to do whatever you need to do so that you don't have to redo it later, even if that means sanding.
I'll admit I was a bit skeptical when we painted our cabinets without sanding them.
But it worked!
We used a primer that did not require any sanding and a higher quality paint than what we'd normally use on walls (more details
here). Not only did the cabinets look great as soon as they were finished, but they look terrific a year later!
There are just a couple of spots around the knobs of the two cabinets we use most often that need a little touch-up, but other than that, the paint has held up very well.
One thing I hadn't considered was how often I would have to wipe down the cabinets. For pete's sake, it looks like we splash coffee on them every time we walk by. I guess that's what I get for going with white. I love how bright they are, though, so I'd still pick white even after knowing I'd have to clean them all the time.
In the end, I'd say it was a success! If you've been on the fence about painting your cabinets, GO FOR IT!
If you have a success story about painting your cabinets, I'd love to hear all about it!
