For Painting Kitchen Cabinets, make sure to consider: Interior and Airless Paint Sprayers, the right Paint Applicator specialty Paint Contractors, Painting Various Surfaces, Prepping Cabinet Surfaces, and Zero VOC Paint. Cabinets and their doors get a lot of wear and tear, so make sure to select a finish that is durable as well as aesthetically pleasing and well integrated with the rest of your kitchen.
We know that when you get it in your head…you want to start painting, but the painting is unfortunately at the end of the process and not the beginning. The application of paint is an art and science. Start with preparing the doors and drawer fronts first. Sand as needed and take the time to clean them of all dust. If you are using oil based paint, you will need two brushes: a 1.5 inch and a 2 inch wide brush. Buy the 1.5 inch one as a tapered brush. Be sure they are china bristle or a synthetic fiber brush that is suitable for oil! Note in states like California and Pennsylvania oil paint is now restricted form interior use, due to the green initiative to reduce the Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) So, take the initiative to find low or Zero VOC paints for your cabinets as well. If you use water based paints, NO china bristle brushes! You will ruin them with the water. It swells the natural hair bristles. You also need a roller pan and a small 2 or 3 inch wide fine nap roller. You can use the roller to apply the paint on any flat surface which will accept paint from the roller. The brush is used to smooth the paint after it is applied.
Painting Doors
Raised panel doors should be painted from the inside out. In other words, paint the flat center area first. Then paint the beveled areas of the raised panel. Finish the outer frame last. Detailing is everything. Look for where one piece of wood joins another. Those are the same places that brush strokes should end and begin.
The right home improvement products, techniques, and services:
Contractors, home improvement stores, and specialty shops in your area may not yet have a complete familiarity with the ‘green’ opportunities, products, system integration, and overall savings potential. So, you may get some resistance, since people in general are typically more comfortable recommending something that they are already familiar with rather than something new. To help break the inertia, use the information across this website like our Return on Investment Master ROI Table. Also feel free to post a question in our forum on the message board about a particular need for your home relative to your area. Our team has spent multiple years aggregating research from public and private sector performance reports and from manufacturers and homeowners across the country in order to provide you with the perspective you may need to see the initial payback and long term advantages. Environmental enthusiasts and leading institutions like the American Institute of Architects and the National Association of Realtors, see the value and link into our resources to support their members.
The Green Home:
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Home Improvement Basics:
When it comes to home improvement basics, look for interior home improvements like creating a clean, safe, and healthy home through sustainable ‘green’ furniture, home décor, zero VOC and Interior Paint, plus ENERGY STAR Appliances and Electronics. For energy and utility savings you can focus on insulation and air sealing, windows, doors, lighting and skylights, water saving plumbing opportunities, and high efficiency heating and air conditioning systems. On the outside of your house, look for exterior home improvement opportunities through landscape design and gardening plus solar energy, wind and other power sources. If you are undertaking a major home renovation, an additions, or building a new home, then take the lead to ‘go green’ in as many ways as possible to save money and the environment.
