Instead of replacing your old kitchen cabinets make them new by repainting them.
Can you paint your old kitchen cabinets.
If you plan on using new hardware that is a different size than the original you will have to fill the old hardware holes before painting.
If you want to replace your hardware instead see our cabinet hardware buying guide for options.
Break out a new brush for each coat.
Paint the cabinet boxes.
Apply tape to the back surface of the cabinet doors underneath those holes.
Painting your kitchen cabinets is the single most transformative thing you can do to your kitchen without a gut renovation.
If you re using your old hardware you can clean it or refinish it with spray paint for a new look.
Painting over a dark finish with a light color is tougher and could require three coats.
Even the highest quality paint job can t revive cheap cabinets that have grown frail with age.
You might even get away with one.
Clean the old paint cabinets thoroughly prime with a stain blocking primer and then paint with a high quality.
If these are the issues you re dealing with you d actually be better off replacing your kitchen cabinets.
Thin veneers peel or delaminate particleboard cabinet bottoms or shelves sag or break and hanging rails come loose.
If your cabinets have any holes or gouges you will need to fill them.
If your hardware simply needs cleaning see refinishing and cleaning kitchen cabinets for instructions.
And if you do it yourself it can also be one of the least expensive ways to overhaul the space just the cost of materials and of course your time.
You re finally ready to paint.