This is an unusual post for my blog, since it is not funny in the least bit. I usually only post my funny stories here, and most of them deal with my children, hence the name, Funny as a mother. But my husband and I recently took on the task of remodeling our kitchen, and I wanted to share the results. First, I will tell you, that we took one of our smaller cabinet doors off, and brought it with us to the hardware store so we could make sure the person in the paint department could help us out correctly. We had seen the kits for painting cabinets and wondered if this what what we needed. The answer is, no. There is not some magical paint in those kits. Here is a link to pinterest of all the items we purchased to paint the cabinets. Supplies to paint cabinets . We used the mean green, and scouring pad to first clean the cabinets. Immediately afterwards, my daughter would wipe them off with soapy water, and then allow them to dry. We repeated this with the door faces, and drawers. My husband then took over cutting in, and painting the cabinets, doors, and drawers with the Valspar stainblocking, bonding primer/sealer. We allowed this to dry overnight. The next day, he painted with the Valspar signature high-hiding paint+primer. We allowed this to dry for two days before attaching new hardware. We had already purchased and had new countertops installed, so the hardware was the last thing we needed to do. It was actually really fun to put the hardware on, and watch our project come to a close. We are happy with the results.
