Chalk Paint Painting Melamine Kitchen Cabinets Before And After

You will have to do more layers but it helped me so much to obtain a smooth finish.

Chalk paint painting melamine kitchen cabinets before and after.

Learning how to paint your kitchen cabinets may seem intimidating at first but it really was such a breeze. The before and after of these chalk painted cabinets clearly show how open the room feels. I m trying to work on figure out the topcoat. I did polycrylic the kitchen table and it s not as hard a top coat as i would have preferred and there.

I m painting the rest an espresso color. It makes the paint go on more smoothly and evenly so less brush strokes. I painted my island ebony to match my table. I don t want to wax.

Yet another thing to add to our every growing list of things you never thought you could or should paint. I also painted a thin layer of clear shellac over the wood before painting with the chalk paint. If you want to make your small kitchen feel larger a basic color scheme could be the answer. I love chalk paint.

So far so good. I love chalk painting my kitchen cabinets. If you haven t seen the rest of allison s home makeover check out the post here here and here. Painted melamine base cabinets.

I was painting mahogany with water stains so i wanted to make sure nothing bled through.