How to paint kitchen cabinets

Normally this is the stage where we clear furniture and lay a dust sheet but this time we can do things a little differently. First open all the cupboards you would like to paint. Use a screwdriver and remove the cupboard doors from the cabinets they are connected to, then remove the cupboard knobs.

Find a nice open space, this can be a floor in your home, an outside space if it’s a nice day or a large table. Lay a Seriously Good Cotton Rich Dust Sheet which will catch all the dust and prevent any spilled paint from ruining the floor. Tape the dust sheet in place using some Masking Tape. If you are outside use a tarpaulin to protect the cupboard doors.

There are broadly speaking 2 types of cupboard door. The first is a classic wooden door and the second is a plastic, acrylic or laminated door. For plastic doors use a sanding block to lightly sand the door down. You just need to do enough to provide a key (something to grab onto) for the primer you will add later.

If you have wooden cupboard doors this step creates a lot of dust. Even if you are outside, we recommend wearing a Seriously Good Dust Mask.

If you have just finished sanding the cupboard doors use some sugar soap and a Seriously Good Microfibre Cloth. Rub away any greasy marks or stains and any dust from step 2. When the doors are completely clean move onto step 4.

An optional step here, to get a very fine finish, is to give one more light sand of your primer coat using some Ultimate Fine Sand Paper. This will remove any brush marks left by the primer. When you have finished clean with a Seriously Good Microfibre Cloth.

Re-use your brushes and rollers from the priming step, this time with the colour of gloss, egg shell or satin of your choice. When you have almost finished load the fitch brush or flat brush with a small amount of paint and using very light pressure paint a final top coat of the gloss. With a bit of practice this will give you a very fine glass like finish.