A Quick Coat of Paint Can Make All the Difference In the World

I have a tough decision to make, albeit a decision that won’t make an appreciable difference in my life until quite some time from now. The choice I am facing is what color I should paint my kitchen cabinets. You see, my kitchen probably hasn’t been updated in decades. In fact, if I didn’t know that my cabinetry was built after the phone company started using area codes, I would have assumed my kitchen was my home’s original kitchen. It’s falling apart in all sorts of little ways that don’t necessitate a new kitchen, so the best I can do in the near future is a DIY kitchen update.

That means doing a little sanding, painting kitchen cabinets… maybe installing a new countertop ourselves if we’re feeling kind of bold. But the sanding and the painting? That you don’t need courage for. That kind of thing is easy-peasy if you’ve got good directions to follow. And the results, if you’re thorough and careful, can look amazing. The hardest part is choosing a color!

Lovely, no? As awesome as all these kitchens are, we’ll probably end up going with something blue so it matches the rest of our decor since the kitchen is open to the living room.

Paint away, I say. We’ll likely be painting our kitchen cabinets once Paloma is old enough to withstand the stench of drying paint and we’ve had the floors done and we’re ready for new kitchen countertops. I don’t even want to think about how far into the future we’re talking. If you’re thinking about painting your kitchen cabinets, This Old House has a great step-by-step tutorial. I do have one piece of original advice to offer, however. Just don’t go as far as this: