How To Repaint Ikea Kitchen Cabinets

Here is the photo of our initial remodel seven years ago.

How to repaint ikea kitchen cabinets. The frames of the cabinets were white and the other color option they had was gray. This technique works for all ikea furniture. The rest of the post will talk about the process that went into painting the cabinet doors and drawer fronts. We lived with that kitchen for a few years then we remodeled out space with the ikea adel kitchen line.

Particleboard covered in laminate. The process of repurposing or updating ikea furniture also known widely as ikea hacking is quite the craze these days hence the birth of the ikea. Anyway here is the final result showing the painted kitchen cabinets. Wood cabinets are ideal for painting but any surface that can be scuffed with sandpaper can be painted.

We liked the shaker style of that style of cabinet doors. I begged the hubby to repaint the cabinets and tile the. We loved our new kitchen but over time my style has changed and i wanted white cabinets. How to paint ikea cabinets.

My diy desk is made from ikea sektion cabinets with grimslov doors. Like i was crazy for white cabinets. Choose a high quality paint. Most of their popular on budget furniture pieces like the lack kallax malm billy sorry nerd alert have such huge potential for customisation its unreal.

How to paint ikea furniture. I prepared to paint doors and side panels by first sanding all bodbyn doors slightly to remove the sheen and give some profile for adhesion. But not all ikea furniture is alike and therefore not all requires the same paint treatment. Proper prep is key to painting a slick surface like melamine or laminate.

I love ikea love. I m referring to ikea s popular material of choice. Painting ikea sektion kitchen cabinets. The room felt a little boring so i decided to paint the cabinets.

We re big fans of ikea hacks and upgrades so we re completely in favor of adding a little personality with paint. When i was designing my built in desk i decided to use ikea sektion cabinets which are kitchen cabinets. Laminate cabinets require a special bonding primer. I used the same process for painting an ikea besta cabinet.

Special cabinet paints are available that provide a smooth finish but any high quality paint should work. The laminate must be in good condition for best results. Here is a photo of the before with the oak wood colored tidaholm cabinet doors.