Admittedly the milk paint portion of the project wrapped up a month ago however we haven t been able to find the right hardware to work with the routed edges of the oak cabinets.
White milk paint on oak cabinets.
I was pretty.
When painting antique white over oak or similar colors i apply at least 4 coats to get good coverage.
Sherwin williams classifies it as a light color.
General finishes milk paint is a premium water based interior exterior acrylic paint formulated with zero voc colorants.
The ultimate test of milk paint you could say.
This photo was taken after the kitchen had been in use for 12 years.
When i started painting my cabinets i did not sand and i did not use primer.
I was covering my 1960 s orange oak cabinets with snow white general finishes milk paint.
What happened when i didn t sand.
The milk paint is a custom mix of colors from the old fashioned milk paint company.
The milk paint itself does well in my experience without a topcoat functionally but the poly gives it a nice bit of sheen.
Milk painted upper cabinets cherry bases.
Steamed milk has an lrv light reflectance value of 76.
The cabinets at the cottage are finished.
Snow white our time honored snow white is a pure bright white created to bring unity to living spaces and provide a clean simple look.
I got tired of waiting for the glamour shot and figured it was time to.
But first a little recap.
My original tutorial on how to paint your cabinets with milk paint which you can read here has generated lots of interest within the past year and is actually becoming one of my most popular posts so i assume that many of you would like to know how durable they have proved to be over the course of 12 months.
Steamed milk sw7554 steamed milk by sherwin williams is one of my all time favorite paint colors.
Last updated may 14 2020.
Now i d love to brag about it and claim it was all my decorating genius and magic touch but i ve got to be humble and give props to the true hero of the story.
It goes with everything.
My project success is all about having found the best paint for kitchen cabinets.
I took this picture after 3 coats of the milk paint.
How to paint oak cabinets and hide the grain.
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We successfully completed this project and painted our oak cabinets white over five years ago to achieve a smooth finish.
Today i m going to share my updated tutorial for how to paint oak cabinets and hide the grain.
Originally published on february 16 2014.
For my cabinets it was general finishes milk paint.