What kind of paint for vanity

It really helps when you are a rookie at painting furniture. I just love your blog site and look forward to your emails and info on where to buy products. You are soooo good at blogging and your post is soooo informative!!!!

Thanks so much Kris, your blog friend, jean. I have shades just like your old ones — where did you find the new ones? I really like them and intend to buy them. Aww bummer I can find the lamp shade from the link you posted. How do you know the size or are they standard? I had already purchased a new fixture to install but now all I have to do is replace the globes! Kris, this made all the difference in the world! Thank you for sharing- I may just have to tackle ours!

One question: my drawer panels above the doors do not open at all. They are just for looks and appear to be glued in place. Do you think I need to remove them as well? Thanks in advance! This is so amazing Kris! What a transformation and a savings! What do the painters tripods look like and are they Purdy as well?

You are truly so talented and a fabulous blogger! I should have included a good pic of those! I use four under each cabinet door. I really appreciate your sweet words! Thanks for your inspirations and awesome ideas!! Thanks so much , Kris. I really should write oftener to tell you how much I appreciate your blog and your many talents. The painting tutorial was fantastic! Kris, you did a wonderful job, her bathroom looks so fresh and updated. Purdue brushes are the only brushes I use.

I have a whole collection and they are the best for all my painting projects. What a huge improvement. You always do such a thorough job. Whoever buys your Connecticut house is going to be thrilled with all of the upgrades. Seriously awesome step by step guide- thank you! The bathroom is beautiful.

What a difference painting makes. Where did you het the replacement light fixture glass? I didnt know they were available. Very fun. Thanks Carol! Looks great, and a heads up when I did all my cabinets I used a flock roller. The finish result is so much better. Thanks Lisa! So very helpful Kris! Makes it easier to duplicate.

The space turned out great! Thank you Fran — I always like as many details as possible when doing projects so try to include whatever I can!

So glad you find it helpful! Paint has always been my favorite budget friendly redecorating tool. I totally agree on using quality paint, brushes and rollers. You tutorial is to the point and easy to understand.

The vanity, walls and light fixtures look great! Can you tell us where you found that great hardware. The new bathroom looks amazing! You have inspired me to try something similar with our tired, old outdated bathroom. I love the new hardware, are the pulls available online? I looked at your finish product and wondered if you plan on putting a frame easy to make around your mirror to give it a custom look.

Hi Liz! So I decided to go the tried and true route — takes a little longer but I know if will work in the long run! One question, how much paint did you need to do the vanity?

Great tutorial… It gave me the confidence I needed and followed everything step by step. It seemed to put too much paint on. The one and a half inch brush was perfect and left a better finish!

Thanks for all the other tips! Hi, Love your tutorial. It looks great. Love the way the vanity came out! Thanks for all of your details snd helpful tips. Beautiful home! I am redoing my bathroom, and wash room would love any input that you have to help me. Can you use chalk paint to paint old cabinets in your wash room. I am trying to give it that rustic look.

We just bought a new house and have some vanities for paint. When do you recommend to use chalk paint versus regular latex paint? Do both hold up equally well in high humidity? I need something super durable because I have two young boys. Thank you! Thank you for the thorough instructions! I painting by bathroom vanity on Sunday! I went to put the doors on today and just touching the paint with my finger nail brought it up leaving a wood colored nick!

Any ideas? Depending on what paint you used, the time to full cure can be a few days or even a few weeks so I would take extra care with them for several days. Kris, what a difference the paint made.

It truly looks like a new bathroom. Use 2 light coats — letting the first coat dry before applying the second.

I would use a high quality angled brush on any angled or raised panel trim and a foam roller for the flat sections. This will lessen the look of brush marks. I always remove the doors and drawers. It makes rolling on the paint much easier and in the end more professional looking.

I also mark where all the hinges and screws belong, so it is easy to put everything back together again. By Diane Henkler. See All Glidden Products. Read More About Paint Sheen. Find Your Favorite Paint Colors.

Glidden Color Coach. Whatever brand you buy, paints have various tiers of quality. My paint store buddy also asked if I would be going with Benjamin Moore Advanced Satin Latex Paint for the cabinet paint because it is an alkyd based paint. Yes, actually, that was my choice too!

The best paint to use on bathroom cabinets is an alkyd based paint. This cures to a super hard finish similar to oil based paints! We want the hard finish of alkyd based paint in a bathroom. There are other alkyd based paints Behr, for instance. For the best bathroom cabinet paint, I recommend using a water based, alkyd paint.

Oil based paints are going out of favor. These days, latex paints are made just as well and are much easier to work with! Less clean up, faster dry time and less chemical smell make latex paints the ideal paint for bathroom cabinets.

Go with a satin or semi-gloss sheen, as it is easy to wipe down! I used satin. No, it is not shiny. But it is washable. It did not leave brush strokes easily. As far as paint colors, make swatches on paper of your favorite colors and tape them up to the bathroom cabinet to help yourself envision the final look! If you are considering a blue or navy paint too, you HAVE to read this post on why Hale Navy literally goes with everything!

I went into my local Benjamin Moore store, and chatted up the owner about the best way to go about this project. Talk them up. Those people are a wealth of knowledge and always drop nuggets of painting wisdom. I know you just want to start. Take off all your doors and drawers, and all of the hardware.

Put the screws and hardware into a zip lock bag, and store inside the vanity for safe keeping. Do NOT try painting bathroom cabinets with the doors on! I will admit- I skipped the taping part. But I have gotten pretty good with the brush so I was confident in my abilities. Unless you feel similarly, do as I say, not as I do! Dirt, mildew and grease, even if unseen, will cause the paint to not stick. For a heavy clean, you should use Krud Kudder spray, a heavy duty prepaint cleaner that is well known and available on Amazon.

In a bowl, mix up half vinegar and half warm water. Put in just a few drops of liquid dish soap. Dip a rag into the mixture and wipe down the cabinets throughly. Do not allow the mixture to dry on its own- dry the cabinet well with a separate rag. Any scratches, gouges, or dents in the wood you can quickly fill with Wood Filler. I love that stuff.