I got tired of waiting for the glamour shot and figured it was time to.
White milk paint on oak cabinets.
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.
This photo was taken after the kitchen had been in use for 12 years.
It goes with everything.
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.
General finishes milk paint is a premium water based interior exterior acrylic paint formulated with zero voc colorants.
Steamed milk has an lrv light reflectance value of 76.
But first a little recap.
The milk paint is a custom mix of colors from the old fashioned milk paint company.
Do not use any type of clear topcoat over white or light gf milk paint colors as it may cause yellowing when used over wood substrates gf milk paint is a premium self sealing finish and does not require a topcoat if you want a white paint with a higher sheen use gf white poly spray only or gf brushable white enamel instead darker colors can be top coated if a higher sheen is desired.
We successfully completed this project and painted our oak cabinets white over five years ago to achieve a smooth finish.
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.
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Last updated may 14 2020.
When i started painting my cabinets i did not sand and i did not use primer.
It s a tall order.
The cabinets at the cottage are finished.
Today i m going to share my updated tutorial for how to paint oak cabinets and hide the grain.
I was pretty.
For my cabinets it was general finishes milk paint.
I was covering my 1960 s orange oak cabinets with snow white general finishes milk paint.
The milk paint itself does well in my experience without a topcoat functionally but the poly gives it a nice bit of sheen.
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.
My project success is all about having found the best paint for kitchen cabinets.
The ultimate test of milk paint you could say.
Steamed milk sw7554 steamed milk by sherwin williams is one of my all time favorite paint colors.
Milk painted upper cabinets cherry bases.
Originally published on february 16 2014.
Sherwin williams classifies it as a light color.
I took this picture after 3 coats of the milk paint.