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How to Sand and Prep Cabinets Before Painting?

This is the part nobody wants to do, but skipping it is what separates a paint job that lasts from one that chips the first time someone bumps a cabinet door. Trust me, I learned that lesson the hard way on an earlier project when I didn’t sand first. Start by cleaning every surface to remove grease, grime, and anything else that has accumulated over the years.

How to Mask and Seal Your Kitchen for a Paint Sprayer?

Here is the thing about paint sprayers that surprises most people: roughly 30 percent of your paint travels through the air as overspray. That means anything in your kitchen that isn’t covered is going to get a very light coating of your cabinet color. I was a little paranoid about this, so I went thorough.

How to Prime Kitchen Cabinets with a Paint Sprayer?

Before color goes on, primer goes on. Think of primer as the foundation that makes everything else work. It gives the paint a consistent base to stick to, helps block anything from bleeding through, and evens out how the surface absorbs color. I used Killz primer, which is inexpensive, dries in about three hours, and is ready for a topcoat quickly.

What Is the Lenox Spice Garden Set?

If you’re not familiar, the Lenox Spice Garden collection is a vintage fine porcelain spice jar set hand-painted with herbs and florals. They’re incredibly collectible and have had a serious resurgence in popularity. Full sets can run anywhere from several hundred dollars up. Everything felt a little crammed and the previous spice stadium came out a little further than I would’ve liked.

How to Handle Pattern Matching Without Losing Your Mind?

If your wallpaper has a pattern repeat, budget for extra paper and take your time before each cut. Roll out the next strip next to the previous one before you cut it, and slide it up or down until the pattern aligns. Mark your cut line from there. You’ll waste more paper this way, but you won’t waste a whole roll trying to fix a mismatch mid-project.