How to Paint Kitchen Shelves for Durability

HGTV has inspirational pictures, ideas and expert tips on kitchen cabinet paint to help you maximize the effectiveness of your new kitchen hue.

Phew! Painting with oil-based paints is hard to clean up and can make you dizzy with its noxious fumes. But oil paints also dry harder than latex, providing a more durable finish for trim, molding, and kitchen cabinets. All of these are reasons I was excited about using a new, waterborne alkyd when we painted our kitchen cabinets.

Professional painter John Dee shows how to give dark cupboards the glossy, smooth look of factory-finish cabinets without having to order new doors
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A fresh coat will bring your kitchen back to life without breaking your budget.
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Learn about durability, looks, cost and more for wooden cabinet finishes to make the right choice for your kitchen
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Here's how to choose a durable and long-lasting paint for your kitchen cabinets—and give your kitchen a whole new look.

The most common question people ask us is: Are Painted Kitchen Cabinets Durable? Yes they are - if they are painted by Arteriors!