CONFESSION: I am a lazy painter.
I will only paint something if it entails maximum of 3 steps.
Yes, you read it right, 3.
Yes, you read it right, 3.
Aside from spraying something, the thought of sanding, de-glossing or whatever other step that I need to do before I can splash on the actual color boggles me and makes the task more daunting.
And so, when I did my craft room, I knew this was the perfect opportunity to try on my "Lazy Painting" technique without causing much damage. After all, I am PLANNING to re-paint our laundry cabinets and the entire basement kitchen cabinets. So what better way than to start out small and inconsipicuously with my craft room cabinets!
The materials I used are these...
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| Along with brushes of course ;-) |
1) PRIME, PRIME, PRIME
I love this product! Covered all the holes and small scratches easily. And the best part about it, I DID NOT NEED TO DE-GLOSS! I actually bought a deglosser for back-up just in case the primer didn't cut it, but IT DID! The de-glosser went back to Lowe's the next day.
I waited about half a day before I applied my actual paint, but really, this primer dried up in an hour!
2) PAINT AWAY
LESSON LEARNED: If your going to paint this 'LAZY way', I should have bought a better brush.
I can see the lines from my Dollar store brush. :-(
I can see the lines from my Dollar store brush. :-(
3) TAPE
I did not remove my cabinets from their spot, so I had to tape around the walls and edges in order for me to prime and paint properly.
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| you can see the streaks from my cheap brush here |
We are pleased with the results ( my husband actually wanted to start painting our basement cabinets right away!) But I am not sure if the results would be as good if we used a glossier paint finish.
The next cabinet I'm painting is this one...
The next cabinet I'm painting is this one...
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| Yellow maple has got to go |
... before we paint MORE cabinets.
I'm painting it black, so I may have to get my primer tinted grey and see.
Anyway, I'll let you know how I do, once I get to it. :-)
I'm painting it black, so I may have to get my primer tinted grey and see.
Anyway, I'll let you know how I do, once I get to it. :-)
Have a Great Weekend & Happy Painting!!!!
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