Kitchen Renovation- Cabinets

Cabinets are the most important feature of any kitchen. They decide the layout of the kitchen as well as dictate where major appliances will go. When I bought my house, I had built in cabinets that were still very sturdy and fit the kitchen well. The main problem was they had been covered with about 10 layers of paint and need some work.

To start my renovation I decided to strip all the paint off the fronts and completely dispose of the doors. There are many products that will help to strip the paint, I went with a gel based stripper that worked pretty well. About halfway through the job I switched to a hot air gun which really worked. Make sure you have a good, stout scraping knife to get everything off.

To get the last areas of paint off I used heavy grit sandpaper and a Dremel tool. Once everything has reached the bare wood, I switched to a belt sander and fine sandpaper to smooth all the surfaces.

Just a heads up, but stripping paint off installed cabinets is time consuming kitchen renovation. If at all possible, remove the cabinets to strip them.