kitchen cabinets?

Posted March 31st, 2009

lauriecl@rogers.com asked: I have white melamine kitchen cabinets, any suggestions on what I can use to get them really clean, they are losing their white colour and fading.

How/where to install kitchen cabinets: directly on wood subfloor or on the tile?

Posted March 31st, 2009

mtnhrdgr2 asked: My kitchen has been gutted. The walls, the electrical, and the wood subfloor has been preped. Should the base cabinets be installed directly onto the wood subfloor (my house has a 3 to 4 foot crawl space…not concrete slab), or should the kitchen floor be tiled first and then install the base cabinets [...]

How do I paint over Kitchen Cabinets that are glazed with Polyurethane?

Posted March 26th, 2009

Steven Y asked: The kitchen cabinets have a glaze on them. I want to paint them a different color. The cabinets are for a school cafeteria so it doesn’t have to be perfect. What is the cheapest way to paint them over? Should I sand it first?

How do you remove paint from kitchen cabinets?

Posted March 25th, 2009

shygirl asked: I have painted my kitchen cabinets twice in last 4 years and I’m ready to change the color again. However since I have 2 layers of paint on the cabinets it’s starting to chip, so I want to paint them again but I think I need to remove all that other old [...]

Can I restain kitchen cabinets to a darker stain once they have already been stained?

Posted March 24th, 2009

Rose S asked: I stained my kitchen cabinets with a poly-stain blend. I didn’t stain-test an area and I don’t like the color and now I am paying for it. I would like the color to be darker. Can I lightly sand the cabinet surface and use a wood conditioner to soften [...]

What color should I paint my kitchen cabinets?

Posted March 18th, 2009

Paige asked: I am getting unfinished cabinets so that I can paint them. My kitchen is a blank slate, I just don’t know what to do! I have hardwood floors, lots of windows. I don’t even know what color to paint my walls. I would like to have some color in [...]

kitchen cabinets - 1/4 sawn white oak with a black rubbing stain is what I saw and loved. Would red oak work?

Posted March 15th, 2009

bibliobethica asked: This is for our lower cabinets and drawers in our new kitchen. The cabinet guy wants us to use red oak rather than white. We asked for a sample from him. Has anyone seen the red oak stained black? What do you experienced woodworkers think?

How do I clean my wood kitchen cabinets?

Posted March 14th, 2009

karen c asked: I have these old kitchen cabinets that I’d like to clean, but everything I try using doesnt take off this gummy dirt that has collected. The dirt is around the areas where everyone is opening the cabinet doors. Ive tried using a small scrubby but that was a big no no because [...]

Do kitchen cabinets come in 17 inch width or will I have to make them?

Posted March 13th, 2009

HRLady asked: I am adding some cabinets to my kitchen along a wall that has dimensions of 84 inches long by 17 inches deep. I want to add more cabinets and a desk area. I want to know if stores like home depot or lowes have these prefab or if I’ll have to [...]

How will my kitchen cabinets look like this?

Posted March 10th, 2009

SuzieQ92 asked: We can’t afford new cabinets and we want to lighten our kitchen cabinets. They are stained a dark brown color. We plan to prime and paint whether we do just the doors or all of the cabinets. We considered leaving the cabinets the brown color they are now and painting the [...]