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kitchen cabinets? 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.

Kitchen Cabinets? Need some help. Just got a house and the previous owner painted the kitchen cabinets black. The drawers and doors are painted a beige color. How do I paint over the black? (They also painted the back of a bedroom door black too!) Can I sand down the cabinets and get all the paint off, or should I just try to cover them. They painted the walls in the kitchen a sage green and put up a border with grapes on it. :( I would like it to all be either white or back to the natural wood. Any suggestions?

Kitchen cabinets? If I buy new cabinet fronts for the kitchen and sand down the base -- will the stain look the same?

Should my kitchen cabinets go all the way to ceiling? I have a small kitchen 8ft x 13ft with 9.5ft ceiling in a home built in 1926. I am looking at white wood cabinets with inset doors/drawers and a farm house sink. I like the idea of the bottom wall cabinets to be 36" and then top them with 18" cabinets with glass inserts. Finished with crown molding to match the rest of the house. My question is...Since the space is so small should the cabinets go to all the way to ceiling, or would it make it look like a library?

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

When should floor kitchen cabinets be screwed to the wall if at all? Should kitchen floor cabinets be screwed to the wall when installing? We just finished installing the wall cabinets. The floor cabinets are level. We have shemed the cabinets. Any suggestions? Do we need to wait until we have our counter tops installed?

We need to rearrange kitchen cabinets, but want to reuse them. How do we do this without destroying them? We had to reroute plumbing in kitchen from inside to outside wall, therefore must move sink, dishwasher, and cabinets and countertops that go with them. We don't have money for new cabinets, but realize we may need new countertops. How do we detatch cabinets and move them without tearing them up? They're cheap, stock cabinets put in by investors who flipped house before we bought it. Unsure if screwed and/or glued in. Thanks.

Are the kitchen cabinets at LOWES prestained from the store much different than custom made cabinets? a guy gave me an estimate of 7,000 to redo my kitchen including sink and countertops. i am wondering how much different they are than the ones you just go and pick up at lowes and hang up. i really want the custom oak cabinets but 7,000 seem high on a 140,000 house i paid what the appraisal was and was built in 1975. and has popcorn ceilings the 7,000 dollar estimate was custom oak cabinets he was going to make and the solid surface countertops and solid surface sink thanks

How/where to install kitchen cabinets: directly on wood subfloor or on the tile? 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 on top of the tile? What is the proper way to do it? Thanks in advance for your answers.

Should I replace my kitchen cabinets or just the cabinet doors? We live in a 100 year old house (and the kitchen cabinets look it). We are planning on selling in a few months and want to update the kitchen. Should we replace the cabinets or just the doors? BTW it's a small kitchen - it's an L shape 5 feet x 6 feet.

Opinions about kitchen cabinets made in China? I have an opportunity to purchase for a good price. Thanks? Are the Kitchen cabinets made in China of a good, great or poor quality? Does anyone have Chinese kitchen cabinets? The showroom looks good, but I don't know how they are in reality.

What color kitchen cabinets would look good with steely gray walls? I have decided to paint my kitchen walls a steely gray color and I also plan on sanding down and refinishing the cabinets. I was going to refinish them in a dark cherry but I am not sure if they would compliment the steely gray?? What color would you suggest? Floor and countertops are still undecided. We are completely regutting our kitchen

How will my kitchen cabinets look like this? 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 doors off-white/cream. We will use black knobs, drawer pulls and hinges. How do you think this will look? Please tell me the reason behind your answer and don't just say that you think it will look good or bad. Thanks! Thanks! So what if we painted the upper cabinets cream and do black hardware and leave the lower cabinets wood and do the same black hardware? That was my husband's first choice.

How do I mount kitchen cabinets on a concrete block wall? I have a duplex that was built in the early sixties, it is a concrete block house. I am getting ready to install new kitchen cabinets and I have run into a dilemma, that being 2 of the walls that have cabinets on them are plasterboard over the exterior block. What is the best way to mount them without having to worry about them falling off the wall. I was thinking of using Tapcon screws but I'm worries about how they will look. Any advice would be wonderful. thanks in advance all.

What color would you paint the kitchen cabinets to go with green granite? We have a small kitchen so we do not want to go dark, and right now our cabinets are a light wood color but their is no contrast. We just installed new slate tile floor in the kitchen so now we are stuck with ugly cabinets. HELP?

What do I use to clean kitchen cabinets? cleaning kitchen cabinets - please help - just purchase a home from a previous owner and the kitchen cabinets needs cleaning. i'm not sure what to use. Thank you all in advance.

How do I make stinky kitchen cabinets non-stinky? i have brand new solid wood kitchen cabinets that was installed about a month ago. prob is, they're stinky. my guess is, from the solvents used to bind the wood together. i've already tried leaving baking soda inside the cabinets for 2 weeks to no avail. i'm at my wit's end here and can't stand the stinkies anymore. help please!

How do I paint my kitchen cabinets and add a wood grain finish to them? I want to paint my kitchen cabinets a dark cherry oak with a faux wood grain. I have heard that I need to buy 3 colors - 1) a darker color for the base, 2) a middle color for the wood grain, and 3) a light color for the finish. Do I paint the cabinet the base color, then use the wood graining tool to paint the middle color, and then finally finish it with the lightest color.

How do I paint over Kitchen Cabinets that are glazed with Polyurethane? 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 I clean my wood kitchen cabinets? 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 it started to take off the finish. Any ideas on what will remove the dirt? I've tried murphy's oil soap and no luck with that. Tried goo gone also and that didn't work either. Also, the cabinets are a light color so you can see the dirt!

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

What color should I paint my kitchen cabinets? 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 my cabinets, I want them to be fun, but elegant. We live in the country in SC and my house is a little cottage (picket fence and all) Colors I already have in my kitchen are: my china is pink, my Kitchenaid is a pale yellow, my hoosier cabinet has some green in it. I really am a country type person, so modern looks like "black and white" won't work! I would like to use several colors if possible, and I will be doing some distressing. Let me know what you think, if you have interesting cabinets I would love to see pictures!

What is the cheap, yet attractive way to replace kitchen cabinets? I have these cabinets in a house that I bought that were made back in the 1980's (1984) and they are this white vinyl with wood trim on both ends of the cabinet doors, the insides are flimsy pre-fab material that is warped and water damaged. Needless to mention that they all need replacing... The appliances are okay, and have been updated, but will probably rip out when a new kitchen cabinets have been installed.. My question is this, Could I save money (I'm on a low budget), by buying some kind of attractive cabinetry (not necessarily for the just the kitchen, but something that is strong and durable and attractive), pay someone to install, and just buy a freestanding stove and microwave... Anyone have any different ideas on how to save on a much needed to be replaced kitchen??

Is it difficult to change the cabinets in a kitchen? I am looking at buying a townhome and the only thing I dislike about it is the kitchen cabinets (not a major issue obviously). I was wondering how difficult this would be. I have seen companies that do this and all they do is change out the doors of the cabinets and paint the rest. Would it be difficult to sand down the cabinets and stain them to the wood color I want and just change out the nobs? How would I go about doing this? Any tips or suggestions?

Where to buy the best stock kitchen cabinets? I have a condo that I am going to rent out and need to replace the kitchen cabinets. Where should I go to get the best deal on stock cabinets that look good, are durable, and are reasonably priced?

What color should I paint my kitchen cabinets and walls? Right everything is white in my kitchen including the appliances, cabinets, countertops, and walls. Right now there is just too much white in there. Should I just paint my walls or should I paint the cabinets, too? If so, what color?

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

What can I add to my kitchen to detract from the heavy grain in the hickory cabinets? When my new hickory kitchen cabinets were installed, I was extremely disappointed to see that the grain was very pronounced; so much more than the showroom display I loved. What changes can I make in the kitchen, without replacing the cabinets, that will soften the look of the cabinets? Overall my home is traditional, but not formal. These cabinets are too country for me! The floor is cherry. The stain on the cabinets is a medium shade, called dusk. The counter top is green laminate - I'm considering granite with flecks of brown and black.

How do you remove paint from kitchen cabinets? 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 paint. How do I go about?

anyone had problems with kitchen cabinets from home hardware? my 80year old mother bought kitchen cabinets from Home Hardware,they arrived damaged and defective from the factory-all of them.Home will not take them back.Head office will not help.Now an 80yr old lady is being forced to takel legal action!!!! These cabinets are made by Kitchen Craft and are the poorest quality I have seen .who else has this problem? CAN anyone help?

How to transition from kitchen cabinets to ceiling in mobile home? I installed regular kitchen cabinets that, in a regular house, would have crown molding at the top, in a mobile home with 7 ft ceilings. For the most part, they are flush against the ceiling but because the ceiling is uneven, there are gaps in places. How can I cover this? Crown molding is not an option because there is just no room for it.

How do I remove VERY old kitchen cabinets? My house is about 75 years old. I want to remodel my kitchen and I need help undertanding how to remove my old kitchen wall cabinets. They seem to not be screwed to the wall. I can tell the back wall of the shelves is the actual kitchen wall and not part of the cabinet. Do you think there is any harm in just getting a hammer and tearing it down without knowing anything else?

What color for kitchen cabinets is best? My furniture is black and the remaining will be painted black. My dining table off to the side of the kitchen is black and my chairs are white and the walls are beige. What color would work well for the kitchen cabinets?

How do I paint my kitchen cabinets? I have old wood kitchen cabinets, I can't afford to replace them so I want to paint them. They have wood stain on them...what is a cheap easy way to get the paint to stick?

Best way to renew my kitchen cabinets? I would like to know, what's the best way to "refresh" my kitchen's look by working on my cabinets? How many ways are there to change the look of my cabinets? Should I do some refinishing, painting, varnish? I currently have some washed maple cabinets and I would like the result to be something like a vibrant hazelnut. Please go into details as I am unfamiliar with the process. Thank you!

How do I refinish solid wood kitchen cabinets that have a factory white painted finish? I have white kitchen cabinets that have started to chip and are getting scratched up, I would like to refinish cabinets that need it and not the ones that don't. Is this feesible and how do you go about matching that factory paint job? Can you just sand a small area and paint it insted of the whole cabinet? Please Help....I'm sick of looking at ratty cabinets!!

How long would it take me to repaint kitchen cabinets, 2 walls and some other items? I am planning to fly up to my old town and do some painting work in my house that I have been trying to sell for some time. In particular, I'd like to repaint the kitchen cabinets, paint two 10 x 8 walls, and paint my wooden railings along the staircase. The kitchen is not particularly large (about 10-12 cabinet doors). I figure I'll have about 3 days total. Can I do this in this time? Are there any techniques to paint faster (like spay, sanding machine, etc)?

how do I find out how to build kitchen cabinets that would suit a log cabin? I want to build kitchen cabinets for a log home. I would like to look at pictures and have instructions for building either pine or pine log kitchen cabinets.

When choosing kitchen cabinets is oak sturdier and longer lasting than beechwood? I received two great offers for kitchen cabinets from two different installers. One is offering oak the other is offering beech. This is for rental units in middle income apartment units. I want the longer lasting option. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Is it ok to install kitchen cabinets in front of baseboard heating? Is it code? I have baseboard heating running along most of my kitchen and I need to install cabinets. I have no choice but to put the cabs right up ageainst the baseboard. The only alternative is to get central air installed, and that just isnt going to happen. Also, Having a plumber move the pipes are out of the question.

What is the best thing to line kitchen cabinets and drawers? We just had new cabinets installed in our kitchen. Before I start putting dishes back in, what should I use to line the cabinets and drawers? Fred - Is floor vinyl self-adhesive? Will I be able to get it off if I want to in a few years? Is it difficult to cut?

What cleaner to wash kitchen cabinets with before painting them? i am going to be painting my kitchen cabinets but need to wash them first. what popular cleaner can i use to properly clean my cabinets before painting? thanks in advance!

Do I Get My Kitchen Tiled Before Or After I Have My New Kitchen Cabinets Put In? Im a bit confused about what is the best way to do my kitchen. Do I remove the old kitchen cabinets and have the floor tiled and then put new cabinets on top. Or do I remove and have the new kitchen fitted. Then have the kitchen floor tiled last. I dont know what to do. im a bit of a newbie when it comes to diy. The tiles I havent decided whether to use porcelain or cermaic. So if someone also knows whats best to use. I have 4 kids under 5 who can be heavy handed so must be able to stand the jumping and running of kids.

I'm redoing my kitchen with new kitchen cabinets and floor tile, Is it ok to tile under the cabinets? Essentially when I rip out all the cabinets should I tile the entire kitchen including where the new cabinets will sit or should I just tile under the stove/fridge/dishwasher etc.... What's the best way?

How do you remove fire stains from kitchen cabinets? My kitchen caught fire but the only damage caused were stains from the fire and smoke on my kitchen cabinets. If someone has any tips on how to remove these stains i would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

what are your opinions of IKEA kitchen cabinets and appliances? we are planning to remodel our kitchen with Ikea cabinets and appliances and would love any advice and opinions on them, Thank you. Also I would like to ask if anyone that has used them has children? Sometimes this can make a difference.

What color should i paint my kitchen cabinets? i want to paint my kitchen cabinets a pale color or something. my walls are cream colored. does anyone have an exact color choice from any of the top paint brands (behr, sherwin williams etc.) any basic color ideas?

what should i do with my kitchen cabinets? im planning to redo my kitchen cabinets. i would really want to give them a more modern and fresher look without using a large amount of money. what should i do to give them the look that i want?

How much should I expect to spend on new kitchen cabinets? I'm on a shoestring budget for our kitchen remodel. It is a tiny galley kitchen, with cabinets (top and bottom) running about 12.5 feet along one wall. Is it possible to find cabinets that would fit this space for under $2000 (including labor)? Thanks for any input! I should say - I don't care how plain and simple they are. Just going for a clean, updated look with no frills.

How to remove kitchen grease from wooden cabinets? The kitchen cabinets right above my stove are disgusting. The last people who lived here must have cooked a lot of really greasy food on the stove and now the cabinets right above it are gross with the residue. I'm not sure what I can use to remove the grease/oil/smoke residue that will be safe for the wood. Any ideas?

How to clean kitchen cabinets for grease? Our kitchen cabinets have accumulated grease over years what can I use to clean this?

What is the best finish for Kitchen cabinets for appearance and durability - Laquer or Polyurethane? Having new custom cherry cabinets made for our kitchen remodel. One cabinet maker uses laquer finish, another uses polyurethane. We're getting conflicting reports on which one is most beautiful and durable in a very busy kitchen. Which is best?

How should I handle painting my kitchen cabinets? My kitchen cabinets are painted in a white semi gloss paint. I want to change them to a white high gloss paint. Should I sand before using primer or should I just prime over the semi gloss paint? Thanks for any advice.

How can I strip my painted kitchen cabinets? I would prefer not to get new cabinets, BUT when I bought this house the previous owners had painted every kitchen cabinet and bathroom vanity by hand in white (totally sloppy). Would it be worth it to try and sand them down or just go for cabinet refacing? Thanks.