I painted my island ebony to match my table.
Chalk paint painting melamine kitchen cabinets before and after.
I m trying to work on figure out the topcoat.
I did polycrylic the kitchen table and it s not as hard a top coat as i would have preferred and there.
It makes the paint go on more smoothly and evenly so less brush strokes.
If you want to make your small kitchen feel larger a basic color scheme could be the answer.
Painted melamine base cabinets.
You will have to do more layers but it helped me so much to obtain a smooth finish.
I also painted a thin layer of clear shellac over the wood before painting with the chalk paint.
So far so good.
I m painting the rest an espresso color.
I would definitely recommend chalk paint if you are considering painting your cabinets as it s so easy to use and provides a great end result we got the look of a brand new kitchen for just a fraction of the price by choosing to paint our cabinets instead of gut the whole thing.
If you haven t seen the rest of allison s home makeover check out the post here here and here.
I love chalk paint.
I don t want to wax.
I ve got a few more secrets from allison s kitchen coming up later this week.
The details in the lighting and kitchen rug are more visible with a black and white background.
The before and after of these chalk painted cabinets clearly show how open the room feels.
I love chalk painting my kitchen cabinets.