How to repaint a kitchen set with your own hands

The kitchen is the most comfortable place in the house. The whole family gathers in the evening for dinner after a working day in this room. The situation in the kitchen affects the mood of households, so uncomfortable repairs or shabby old furniture significantly spoil it. That is why it is important to tidy up the interior of the kitchen. The fastest way to refresh the atmosphere is to repaint the kitchen.

Which kitchen unit can be repainted

All MDF facades are subject to painting, except for the Kitchen with an acrylic panel.

Important! Facade repair itself requires skills and special care when working with milled and radius surfaces.

Paint selection

For repainting MDF facades, you can use acrylic and oil paints. Of course, it is slightly better to paint with an alkyd compound. In general, the best option for painting the kitchen is polyurethane paints and a primer. The water-based primer absorbs the top layer of the material well, thereby seating the loose surface of the wall. They become durable and very smooth. Such a coating is easy to grind, which at times reduces the consumption of the coloring composition.

Important! If a fairly old kitchen is being repaired, it is recommended to apply two coats of primer.

Polyurethane enamels have a wide selection of shades and varying degrees of brilliance and brightness. Differ:

• matte with the lowest degree of light reflection;
• semi-matte;
• semi-gloss look perfect on pastel shades;
• glossy is most in demand;
• High gloss provides almost gloss gloss and is suitable for saturated and bright tones.

Varnish is suitable for both acrylic and polyurethane. The first is completely transparent and colorless, with time they do not acquire a yellow tone, however, the second are more mechanically stable.

The choice of tools for painting

To paint a kitchen set you will need:

• old headset;
• Scotch;
• screwdriver;
• protective coating film;
• gloves
• white spirit (degreaser);
• several brushes;
• sandpaper;
• primer (alkyd or polyurethane);
• paint;
• varnish for topcoat.

Important! A 4-meter kitchen unit will need about 3 liters of paint.

Instructions on how to paint kitchen sets with your own hands

This is a very simple process, if you follow this master class, then the painting will take place quickly, efficiently and beautifully.

Preparation of tools and materials

To get started, you need to prepare: a brush tray, brushes themselves, sandpaper, roller, paint, primer and varnish.

Before starting, glue all the ceiling and floor skirtings, window openings with masking tape. Cover all furniture and the floor with covering material, put all the necessary tools on a cloth. So the room does not get dirty.

Surface preparation work

The kitchen must be protected from contamination by paint.

• The kitchen set must be washed and dried before the procedure. There should be no dirt, oil or dust on the doors, for a better result, walk through the white spirit throughout the headset.
• If you want to decorate the kitchen, then you can purchase curly brackets and baluster legs.
• Before the repair, it is necessary to glue the kitchen with vinyl and repair it if necessary. Fill all cracks and chips with furniture putty.
• If there is glass in the furniture, then they should be sealed with masking tape, the tabletop covered with a film, and the facade can not be removed, but it is more convenient to paint them on a horizontal surface.

After all protective manipulations it is necessary to apply an alkyd primer in 2 layers. This mixture will dry for about 12 hours. After each layer it is necessary to sand the surface with sandpaper, the surface will become flat and provide good adhesion to the coloring material.

Headset painting

The ideal option for painting is matte chalk paint, it will hide all the flaws, it is difficult to apply glossy evenly.

1. Apply the mixture in two layers, each dries for about 30 minutes, you can dry the facade with a hairdryer to speed up the process.
2. When using a brush with natural bristles, the facade will become more textured and interesting.
3. After painting, it is necessary to varnish the surface of the headset, also in two layers.

Important! Polyurethane varnish dries longer, smells strongly and unpleasantly, but creates a very durable coating.

DIY kitchen headset painting tips

There are several tricks for decorating an updated kitchen set:

• Instead of paint, you can choose a self-adhesive film for decoration, and its choice is very large both in color and texture.
• Instead of a film, photo wallpaper is often used, they are applied to the primer and then varnished.
• The decoupage technique looks beautiful. Special napkins and pictures are used. They must be glued to PVA glue and coated with colorless varnish.

The updated kitchen set will give you a great mood and bring a touch of freshness to the house.