White Milk Paint On Oak Cabinets

Originally published on february 16 2014.

White milk paint on oak cabinets.

Last updated may 14 2020. Do not use any type of clear topcoat over white or light gf milk paint colors as it may cause yellowing when used over wood substrates gf milk paint is a premium self sealing finish and does not require a topcoat if you want a white paint with a higher sheen use gf white poly spray only or gf brushable white enamel instead darker colors can be top coated if a higher sheen is desired. But first a little recap. It goes with everything.

The cabinets at the cottage are finished. We successfully completed this project and painted our oak cabinets white over five years ago to achieve a smooth finish. When i started painting my cabinets i did not sand and i did not use primer. I applied two coats of oil based polyurethane by brush.

The milk paint is a custom mix of colors from the old fashioned milk paint company. Steamed milk has an lrv light reflectance value of 76. Here are 5 amazing paint colors to go with honey oak cabinets. My original tutorial on how to paint your cabinets with milk paint which you can read here has generated lots of interest within the past year and is actually becoming one of my most popular posts so i assume that many of you would like to know how durable they have proved to be over the course of 12 months.

For my cabinets it was general finishes milk paint. Today i m going to share my updated tutorial for how to paint oak cabinets and hide the grain. My project success is all about having found the best paint for kitchen cabinets. I was pretty.

General finishes milk paint is a premium water based interior exterior acrylic paint formulated with zero voc colorants. The milk paint itself does well in my experience without a topcoat functionally but the poly gives it a nice bit of sheen. This photo was taken after the kitchen had been in use for 12 years. When painting antique white over oak or similar colors i apply at least 4 coats to get good coverage.

I was covering my 1960 s orange oak cabinets with snow white general finishes milk paint. I took this picture after 3 coats of the milk paint. It s a tall order. Snow white our time honored snow white is a pure bright white created to bring unity to living spaces and provide a clean simple look.

Sherwin williams classifies it as a light color. Now i d love to brag about it and claim it was all my decorating genius and magic touch but i ve got to be humble and give props to the true hero of the story. What happened when i didn t sand. Steamed milk sw7554 steamed milk by sherwin williams is one of my all time favorite paint colors.

The ultimate test of milk paint you could say. Milk painted upper cabinets cherry bases.