Painting Gray Walls

Did you know that some companies actually hire professionals to paint the gray walls of your kitchen and bathroom? You could try and do it yourself but this might be more time consuming. Why pay for someone to paint your gray walls if they can easily achieve the same look using their own products. What is important is that you get a professional to put their name on the job to make sure that your kitchen or bathroom to get the same looks.

Do you realize that almost all of the cabinets have been painted with one or more colors over them? The first thing that you need to do is to remove these cabinets from their bases. If you don't remove them, they will create an ugly surface when the base paint has been applied.

Once the cabinets are removed you need to get rid of any decorations or covers that are on them. You will not be able to reapply these if they are going to be painted. You may also want to take out the handles on your drawers and cabinets and also any knobs or pulls on your cabinets.

Next you need to get ready to paint your cabinets. Most home improvement stores offer spray paints that are specially formulated for kitchen cabinets. These can be applied using a dry brush method. For most cabinets a thin coat of a paint primer is enough.

There are a few things that you will need to prepare before you apply the paint. You will need to have some plastic sheeting or tile and some plastic sheets or other plastic material to place under the base coats. This will help protect the area that you are painting from damage from the water as well as the sun.

Another thing that you will need to prepare before painting your kitchen's cabinets is a good quality siding. Siding should be a heavy gauge aluminum, copper or fiber cement. Aluminum siding will last a very long time while the other two will not withstand the harsh elements of the elements in your home.

Some companies that specialize in painting the gray walls of your kitchen and bathroom offer wood siding. You may have to purchase the wood and then paint it yourself because there are many more problems than just the gray wall that you need to address.

As far as how to paint the gray walls of your kitchen and bathroom it is easy to learn if you go online and search for information on how to paint your gray walls. There are many techniques that you can use, so take your time to find the right ones.

Look for websites that offer tips and tools that will help you choose the right color or shade of paint for your kitchen or bathroom. There are also sites that will tell you how to put up the bases for your cabinets. Once you have the bases ready it is easy to follow the tips and materials that they give you to complete the project.

Using white cabinets that are stained white and applying a coat of gray primer is all that is needed to accomplish the look that you want. The cabinets can be painted over with one of the many premixed colors of paint that are available. They will not look as good as a custom color or even as good as the gray paint, but it is probably better to have a custom color than the unfinished one.

The difference between the gray walls of your kitchen and the gray walls of your bathroom can be quite dramatic. The look will be much more professional and more attractive.

If you decide to use unfinished cabinets then you will need to add in the cost of finishing them. This will give you a more affordable way to paint the gray walls of your kitchen and bathroom.