7 Tricks For Painting Your Bathroom Cabinets in Ottawa, Ontario

When you’re thinking about how to make your bathroom look better, you are almost guaranteed to think about the cabinets — they occupy a good amount of space in the bathroom and can really make the difference between an okay bathroom and a fantastic one.

Though some would have you believe that you have to put your cabinets out to the curb and get a new set, it’s not necessary — you can actually get your cabinets repainted and have them looking better than ever in just a relatively short amount of time.

Let’s look at and consider seven tricks for painting your bathroom cabinets in Ottawa, Ontario.

1. Choosing The Right Color

One of the most important considerations in painting your bathroom cabinets is going to be the color of the cabinets — or colors if you are going to choose one color and then a subsequent contrasting color.

There are numerous factors that go into the right color for your cabinets such as the kind of lighting that you will see in your bathroom (natural and artificial included) but of course, you should realize that you’re ultimately going to have to enjoy the color — so don’t just go off of what is popular in bathroom cabinets.

2. Sanding Before Painting

A key element to just about any interior painting job is going to be having a smooth surface upon which you will be painting, and a way to get the surface of your bathroom cabinets smoother is to sand them gently with a bit of sandpaper.

The thing about sanding your cabinets is that you’re not going to be intensely scrubbing the cabinets, you’re just going to be lightly sanding them so that the surface is smoother.

You can sand the surface before you apply primer and you can even sand in between coats — the smoother the surface, the better off you will ultimately be in your painting endeavors.

3. Cleaning The Sanding Dust

In painting your bathroom cabinets, you will notice that the process of sanding will bring about a lot of what is sometimes referred to as sanding dust.

It’s a necessary practice to make sure that you clean up all of the sanding dust that comes up from sanding because otherwise, you’re going to find yourself looking at that dust for a long time to come as it will deposit itself on the surface of your cabinets and be quite difficult to remove.

4. Wearing Protective Equipment

A bathroom painting job is going to be the kind of thing where you shouldn’t just go in wearing your normal clothes and without any sort of protective equipment.

Firstly, you should wear only the kind of clothing that you wouldn’t mind seeing ruined — you’re not going to be wearing your fanciest nicest clothing but also just nothing limited — just plain ordinary clothing.

Secondly, have a face mask available so that you’re not taking in the dust and fumes that come about during the painting process — and goggles to protect your eyes.

5. Making Good Use Of Drop Cloths

Speaking of protection, it’s a good idea to use drop cloths to protect the floors from the drips that paint will cause.

The problem with dripping paint is that it looks so small and inconsequential that some people will just not take steps to protect against them, and then are surprised when they find out that there’s paint on the floor and it’s hard to remove.

Better to have a drop cloth that can be cleaned or reused later for another painting project.

6. Use A Good Brush

If you’re looking to save money on your painting project there are many ways you can go, but going cheap on a paintbrush should absolutely not be one of them.

The problem with a cheap brush is that you’re going to have a harder time painting (it will be more difficult, that is) and bits of the brush might even come off while you are painting and end up in the paint itself.

7. Remove Hardware First

Lastly, you should absolutely remove the hardware from your bathroom cabinets prior to painting.

The chief issue is that having hardware on your cabinets makes it more difficult to paint — and you’re going to have to end up trying to paint around the hardware — so much easier to remove the hardware and put it back on later.

If you need help choosing the type of paint and painting your bathroom cabinets in your home in Ottawa, Ontario, our team at Millers’ Painting Company can help.

We offer free paint consultancy alongside high-quality residential and commercial painting services in Kanata, Nepean, Barrhaven, and Westboro areas of Ottawa, Ontario.

To get started with us, book a FREE estimate or call us on 613-979-5435

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