Oak Cabinets Painted Dark Brown

Learn about our proven process for how to paint oak cabinets and hide the grain to achieve a completely smooth and professional finish.

Oak cabinets painted dark brown.

Go dark before the remodel this home truly was a golden oak palace the floors doors trim casing and cabinetry were all the exact same shade of golden oak needless to say the matchy matchy trend has passed as with most projects we wanted to utilize as much of the high quality material as possible while still transforming the kitchen entirely. It is an incredibly rich shade of gray that works with a broad range of contrasting materials with light and bright finishes for instance picture dark charcoal wall with honey toned oak wood cabinets with brushed brass. Paint doesn t adhere to the finished surface as easily and will often peel off or chip. The dark grey cabinets don t feel overbearing but rather inviting and riveting.

Makes my space look smaller. You know how in fashion black is slimming. Well it s true for black painted cabinets in my kitchen as well. If you are looking to appease your dark side give in to this decadent shade of charcoal by farrow and ball down pipe.

With an open layout and oversized island this expansive modern kitchen feels anything but stuffy. This doesn t bother some people one bit. I use it all the time on painted projects. When you paint oak cabinets white the grain texture remains very apparent.

Now for the reasons i think my choice to use black in the kitchen was awful 1. Solid wood kitchen cabinets are a dream to paint you can read all about how i painted our solid oak cabinets without priming or sanding in this post. Many men and some women will say but it s wood you can t paint wood and this is where i hand them a scotch on the rocks and calmly repeat just because it s wood doesn t mean it s. Secondly this chalky finish paint i used on my cabinets has held up really well.

Unfortunately engineered cupboards that aren t solid wood aren t as easy to paint. Oak cabinet update idea. Instead of fresh classic white cabinets to me they look like dated oak cabinets that are trying to hide behind white paint. How to paint oak cabinets using a brush and roller if you don t mind a little of the oak grain showing after the cabinets are painted you can skip the steps above for filling in the oak grain and use the steps below to paint your oak cabinets using a good quality paint brush and roller.

The light gray walls a popular kitchen paint color for dark cabinets provide subtle contrast and keep the room feeling bright and airy.