Sooty
journeyman
Reged: 22/07/2008
Posts: 69
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Hi All
I have Ikea Tidaholm oak cabinets with matching oak worktop in my kitchen, inherited from the previous owners.I plan to change the kitchen and perhaps build and extension in a couple of years but for the time being I need to give it a facelift. The worktop is in a very bad state and I don't like the doors as the oak is a little too orange for me. I was just wondering how easy it would be to paint the doors. I would like to paint them a cream colour, what would I need to do to the doors in order to prepare them and what sort of paint would I need to use ? Also with regards to the worktop, how can I go about improving its look, do I sand it down and varnish or oil it? will I need a sanding machine? I am just a bit worried that it might come out looking worse than it does now and a bit Blue Peterish. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!
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dickyryan
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Reged: 25/07/2008
Posts: 265
Loc: Camberley in Surrey
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Worktop - sand it down with a palm sander - hire one if you have to. Once you've got it all completely the same colour and with all the dents/nicks sorted out (in other words disappear!) then oil the worktop - 6-12 times witha day's drying in between each coat will do the job and leave them in tip top condition - howdens do the worktop oil.
If the cabinets are wooden doors rather than just a veneer then sand them down to remove top layer of varnish, roughen up the surface and provide a key for the paint - then prime the doors using wood primer (quick drying will suffice) then two coats of yr desired finish - use acrylic eggshell if you can it's easier to apply than gloss or solvent eggshell.
If veneer doors then use esp primer to roughen up the surface then apply directly yr desired finish.
Will take you bloody ages - good luck!
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lindsay
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Reged: 06/09/2007
Posts: 1486
Loc: here or there
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Forget all that - way too much hard work and will never look as good as all the effort will deserve!
I've got the tidaholm too (i'm waiting to get some nice flat oak doors) but mine is toned down with a pale grey corian worktop, dark grey floors, white walls and 2 large windows. It sounds like your main problem is that you've just got too much of the same colour.
I'd recommend you replace the cupboard doors with plain white ones (leave the drawers and side panels as is) - Ikea have a few different white ones so there's bound to be one style you like and buying doors only is relatively inexpensive.
If the worktop is solid wood, you could rub it back and then use a coloured oil/wax on it. Osmo do a range of colours and you can mix them to create your perfect shade.
If it's a laminate type worktop, you're pretty much stuck with it unless you want to cover it with something like rubber or zinc but that might be more expensive than getting a new one.
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cheesypeas
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Reged: 16/01/2008
Posts: 133
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We had a similar problem in our old house and we used a special kitchen paint by Crown. Not sure if it's still available but we just cleaned the cupboard doors, slapped the paint on and it looked great for the couple of years we needed it to. I'm not sure if crown still do the paint, but there must be similar products around. Sorry can't help with the worktop as we didn't change ours, painting the cupboard doors made the worktops look better too if that makes sense.
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Sooty
journeyman
Reged: 22/07/2008
Posts: 69
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Thank you all for your great advice. I also googled and it seems that the consensus is that for the best result I should sand down the wood, then sugar soap the surfaces, apply International brand primer followed by a light sanding then 2 coats of F&B oil based eggshell. It all seems very long winded and it is quite a large kitchen with a lot of units so I am wondering whether to take the plunge or go with Lindsays suggestion, the only problem is I am not sure ikea have a door style that would go with the sort of light terracotta colour tilesI have on the wall, I like the white gloss but it might look wrong with the rest of the room. I will try to post a picture so you can see what I am on about.
Of course the other problem with painting them is when to find the time with a 4 year old and a 2 year old under my feet!!!`
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Sooty
journeyman
Reged: 22/07/2008
Posts: 69
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Hi all
I took the plunge and painted all my cupboards, plinths and panels in farrow and ball "new white" which is a fresh cream colour.They have come out very well. I am now wondering what colour to do the walls and wall tiles. It is quite a large room with lots of light from 3 big windows, french doors, a further glazed door and 2 velux windows in the vaulted ceiling, so no shortage of natural light! The floors are tiled, not sure exactly what they are but are a sort of creamy colour with a slight apricot tinge. I was thinking of using the bevelled metro tiles in a slightly larger size than the standard ones in a sort of off white colour, what would then be a good colour for the walls? I don't want it to end up too cream. The worktops are medium dark oak. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
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