If you want to replace your hardware instead see our cabinet hardware buying guide for options.
Can you paint your old kitchen cabinets.
Then fill holes with the wood filler.
Painting over a dark finish with a light color is tougher and could require three coats.
If you plan on using new hardware that is a different size than the original you will have to fill the old hardware holes before painting.
If you re using roughly the same shade as the existing color two coats ought to do the job.
You re finally ready to paint.
If these are the issues you re dealing with you d actually be better off replacing your kitchen cabinets.
Break out a new brush for each coat.
If your hardware simply needs cleaning see refinishing and cleaning kitchen cabinets for instructions.
Apply tape to the back surface of the cabinet doors underneath those holes.
You might even get away with one.
Paint the cabinet boxes.
Instead of replacing your old kitchen cabinets make them new by repainting them.
Even the highest quality paint job can t revive cheap cabinets that have grown frail with age.
Thin veneers peel or delaminate particleboard cabinet bottoms or shelves sag or break and hanging rails come loose.
If your cabinets have any holes or gouges you will need to fill them.
If you re using your old hardware you can clean it or refinish it with spray paint for a new look.
Painting your kitchen cabinets is the single most transformative thing you can do to your kitchen without a gut renovation.