Allkyd paint vs Chalk Paint/Kitchen Cabinets
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7 years agoSophie, my painter said he was going to sand, degloss, paint with allkyd (?) paint...sprayed on because I don't want brush marks of course. What is a catalyzed varnish? Here is a picture of part of my kitchen...it's really nice and I don't want to screw it up, but it's very dark and depressing and want to brighten it up with creamy white cabinetry.
Cabinets by Design, I'm having someone come tomorrow to talk about using chalk paint. She has done a few kitchens and is bringing me samples. My husband is very leery of this method...he's not sure it will hold up. I'm very confused.
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7 years agoI ended up going with a company called n-Hance. I believe they use an alkyd finish and everything was sprayed. I'm very happy with the result. I went with no glazing although that was an option
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