Thank you so much Debra! Your comments make my day!

gail

Susan,

Thanks for your sweet comment. That’s a great question about the feel of the finished project. In my opinion any and all chalk paint is very flat and rough feeling, that is why it needs to be sealed in some way–to keep it from scratching off. I painted my cabinets FIVE years ago and used semi-gloss paint and have loved them ever since. So, that tells you that I am a big fan of a semi sheen. I’m not a glossy person at all.
The best advice I can give you regardless of what road you take is PATIENCE. Paint takes a long time to fully cure. I left my cabinet doors off for a long, long time to allow that natural process to take place.
As far as I know, wax over chalk(y) paint would get you back in business the fastest, but it’s a LOT of work. I would recommend using a buffer instead of doing it by hand.
Poly would be great too, but it’s a little tricky and may yellow the color slightly. (if a light color is done)

If I were to do cabinets again, I would probably do them the same way I did back in the day. It was a lot of work, but it’s held up soooo well. You can see my tutorial here: https://www.myrepurposedlife.com/2010/12/how-to-paint-oak-cabinets.html

I sure hope some of this rambling helps you make a decision.

good luck!
gail

Thanks for your sweet comment. That’s a great question about the feel of the finished project. In my opinion any and all chalk paint is very flat and rough feeling, that is why it needs to be sealed in some way–to keep it from scratching off. I painted my cabinets FIVE years ago and used semi-gloss paint and have loved them ever since. So, that tells you that I am a big fan of a semi sheen. I’m not a glossy person at all.
The best advice I can give you regardless of what road you take is PATIENCE. Paint takes a long time to fully cure. I left my cabinet doors off for a long, long time to allow that natural process to take place.
As far as I know, wax over chalk(y) paint would get you back in business the fastest, but it’s a LOT of work. I would recommend using a buffer instead of doing it by hand.
Poly would be great too, but it’s a little tricky and may yellow the color slightly. (if a light color is done)

If I were to do cabinets again, I would probably do them the same way I did back in the day. It was a lot of work, but it’s held up soooo well. You can see my tutorial here: https://www.myrepurposedlife.com/2010/12/how-to-paint-oak-cabinets.html

I sure hope some of this rambling helps you make a decision.

good luck!
gail

Susan,

Thanks for your sweet comment. That’s a great question about the feel of the finished project. In my opinion any and all chalk paint is very flat and rough feeling, that is why it needs to be sealed in some way–to keep it from scratching off. I painted my cabinets FIVE years ago and used semi-gloss paint and have loved them ever since. So, that tells you that I am a big fan of a semi sheen. I’m not a glossy person at all.
The best advice I can give you regardless of what road you take is PATIENCE. Paint takes a long time to fully cure. I left my cabinet doors off for a long, long time to allow that natural process to take place.
As far as I know, wax over chalk(y) paint would get you back in business the fastest, but it’s a LOT of work. I would recommend using a buffer instead of doing it by hand.
Poly would be great too, but it’s a little tricky and may yellow the color slightly. (if a light color is done)

If I were to do cabinets again, I would probably do them the same way I did back in the day. It was a lot of work, but it’s held up soooo well. You can see my tutorial here: https://www.myrepurposedlife.com/2010/12/how-to-paint-oak-cabinets.html

I sure hope some of this rambling helps you make a decision.

good luck!
gail

Susan,

Thanks for your sweet comment. That’s a great question about the feel of the finished project. In my opinion any and all chalk paint is very flat and rough feeling, that is why it needs to be sealed in some way–to keep it from scratching off. I painted my cabinets FIVE years ago and used semi-gloss paint and have loved them ever since. So, that tells you that I am a big fan of a semi sheen. I’m not a glossy person at all.
The best advice I can give you regardless of what road you take is PATIENCE. Paint takes a long time to fully cure. I left my cabinet doors off for a long, long time to allow that natural process to take place.
As far as I know, wax over chalk(y) paint would get you back in business the fastest, but it’s a LOT of work. I would recommend using a buffer instead of doing it by hand.
Poly would be great too, but it’s a little tricky and may yellow the color slightly. (if a light color is done)

If I were to do cabinets again, I would probably do them the same way I did back in the day. It was a lot of work, but it’s held up soooo well. You can see my tutorial here: https://www.myrepurposedlife.com/2010/12/how-to-paint-oak-cabinets.html

I sure hope some of this rambling helps you make a decision.

good luck!
gail

Thanks for your sweet comment. That’s a great question about the feel of the finished project. In my opinion any and all chalk paint is very flat and rough feeling, that is why it needs to be sealed in some way–to keep it from scratching off. I painted my cabinets FIVE years ago and used semi-gloss paint and have loved them ever since. So, that tells you that I am a big fan of a semi sheen. I’m not a glossy person at all.
The best advice I can give you regardless of what road you take is PATIENCE. Paint takes a long time to fully cure. I left my cabinet doors off for a long, long time to allow that natural process to take place.
As far as I know, wax over chalk(y) paint would get you back in business the fastest, but it’s a LOT of work. I would recommend using a buffer instead of doing it by hand.
Poly would be great too, but it’s a little tricky and may yellow the color slightly. (if a light color is done)

If I were to do cabinets again, I would probably do them the same way I did back in the day. It was a lot of work, but it’s held up soooo well. You can see my tutorial here: https://www.myrepurposedlife.com/2010/12/how-to-paint-oak-cabinets.html

I sure hope some of this rambling helps you make a decision.

good luck!
gail

Thanks for your sweet comment. That’s a great question about the feel of the finished project. In my opinion any and all chalk paint is very flat and rough feeling, that is why it needs to be sealed in some way–to keep it from scratching off. I painted my cabinets FIVE years ago and used semi-gloss paint and have loved them ever since. So, that tells you that I am a big fan of a semi sheen. I’m not a glossy person at all.
The best advice I can give you regardless of what road you take is PATIENCE. Paint takes a long time to fully cure. I left my cabinet doors off for a long, long time to allow that natural process to take place.
As far as I know, wax over chalk(y) paint would get you back in business the fastest, but it’s a LOT of work. I would recommend using a buffer instead of doing it by hand.
Poly would be great too, but it’s a little tricky and may yellow the color slightly. (if a light color is done)

If I were to do cabinets again, I would probably do them the same way I did back in the day. It was a lot of work, but it’s held up soooo well. You can see my tutorial here: https://www.myrepurposedlife.com/2010/12/how-to-paint-oak-cabinets.html

I sure hope some of this rambling helps you make a decision.

good luck!
gail

Thanks for your sweet comment. That’s a great question about the feel of the finished project. In my opinion any and all chalk paint is very flat and rough feeling, that is why it needs to be sealed in some way–to keep it from scratching off. I painted my cabinets FIVE years ago and used semi-gloss paint and have loved them ever since. So, that tells you that I am a big fan of a semi sheen. I’m not a glossy person at all.
The best advice I can give you regardless of what road you take is PATIENCE. Paint takes a long time to fully cure. I left my cabinet doors off for a long, long time to allow that natural process to take place.
As far as I know, wax over chalk(y) paint would get you back in business the fastest, but it’s a LOT of work. I would recommend using a buffer instead of doing it by hand.
Poly would be great too, but it’s a little tricky and may yellow the color slightly. (if a light color is done)

If I were to do cabinets again, I would probably do them the same way I did back in the day. It was a lot of work, but it’s held up soooo well. You can see my tutorial here: https://www.myrepurposedlife.com/2010/12/how-to-paint-oak-cabinets.html

I sure hope some of this rambling helps you make a decision.

good luck!
gail

Susan,

Thanks for your sweet comment. That’s a great question about the feel of the finished project. In my opinion any and all chalk paint is very flat and rough feeling, that is why it needs to be sealed in some way–to keep it from scratching off. I painted my cabinets FIVE years ago and used semi-gloss paint and have loved them ever since. So, that tells you that I am a big fan of a semi sheen. I’m not a glossy person at all.
The best advice I can give you regardless of what road you take is PATIENCE. Paint takes a long time to fully cure. I left my cabinet doors off for a long, long time to allow that natural process to take place.
As far as I know, wax over chalk(y) paint would get you back in business the fastest, but it’s a LOT of work. I would recommend using a buffer instead of doing it by hand.
Poly would be great too, but it’s a little tricky and may yellow the color slightly. (if a light color is done)

If I were to do cabinets again, I would probably do them the same way I did back in the day. It was a lot of work, but it’s held up soooo well. You can see my tutorial here: https://www.myrepurposedlife.com/2010/12/how-to-paint-oak-cabinets.html

I sure hope some of this rambling helps you make a decision.

good luck!
gail