Hey guys,
Having never done this before, would love to get some ideas as to the process of where to start and what products to go with. We have lighter honey-gold colored cabinets that need to be redone. They are fading and are just plain ugly. We probably would want to get a darker colored stain - should we just go with the Rustoleum Transformations Dark Color cabinet kit? What's the best way to pick colors btw? Are there template sheets at Homedepot or Lowes that they can give for the different colored stains?
And as far as everything we need to do and steps, would it look something like:
1) Remove all cabinet doors/drawers
2) Sand the faces of the doors and drawers
3) Apply the stain kit (presumably this would include finish and everything too?)
Any tips and suggestions for a noob would be great. TIA!
EDIT: actually with that Rustoleum kit it sounds like you get the color mixed at Home Depot/Lowes after buying the kit? And also there's no need to sand the cabinetry - you just apply the deglosser and use the provided tools. So it's sort of a "one-stop shop" - does that sound about right? And is this really the best way to go? Or is it better just to buy the components independently like the deglosser, paint, and [presumably] the finish/sealer? And do you paint the insides of the cabinets as well?
I'm also wondering if we should install new hinges too, as the ones on it are pretty old-looking.