I don't want to paint the whole room, just the cabinets, it would only take like two cans of paint, they're shit brown in color and it looks like there has been years of grime splattered on them. I'll post pictures later if I can.
Talk to the landlord and if he/she says it's ok to paint just make sure you get it in writing before you do it (include the paint color in your written proof)
The landlord won't be in until tomorrow, so I'll have to wait until then to call her, but it would be such a vast improvement from what it looks like now to just paint them white; I don't see why she would make us paint them brown again before we moved.
Quoting rayroe2:
I hate my kitchen too...the renter before us redid it and now there holes in the floors and behind the cabinets and rodents get in. Lucky my cat gets them before they get into anything but its gross and nasty and I can't wait to move
Is it sticky grime (cooking grease over the years)? For that grime, clean it with ammonia--not water and ammonia, full strength, wicked awful stuff. Open as many windows as possible with fans blowing out. If it is really bad, wash with it, let it sit wet, then wash some more-- sometimes it peels off in a sheet if it is really bad.
Quoting bad_mama2011:This is what all the cabinets look like in our kitchen, a dark ugly brown, but you can't see all the gunk on them in this picture. I think maybe this one doesn't have much gunk on it because it's the furthest from the stove, but I would probably have to sand it before I painted it because it won't come off when I scrub it.
The landlord won't be in until tomorrow, so I'll have to wait until then to call her, but it would be such a vast improvement from what it looks like now to just paint them white; I don't see why she would make us paint them brown again before we moved.
Quoting BKozICan:Is it sticky grime (cooking grease over the years)? For that grime, clean it with ammonia--not water and ammonia, full strength, wicked awful stuff. Open as many windows as possible with fans blowing out. If it is really bad, wash with it, let it sit wet, then wash some more-- sometimes it peels off in a sheet if it is really bad.
Quoting bad_mama2011:This is what all the cabinets look like in our kitchen, a dark ugly brown, but you can't see all the gunk on them in this picture. I think maybe this one doesn't have much gunk on it because it's the furthest from the stove, but I would probably have to sand it before I painted it because it won't come off when I scrub it.
The landlord won't be in until tomorrow, so I'll have to wait until then to call her, but it would be such a vast improvement from what it looks like now to just paint them white; I don't see why she would make us paint them brown again before we moved.
Looks like the dark brown cabinets I had in my first house - with bright orange counter tops (think of The Brady Bunch kitchen) and light pink/blue wall paper LOL.....
Please check with the landlord before doing anything, you don't want him to charge you for "damages" when you move just because it's different. What about a degreaser? You could ask at the hardware store, they would (or should) know if it would strip the finish off.
The paint won't stick unless it is cleaned. It will either bead or bubble.
Quoting bad_mama2011:
That's why I would rather just paint over it because it might take off the finish if I use something too strong and it's STILL UGLY! Lol
Quoting BKozICan:Is it sticky grime (cooking grease over the years)? For that grime, clean it with ammonia--not water and ammonia, full strength, wicked awful stuff. Open as many windows as possible with fans blowing out. If it is really bad, wash with it, let it sit wet, then wash some more-- sometimes it peels off in a sheet if it is really bad.
Quoting bad_mama2011:This is what all the cabinets look like in our kitchen, a dark ugly brown, but you can't see all the gunk on them in this picture. I think maybe this one doesn't have much gunk on it because it's the furthest from the stove, but I would probably have to sand it before I painted it because it won't come off when I scrub it.
The landlord won't be in until tomorrow, so I'll have to wait until then to call her, but it would be such a vast improvement from what it looks like now to just paint them white; I don't see why she would make us paint them brown again before we moved.
am i the only want that feels like this?.?
- bad_mama2011
on Mar. 9, 2013 at 7:27 PM