Finish Work

Luckily, Melissa is a good painter and doesn’t mind the work. After some sanding, she taped up the cabinet and primed it with some Zinser 1-2-3, sanded some more with 320 grit, then painted the final 2 coats using some glossy white stuff we used for our bathroom trim.

It's always tough to decide how much to care about the cosmetics of furniture parts that rarely get seen (e.g., drawer backs, bottoms of stuff). We decided not to paint some of these parts. We also decided to polyurethane the inside of the cabinet and drawers instead of painting. Partly because it would be easier and partly for style. I get kind of sad seeing the wood covered up forever with paint. So at least we can enjoy the wood when we open the cabinet door or drawers.

After sanding the non-painted parts, I applied two coats of my favorite polyurethane, Minwax Wipe-On Poly. This is my favorite because it’s ready to go and doesn’t require cleaning or finding a brush.