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Best Budget paint for kitchen cupboards

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annlee3817 · 10/09/2025 21:24

Just wondered if anyone has come across a good lower budget paint for Kitchen cupboards? I don't want to spend a fortune as we will definitely be replacing the kitchen in early 2027, but wanted to give it a bit of a lift in the interim as we've just had the space opened up and it sticks out like a bit of a sore thumb at the moment

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Lifeisabeach1 · 11/09/2025 00:49

Rustoleaum kitchen cupboard paint, it’s fabulous, I’ve painted over a few things with it and love it. I watched a few tik toks of kitchen transformations and how easy it was. I sugar soaped first, then masked with frog tape, then sanded (with the doors on), sugar soaped again, waited for it to dry and painted 2 coats, then for the third coat mixed the paint with clear matt polyeurethene to stop chipping. Enjoy your project!

annlee3817 · 11/09/2025 21:29

Lifeisabeach1 · 11/09/2025 00:49

Rustoleaum kitchen cupboard paint, it’s fabulous, I’ve painted over a few things with it and love it. I watched a few tik toks of kitchen transformations and how easy it was. I sugar soaped first, then masked with frog tape, then sanded (with the doors on), sugar soaped again, waited for it to dry and painted 2 coats, then for the third coat mixed the paint with clear matt polyeurethene to stop chipping. Enjoy your project!

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Thank you! That's all really helpful

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80smonster · 11/09/2025 23:23

I’d use Little Greens intelligent eggshell. The formula is primer and paint in one coat, I generally find two coats covers most surfaces evenly.

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