A big question for many home owners who are looking to renovate is whether painting over stained wood is possible. It is possible, and despite the debate over whether you should, totally up to you.
Painting over stained wood in your home is a personal choice. If you have an older home, you may be questioning whether it will take away from the heritage of the home. If your house was a museum, yes it would – especially if it had never been painted. Chances are, you don’t live in a museum. So, don’t stress about it. Painting those cabinets or all that trim can brighten up the space and make it more modern. If it has design features, there are ways to paint them to make them noticeable. And as an aside, most heritage house museums have wood that has been painted over for several generations – because they didn’t stress about it either.
Now that the surface is sanded and clean, you are ready to prime and paint. Priming first is important, especially if you are painting over a darker stain. There are stain-blocking primers available but having your primer tinted slightly to match the stain will help. A low odor oil-based primer will penetrate the wood and seal it the best. It takes a little longer to dry, so you will have to be patient.
When it comes time to paint, oil-based or waterborne paint is recommended. Oil-based often gets a bad rap for its VOC content (volatile organic compounds). These are solvents that get released into the air as it dries, a smell that often sticks around and isn’t that good for you. There is low odor oil-based paint on the market, or you can go for a waterborne alkyd paint. It performs the same as an oil-based but is also low VOC. Satin or semi-gloss is usually recommended for cabinets and furniture. Semi-gloss or high gloss will work for baseboards or trim.
If you plan on using a latex paint, be prepared to sand your oil-based primer beforehand. This will help the paint adhere to the primer. You can use a latex primer to avoid sanding, which is compatible with latex paint. It works well with in newer homes with stained wood, but it won’t block the stain and is not as durable. Oil-based is the safer and better-quality choice when it comes to painting over stained wood.
If your home has a lot of wood trim and cabinetry that you want to paint over, go for it! It will help breathe new life into your home. Painting over stained wood takes preparation and time but the final product is worth it.
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