Painted Bathroom Vanity

In my previous post about the guest bath makeover, I said I would share the painted vanity in a separate post! This is a short post, but I thought I’d share how I prepped the thermafoil cabinets and then painted them. 

The white thermafoil cabinets were installed when we built out home 17 years ago and were starting to peel around the vanity cabinet doors. If you aren’t familiar with thermafoil, they are inexpensive and easy to clean and maintain. We haven’t really had issues with them until they started to peel! They are made using a flexible vinyl material that is heated then molded over medium density fiberboard or engineered wood. I would’ve NEVER chosen them, but this was something our builder used years ago, so that explains that!

For years I have wanted to change them, and recently decided just to try painting them first and see how that looked. I did a little research online and saw that you could sand the thermafoil that was ripped and torn. After peeling it back, I used a box cutter to cut it evenly off. I do not remember exactly, but the sandpaper grit I used was somewhere between 80-120. It worked great and smoothed the jagged edge of the torn thermafoil smooth and flush with the wood on the cabinet door! 

The paint I chose was Fusion Paint in Algonquin. NOT a sponsored post, but I really do like this paint line alot! I used it recently to repaint our black kitchen table the same color for an update. After sanding and wiping the cabinets down with a wet lint free cloth, I started painting. (I think Fusion carries a product you can paint on first that acts as a primer/gripper before using the actual paint.) A big selling point for me was that no topcoat is needed after painting the color of your choice-it’s built in to the paint formula! I spoke with a local sales rep who I bought the Fusion paint from and she said after a month, the paint is fully cured and washable!

I have used many different paints over the years on furniture pieces, walls, exterior, etc but this one is different. Like chalk paint, there’s minimal prep before using and great coverage in just a few coats, but Fusion is acrylic.  The finish is matte and really beautiful. You can read more about their products in the above link, if you’re interested 🙂

After removing the doors and hardware, I painted the entire vanity using a Purdy XL Cub paint brush ( my favorite).  2 coats was all it needed and what an IMPROVEMENT! Sorry, somewhere in the blog “archives” I’m sure there’s a before. ( Just imagine ugly white peeling cabinets long overdue an update. )

Here they are. I’m really happy how great they look!

I was really surprised how little effort it actually took to paint and update these old cabinets. A little sanding and a really good quality paint is all it took in under an hour! If you have cabinets that need updating, check this amazing paint out.

We just had our hardwood floors refinished and getting new carpet in a few weeks. I also am finishing up a little refresh on our oldest son’s bedroom which we will be using as a Guest Room now. Hope to share all that with you soon.

Hope y’all are having a good week, so far!

XO