49+ How To Paint Oak Cabinets Antique White US. Oak is porous, and if the pores were not filled during. It's amazing how much space cabinet doors take up, but it's important to take them down to paint.
I want the interiors white too but have heard if you paint the shelves paint sticks to.
Painting oak cabinets white is the easiest way to make them look new again. These paints will dry extra hard, which keeps doors from feeling sticky against the cabinet. The second method is distressing the surface after painting it, you can do this with a nail or a coin, and this will give the cabinet the antiquing look. Oak cabinets were hugely popular at one time.