Have your kitchen cabinets chipped?

[Calizzy]

We are remodeling our kitchen and I want black cabinets, but I'm afraid that they will chip. They will come from the factory painted black, not repainting our existing cabinets. So if you have colored cabinets (not wood) have they chipped?

[Katy]

I think in one house we had cheap cabinets made of MDF and the wood chipped, but I’ve never had factory paint chip.

I would not do black in a home because of resale values though. Maybe Navy.  If it’s your forever home do whatever you like.  

[ealp2009]

We have white cabinets.  They came painted and the one under the sink has chipped.   I’m a bit annoyed about it because they are not that old.   Further, the woman who lived here before us and put them in had no children and it was just her so I feel like with children using them there will be more chips in the future.    

[Calizzy]

I'm not worried about resale, I plan to live in this house for at least 15 more years. And anyways, I think they will look amazing and that future buyers WILL love them 😍 but I am worried about the chipping....

This is the look I'm going for

[HomeAgain]

I have white cabinets.  They've been in the house for about 20 years now and still look as perfect as the day they were put in.

[Corraleno]

I had white painted cabinets in my previous house and they did not chip at all in 13 years.

[ktgrok]

Well, my normal stained cabinets have a chip...and I'm realizing that touching up a painted cabinet is probably easier than fixing this!

[Katy]

3 minutes ago, ktgrok said:

Well, my normal stained cabinets have a chip...and I'm realizing that touching up a painted cabinet is probably easier than fixing this!

Try a stain marker. 

[Carrie12345]

I wound up choosing black cabinets, but I can’t review them yet, lol.

Through our builder, our option for black only came in stained wood, and our option for white only came in painted MDF.  The stained wood was actually cheaper (included) than the painted MDF ($1300 upgrade *before we requested additional cabinets.)

I wonder if stained wood would be a less expensive option in your case?

[ktgrok]

12 minutes ago, Katy said:

Try a stain marker. 

I'm going to...just not sure how to get he right one, lol. Maybe take a drawer with me to the store? 

[Katy]

6 minutes ago, ktgrok said:

I'm going to...just not sure how to get he right one, lol. Maybe take a drawer with me to the store? 

You could, or just get the two closest colors and start with the lightest one.

[Teaching3bears]

I have black painted wood cabinets.  They are good quality and about 7 years old and have not chipped at all.  The look is like the pictures you posted and I am very happy with them.  😊

[Carol in Cal.]

It’s important to have handles if you want to protect your finish.  Without handles people are always needing to grab or push the actual faces, and so the increased interaction increases the likelihood of damage.

[HazelAnne]

Our factory painted cabinets that are under the sink and counter have chipped badly. The top cabinets are in perfect condition. Our situation sounds similar to  @ealp2009 When we moved into the house (former residents didn’t have kids) the cabinets were newish and in great shape. They went downhill rapidly after we (with our kids) moved in. 

[kiwik]

On 6/13/2021 at 6:22 AM, ktgrok said:

I'm going to...just not sure how to get he right one, lol. Maybe take a drawer with me to the store? 

I took the smallest cupboard door in for a paint match.