We renovated my mother’s house a few years ago. Part of this renovation was updating the kitchen. Hence, we will show you how to paint (and reconfigure) kitchen cabinets.
Preparation Work
We removed the old stove and hood.
Reconfigured the kitchen cabinets
We removed the crown molding in two places, so we could reconfigure the cabinets. 
New Cabinet Installation/Reconfiguration
We installed a smaller cabinet above the stove. We bought a stock cabinet at Home Depot with a door similar to the other cabinet doors. It was a different finish; however, all the cabinets will be painted, which will make it blend. (This picture is actually after we primed the kitchen cabinet frames. 
We moved the tall end cabinet about 3 inches (to make room for a larger refrigerator) and inserted a piece of wood to fill the gap where the cabinet was moved to make room for the refrigerator. (This picture was also taken after we primed the cabinets.) This piece of wood will also be painted to blend with the cabinets. 
Here is a closeup. 
The next step was to reinstall the crown molding and caulk it in preparation for painting.
Prepare for Painting
We removed all the cabinets doors and drawers. To help us know what drawer and door went where, we numbered the inside of each door and drawer.
We cleaned the cabinets, lightly sanded, and then cleaned the cabinet surfaces again after sanding. Also, we did this to the cabinet frames and then to the doors (both sides) and drawer surfaces.
Priming the Cabinets
We primed the cabinet frames and then both sides of the doors and the surface of each drawer with Zinsser primer.
Painting the Cabinets
We used Behr Paint (satin) from Home Depot. The color is Silky White – PPU7-12. It is an off-white.
We painted the island cabinets Ozone PPU 13-14. It is a blueish-gray.
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- We painted all the cabinet frames.
- We painted each side of the doors.
- We painted each drawer facing.
We then painted a second coat on the cabinet frames. Notice that I painted the inside edge of each opening.
We painted a second coat on each drawer facing.
Rehanging All the Doors and Drawers
Thankfully, we had numbered all the doors and drawers, so it simplified this process.
Installing Knobs
The knobs were purchased from Home Depot.
We created a template from cardboard and then used this template to mark each cabinet door and drawer with a pencil.
We drilled holes in each door and drawer and screwed each knob in place.
Here are pictures of the finished cabinets with the appliances installed. We also installed a new faucet.
These pictures show the final result after the new flooring. 
To learn how we installed vinyl plank flooring over the tile floor, click HERE.
Let us know if you have any questions or what you think about how to reconfigure and paint kitchen cabinets by commenting below.
