Lapel painting project including kitchen cabinets

I finished a 3 day painting project that included all of the kitchen cabinets (20) and drawers (7) plus the living room and kitchen upper walls. I had already done work for this customer and the house is over a 100 years old. I applied Sherwin Williams ProClassic Door and Trim acrylic latex enamel (semi-gloss) with a trim brush and foam roller. I chose to paint the cabinets without taking the cabinets off because they were older and I was concerned about getting them back on.  The disadvantage of painting in place is sagging. This trim paint is very heavy and if you don't continue to go back and look at cabinets painted, you will have big drips.  You just have to hit any drips with the foam roller and you are okay as long as the drip is recent and still wet. I did pull the drawers and painted them on my bench and then placed on a tarp and let dry.

I also put two coats of Sherwin Williams ProMar 200 (no VOC) interior latex (eg-shell) on the living room and kitchen walls. When I was there previously, one of the rooms had just been textured and just did not cover very well so I put an additional finish coat on the walls.

Challenges:

• Sagging paint on the cabinets;
• Keeping over spray off the recently installed counter top and the stone floor;
• Keeping paint off the stained trim in the living room; and
• Keeping paint off the wood floor in the living room.

Tools used for cabinets:

• 4 inch foam roller;
• 2.5 tapered trim brush;
• Oscillating sander using 180 grit to prepare cabinets;
• Small 220 grit sanding block;
• Small painting bucket that holds both the brush and small roller frame;
• Masking paper for the floor and counter top; and
• Electric drill to remove all the cabinet and drawer hardware.

Photos:

Kitchen cabinets and walls with sealed wood counter top and stone floor

 Kitchen cabinets and walls

Bedroom (textured walls) with third coat

Living room with stained wood trim and wood floors

Bedroom (textured walls) with third coat

 Living room with stained wood trim and wood floors

 Living room

 Living room