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One year ago, the fabulous folks at Swatch Out came to my house to show all of us how to paint drab wooden cabinets white. The end result was incredible. My house looked brand new — even more so than when I’d painted the walls around my kitchen cabinets earlier that year. Instead of being a dark, depressing void, my open-format kitchen became an inviting, bright space. All at once, the house seemed bigger, brighter, and just plain happier.

Although I knew I’d love the results, I wasn’t without fear. How would the paint hold up in a heavily used kitchen? Would it chip, flake, stain, or discolor? If you’re considering going the route of painting your existing cabinets instead of the more costly option of replacing them entirely, let me calm some of your fears.

Here’s how my painted kitchen cabinets have held up — one year later.

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