OK, any and all advise is appreciated here.
I have been planning to build some cabinets, well, just about 2 years now. In the meantime I have been building stuff to build my skills. Shop cabinets, small projects, picture frames, of which all during the same time I have been adding equipment and dust collection.
I am now at the point where I am getting ready to build some cabinets that are for the house, just not the shop.
Here is the dilemma....
I want to build a bathroom vanity and some upper cabinets for the bathroom (kids bathroom) basically as a dry run to build some kitchen cabinets. All the while I was planning on 3/4" or 1/2" of pre-finished for the boxes and shelves, and cherry for face frames and doors.
THEN, all of a sudden, my wife changes her mind, and decides she wants white cabinets.
If we go white, I basically have two choices, stick with the pre-finished and have white face frames and doors with natural interior (which I like) or go with melmine for an all white cabinet. I dont want to have to add in finishing sheets for the boxes.
I have some questions......
1.) I wanted to use the bathroom as a dry run, should I count out the melamine for bathroom use?
2.) Finishing...I feel comfortable with a nice stain and poly approach, but white paint for a finish look I have never done, well, not counting walls and trim work which was brushed on. I do have access to spraying (my brothers auto shop), looks like Sherwin Williams and Taget EM6000 are the leaders in finishing, anyone out there try a simpler approach?
3.) Adding the edge back onto melamine? Just gluing/ironing on? Is this durable for shelves?
Feel like I am starting from scratch on this.........