Honey Oak Cabinets Painted White. If you are looking for a pure shade of white that does not feel too cool or too warm, consider benjamin moore decorator's white. One way to really update your kitchen, even with those honey oak cabinets, is to paint it.
We tore out the pine kitchen which is now shaker cabinets in white, and now every time i walk into the place, it makes me happy. So far in this series, i wrote about five light neutrals from benjamin moore that look beautiful with honey oak. And because white walls are reflected, this particular shade will beautifully reflect the golden honey color of oak.
I shared all of the details about the process i used to get a perfectly smooth paint finish even with deep wood grain of our oak cabinets.
The night and day transformation from ugly, honey oak to beautiful, smooth white makes me so happy. But now, that orangey look is a bit outdated. Yes, we have painted these 1992 oak cabinets, but we have also experimented with other material. So there was no question i had to take care of the wood grain before i could really start painting.