My family is redoing our kitchen cabinets soon, and I’m curious what we actually need when it comes to primer, color, and clear coat. We are on a budget, but want to do it right so we don’t have to do it again/fix stuff later. I’m not stuck on using Behr as the brand for our color coat, but I do want the same color we picked. Product suggestions are very welcome!

For reference, we have three young boys, two big dogs, and a cat, so the kitchen takes some abuse. Planning on using Behr Premium Cabinet/Trim in “Village Green” which is a medium grey-green. Cabinets are bottom tier Cabinets To Go cabinets, so current paint is factory done. Top cabinets are currently beige, bottom are currently navy blue. Top cabinets are 31sqft not including backs of doors, bottom cabinets are 45sqft not including backs of doors/drawers.…