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Is painting wooden kitchen cabinets a doable DIY project for a beginner?

I have 16 cabinet doors and 2 drawers of varnished maple, in good condition, that I want to paint white. There are plenty of instructions online for this kind of thing, I just wondered if it is realistic project for someone who has not done it before, in a small house.

Because it’s a process that takes a few days, I think I would have to do it 4 at a time (the basement is the only place I could leave them to dry away from cats and kids). Would that make it interminable?!

Any comments or other tips from people who have stripped and painted cabinets would be appreciated.

Thanks!