An interesting use of colours on this kitchen. My client was looking to have a change from the high gloss black cabinets, as they were tired of trying to keep them clean of finger prints. They decided to keep the natural oak cabinets to contrast with the new colours. This was an interesting project to be involved in. Here is …
Hand painting a bespoke kitchen
This is a recent kitchen I painted in a smart New Town flat in Edinburgh. The design work that has gone into this small space is incredibly well executed. Bespoke furniture by Robert Kenyon at https://www.oakwoodmills.co.uk/. The colour is from Farrow&ball ‘Preference Red’ a bold colour choice but it certainly works.
Another repainted Clive Christian kitchen
I’ve been busy painting yet another Clive Christian kitchen.. my 4th one in the last few months. My clients wanted a much fresher look to their kitchen, to go with the floor which has changed from black ceramic tiles to new limed oak. There’s a lot of detailed work involved in these cabinets, particularly when it’s a change of colour. …
Updating a kitchen with contemporary style & colour
This dated Clive Christian kitchen was in very good condition. However, the owner wanted a modern new look. They asked if anything could be done to the corner pilasters. I suggested removing them entirely, they asked their joiner to carry out this work however, he said he was unable to remove them, so it was down to me! The spindles …
Rescuing a badly painted kitchen: back to basics
Yet another kitchen that I painted five years ago. The client asked me to change the colour three years later and at the time I was so busy that the client decided to use someone else. Two years on, the client contacted me again to ask if I could change the colour again as the paint the last company put …
Third coat of paint for this kitchen over 14 years!
Great start to this year. I first painted this kitchen when it was newly fitted 14 years ago, I then gave it a maintenance coat 7 years later in the original colour. My client contacted me a few months ago to ask me to repaint it in a new colour they decided on Farrow&Ball ‘Inchyra Blue’. A lovely way to …
Repainting and restoring a kitchen .. for the 3rd time!
We revisited this kitchen for the 3rd time this week. It’s now on its 3rd change of colour over a number of years. Repainting is a great way to give your kitchen a new lease of life without the expense, fuss and waste of installing a new kitchen. The colour this time is matched to Farrow & Ball ‘pavilion grey’. …
Hand painted funiture and a painting a bespoke kitchen
It’s been a busy Autumn so far, with a variety of jobs to keep me busy. Firstly I hand painted a couple of pine bedside cabinets to give them a new lease of life. You can see the before and after photos below. Next up was a bespoke kitchen. I have the privilege to be able to work on some …
Transformed vinyl wrap kitchen
We transformed this vinyl wrap kitchen into something much more elegant and classy. It was finished with Tikkurila Helmi 10 matched to Farrow&ball ‘Cromarty’ The transformed kitchen – after Before – the vinyl wrap kitchen
Hand painted kitchens in April – two very different styles
Here’s some photos from a couple of kitchens I hand painted this month. The first is a kitchen I painted a few years ago. The house was recently sold and the new owner changed the layout slightly and added some additional cabinets. I was called in to paint the new cabinets to match the existing. The colour is ‘Hicks Blue’ …