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 …
Heavily distressed Chalon kitchen
After alot of preparation and sanding out the original heavily distressed and painted Chalon kitchen, I have finally finished repainting it. I pretty well matched the original colours but my client didn’t want the same level of distressing. It hadn’t been touched since it was installed 25 years ago. I’ve included some photos of the level of sanding required. The …
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’ …
Hand painted kitchens with sustainable paint
Two wooden kitchens bite the dust! This month I finished two kitchens using Tikkurila Helmi 30 – a lovely rich white. Tikkurila are a Nordic company who develop high quality sustainable paints. The rooms were considerably lighter and brighter after their makeover!