Kitchen Arrives

The kitchen installation has been tedious to say the least. But it has arrived, and we have been painting it ousleves over a period of months. Julie wanted a hand-painted brush-finish in semi-gloss enamel. While two-pack finished are very popular these days, we felt that the super-smooth finish would not suit the provincial style of out kitchen.

However, we did have the cabinets primed by the manufacturer before delivery. Even so, it has taken months to paint it (in part because we removed all doors & drawers first before painting them). The cabinets all have three top-coats of Dulux oil-based enamel, although this was hand-rubbed back after each coat to ensure we achieved a smooth finish. (Also, it was nessecary to rub back the spray-painted primer to eliminate the "orange-peel" texture from the spray-gun.)

The photo shows the "dresser" side of the kitchen after during painting.