Built in 1969, renovated in 1976 and repainted sometime in the late 80s, or whenever Mediterranean colour schemes were all the rage.
I've taken two days off work to sand the kitchen cupboards.
Undercoat the kitchen cupboards.
And apply one coat of red paint.
Now I have to wait 16 hours for it to dry. The second coat gets painted on Friday night after work. We know how to kick our heels up in this house! But I can't wait to see it all finished. Other than the front of my house being painted last September, this is the first bit of renovation I have done in over 4 years of living here.
Then it will be time to paint the walls... and the ceiling ... and the rest of the house...
Want more creative spaces?
That is smashing. Powerful stuff. Love it!!! Cherrie
ReplyDeleteoooh red cupboards! They look fantastic. I love the idea of having a bright and colourful kitchen. I posted a pic of my dream kitchen a little while ago. It had a kelly green feature wall! I can't wait to own a house so I can renovate.
ReplyDeleteWow wee!!!! Looks great, and red - my favourite colour!
ReplyDeleteOooooooh YUM!!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the shiny red - gorgeous, and soooooooooooooooo much better than the 'before'....
ReplyDeleteWhat a difference colour makes! That's a huge transformation, and a lot of work I bet!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant transformation!! I love the red! You've done a great job - looks like brand new!
ReplyDeleteThe glossy red looks great!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, that looks terrific! I love the red doors, it sure brightens it up in there.
ReplyDeleteI agree! What a huge difference! Looks great. Good luck with the last coat. :)
ReplyDeleteLooks gorgeous..Sure to bring a smile to your face every morning when you walk in :)
ReplyDeletethat red paint looks great! do you mind me asking what paint you used?
ReplyDeleteThe red makes such a difference, but is it bad that I like the colour of the undercoat too? :)
ReplyDeletefun - I love red - very bold for a Kitchen!
ReplyDeleteWow! The red doors look amazing! Enjoy your Friday night painting.
ReplyDeleteLove it! As soon as I spotted that dark grey undercoat, I knew you were going for a brilliant coat of red. What an amazing improvement.
ReplyDeletebreathless! I love it, I am amazed at the gloss level, great work!
ReplyDeleteLove it! I sold our house end of last year with my red cupboards I had installed in the kitchen! They made me feel so happy! I really miss them, especially now that I have to put up with cream!!! (bleuch!!!) Enjoy! Great painting job btw!
ReplyDeleteweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! red! I wish I could paint my kitchen cupboards (also yellow - with a blue benchtop made of some horrible stuff that seems to hold in stains - ugh!). But alas they are laminate stuff that can't be painted apparently. Don't think husby would let me go for red though...Looking forward to seeing the final "after" photo!
ReplyDeleteThis looks fantastic Michelle, what a change, my dream is a red kitchen with black & white floor tiles, ace choices, love Posie
ReplyDeleteThat is a *major* project, and what a result!
ReplyDeleteThat red looks awesome !!! Good luck with the rest of this project :)
ReplyDeleteOMG that's fablous! Can't wait to see the completed project!
ReplyDeleteWow - what a difference a little paint makes - looks great.
ReplyDeleteThat red is awesome! I did a study, and determined that it makes your kitchen look a zillion times better. Really impressed!
ReplyDeleteI didn't expect the red ... despite the swatch on the first photos (doh!). It looks amazing. I can't wait to see it finished.
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You won't know yourself with that red in the room. I have a red lounge suite and I love it!
ReplyDeleteLoving that red! It looks marvellous!!!
ReplyDeleteOh. What a great job! Love the new color.
ReplyDeletePerfection! You really couldn't have found a better colour. What colour are you doing the walls in?
ReplyDeleteLove the red! It looks like a lot of hard work.
ReplyDeleteLUV the colour! I must have my kitchen redone completely because of rotten cupboards and outdated look, but to get the money and time... I so hate to be in between all the dust, but always love the end result.
ReplyDeleteI like it!
ReplyDeletehuge improvement, looks fantastic, great colour choice.
ReplyDeletehappy belated birthday too!!
Wow!!! Very impressive. Great job!
ReplyDeleteWow the red looks amazing! Nice work
ReplyDeleteThat red looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteWe have settled into an apartment in Southbank, which is just a 15 min walk to work in the morning. Undoubtedly that will be even lovelier once we get some steady sunshine!
Far out! That red is just STUNNING! Totally worth every minute you spent on it! Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteWow that red is AWESOME!
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