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Kitchen, cupboard and furniture painting Chislehurst

Handmade kitchen cupboards in Chislehurst, painted not replaced

Cream handmade cupboards turned Farrow & Ball grey, with a darker grey island, painted inside and out while the family were on holiday.

Large kitchen with grey painted cupboards, a panelled centre island, range cooker, leaded windows and oak floor
The handmade cupboards in Chislehurst turned from cream to a Farrow & Ball grey, with a slightly darker grey on the island.

Handmade cupboards from cream to Farrow & Ball grey

A complete makeover for a large kitchen and family room in Chislehurst, including turning the handmade cupboards from cream to a Farrow & Ball grey. Our clients asked us for ideas, colours and finishes to make it look chic and up to date.

Working round a family holiday in Chislehurst

The colours were Farrow & Ball. We suggested a slightly darker grey on the centre island to add interest and give a contrast with the rest of the units. The ceilings and woodwork were finished in brilliant white.

We painted the cupboards and drawers inside and out, which meant nobody could use the kitchen while we worked, so we did it while the family were away on holiday. We locked up and set the alarm every day.

Painted kitchen cupboards instead of replacing them

Our clients came home to a kitchen that looks new, everything finished and left sparkling clean, without the cost or disruption of replacing handmade units.

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Every photo from the job

Plate rack, island, larder and drawers: every handmade piece, now in grey.

  • Large kitchen with grey painted cupboards, a panelled centre island, range cooker, leaded windows and oak floor

    The handmade cupboards in Chislehurst turned from cream to a Farrow & Ball grey, with a slightly darker grey on the island.

  • Painted grey kitchen island with dark worktop in front of leaded windows, with tall cupboards and wicker baskets on the right

    The centre island in a slightly darker grey than the surrounding cupboards, to add interest and contrast.

  • Elevated view of a grey painted kitchen with island, dark granite-look worktops, range cooker and oak floorboards

    The whole kitchen repainted while the family were away, cupboards and drawers done inside and out.

  • Grey painted kitchen island with drawers, a tall cupboard, plate rack and leaded windows with sunlight on the floor

    Island drawers, larder cupboard and plate rack all painted in Farrow & Ball grey, with brilliant white ceilings.

  • Tall grey painted larder cupboards with wicker basket drawers beside a white panelled door with a brass latch

    The tall cupboards in Farrow & Ball grey next to a door finished in brilliant white.

  • Dark worktop with twin white sinks under a wall of leaded windows, with the range and plate rack beyond

    The window run with its painted reveals, looking along the kitchen to the range and plate rack.

  • Grey painted base cupboards and tall units along a corridor of wide oak boards, with a washing machine at the end

    The utility end of the kitchen, with the handmade cupboards painted grey and the skirting in brilliant white.

  • Black range cooker with brass fittings set between grey painted cupboards, leading to a utility area

    The cupboards either side of the range painted in Farrow & Ball grey, replacing the original cream.

  • Low view along a grey painted island with drawers and a built-in oven towards tall grey cupboards

    The island and tall cupboards painted inside and out, which meant the kitchen could not be used during the work.

  • Family room with a grey sofa and patterned cushions, cream walls, a dining table and an opening to the kitchen

    The family room side of the space, with the ceiling in brilliant white.

  • Grey corner sofa with orange and floral cushions, a glass coffee table, cream walls and a large oak-framed window

    The family room, redecorated as part of the kitchen and family room makeover in Chislehurst.

  • Family room with a grey sofa, glass coffee table and oak-framed folding doors open to a decked garden

    The family room with oak-framed doors to the garden, part of the same large kitchen and family room.

  • Grey handmade base cupboards and a dark stone worktop under a leaded window, with a painted plate rack on the wall

    The sink run and plate rack in Farrow & Ball grey, with the window woodwork finished in brilliant white.

  • Open kitchen with a grey painted island, range cooker, tall cupboard, plate rack and leaded windows over oak boards

    The island, tall cupboard and plate rack turned from cream to Farrow & Ball grey, with brilliant white ceilings.

  • Grey painted kitchen island with drawers and a built-in oven, looking along oak boards to the family room

    The painted island leads through to the family room, the other half of this kitchen and family room makeover.

  • Grey painted wall-hung plate rack with natural wood dowels above a dark worktop, beside a leaded window

    The handmade plate rack painted in Farrow & Ball grey to match the cupboards, its dowels left in natural wood.

  • Low view of grey painted shaker-style base cupboards with round knobs, sunlight falling across the doors

    Shaker-style base cupboards repainted grey from cream, a chic and up to date finish.

  • Grey painted drawers with cup handles and a two-door wall cupboard above a dark worktop with a coffee machine

    Drawer fronts and wall cupboard in Farrow & Ball grey, with crisp lines along every panel.

  • Low angle along grey painted drawers with cup handles towards a leaded window and plate rack

    The drawers were painted inside and out as part of the cream to grey makeover.

  • Angled view of grey painted drawers and cupboards below a leaded window, with the plate rack on the right

    Handmade drawers and cupboards in Farrow & Ball grey under the leaded window.

  • Tall grey painted larder with its door open showing wooden spice shelves, above wicker basket drawers

    The larder painted grey outside and on the back of its door, with the spice racks and shelves left in natural wood.

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