So I have done the first part of our kitchen refresh. The original kitchen had brown doors with a cream benchtop. The photo of the front of the island looks to have brown still coming through but this is from the light.
We have had the original kitchen now for 13 years and thought we would brighten it up a bit as it was looking a bit dated. Gas cooktop was also replaced by a Bosch Induction. We used the Dulux Renovation range for the doors and panels as well as Zinsser undercoat. If I had my time over again and was confident enough I would have used a spray gun rather than the roller. As you can see from the two primers, the spray gave the better coat. Another heads up, with the Dulux Primer you have three days from the time you mixed the hardener with the primer to get things done. That was a bit of a rush with 22 doors plus a number of drawers I had to prime and limited room to put everything.
So finished product took 1 coat of primer, 2 x undercoat then 3 coats of paint to cover the dark coloured doors. I will probably have to run over the cupboards with another coat as there appears to be a bit of the dark shade coming through, so perhaps 4 coats would be better. In the end I think it turned out well and has made the kitchen brighter.
Next step is the benchtops which I am planning on painting black using the Rust-oleum Benchtop kit and using the spray marble effect to add a bit extra to benchtops before sealing.
Steps
Step 1
Remove, sand and clean the doors and cabinets.
Step 2
Prime the surfaces with the Dulux Primer, then add the undercoat. This was done with a roller.
Step 3
The used the spray version of the Zinsser undercoat
