Transform Dated Kitchen Cabinets with Color!

Painting any or all of your kitchen cabinets is a creative, easy on the budget method of refreshing the entire kitchen space. Even novice do-it-yourself painters can master simple methods and techniques that add exciting style to cabinets. Ideas range from adding solid or blocks of color, stenciling a favorite motif, implementing a textured finish and more. Geared more for the advanced painting enthusiast, combining special effect techniques with freehand painted designs produce one-of-a-kind looks that can customize the kitchen space.

Do not limit the application of paint and decorative techniques simply to cabinet fronts! Finishes can be applied to the back wall of open style cabinets (those without doors), as well as molding and trim. Dated decorative hardware, including drawer knobs and pulls can be rejuvenated with a healthy dose of contemporary color! Consider blending never used colors with similar intensities of existing color for a fresh ‘new’ look, apply monochromatic color palettes for a harmonizing look, or evoke drama within the entire space by applying a powerful color that contrasts with cabinetry.

A Painted Backsplash Lends Personalization to the Kitchen.

Although one of the reasons a kitchen backsplash exists is for the practical purpose of preventing wall coverings from ongoing kitchen mishaps (such as catching spills and absorbing moisture), that doesn’t mean these surfaces can’t be beautiful! Today’s backsplashes exude the same innovative color and intriguing style that is apparent everywhere in kitchens!

Depending upon its surface, hand painted backsplashes lend style to the kitchen in numerous ways. Particularly popular amongst tile surfaces, a painted backsplash is often the key ingredient that unifies the kitchen theme, via an exciting design and unique combination of colors. The backsplash can assist with the integration of colors and patterns found in window treatments, table linens, cushions and upholstered fabrics found throughout the kitchen. As the number of desirable backsplash surfaces continues to grow amongst consumers, it is not uncommon to find various varieties of stone, wood and even concrete being utilized for the kitchen backsplash.

Consulting with a paint expert who can steer you in the right direction for primers, paints and sealers is imperative to enhance the effectiveness of the results for your painted backsplash project, regardless of the backsplash surface.