Hand Painted Fired Earth kitchen London: We were commissioned to repaint a Fired Earth kitchen in a beautiful victorian property. The client wanted to keep the traditional elements of the property while producing a light contemporary feel. Hand painted kitchen London

The Fired Earth kitchen

A Fired Earth Kitchen from the Bastide Fitted Range.

“Capturing the simplicity and charm of a country kitchen, Bastide is timeless, robust and built for a lifetime at the heart of your home, by applying heritage ideas to modern culture”.

This kitchen was built to last so a perfect candidate for the cost of repainting.

Hand Painted Fired Earth kitchen London

Labelling a kitchen

As we decided to take the doors back to the workshop to apply the primer, we removed and labelled them for refitting.

Degreasing kitchen units for painting

The first part of preparation in repainting a kitchen is to degrease the units and doors.
For this we used Fuxaf Pro-Clean.

After the units and doors were degreased, they were sanded to give a key for priming.

Preparing kitchen doors for priming

Priming kitchen doors

Because the kitchen had been finished in an antique finish, we had decided the best primer to use was Isofix. This is the ultimate primer to seal and mask stained surfaces such as nicotine, knots, soot and water stains.

Painting kitchen units

Because of the design of the kitchen, the doors required a lot of filling so after the doors had been primed, we used two pack filler liberally to fill in all holes and dents. This was then sanded down and cleaned off.

Hand Painted Fired Earth kitchen London
We then applied Feelings undercoat which was allowed to dry before applying Ready Patch fine surface filler to any remaining dents. This was then rubbed down again and cleaned off using tack cloths.

The client wanted as matt a finish as possible without losing the protection qualities a furniture paint can offer, so for this project we used Helmi.

Hand Painted Fired Earth kitchen London

Helmi Finishing Paint has high abrasion and chip resistance making it ideal for painting furniture and kitchen cabinets. It is easy to clean and is available in a matt, semi matt (satin) and gloss finish. Helmi is also available in any colour.

Painting Tiles

The client asked us to paint the tiles in the kitchen as the colour and design of the them wouldn’t go with the new colour scheme, so it was decided to paint them in the same colour scheme as the rest of the kitchen. First we degreased the tiles using Fluxaf Pro-Clean and then when dry, we sprayed a coat of Isofix Primer. We then sprayed two coats of Feelings Extra Durable Paint which is a heavy duty interior paint offering an exceptionally hardwearing and long lasting finish in areas that require frequent washing down with strong detergents and disinfectants.

Hand Painted Fired Earth kitchen London

Ceilings & walls

The client asked us to freshen up the ceiling and walls so after the preparation, we applied two coats to the ceiling and four coats to the walls using Paracem Deco matt. This is a high opacity, durable and scrubbable emulsion with a premium quality matt finish. Hand Painted Fired Earth kitchen London

With the kitchen finished, we achieved the result and finish the client was looking for.

Before

Hand Painted Fired Earth kitchen London

After

Hand Painted Fired Earth kitchen London

Before & After Video

Client review

“It is very rare to find genuine craftspeople of the highest caliber, who take great pride in their work, turning what is more often than not a pretty stressful and disruptive experience into something wholly different: a textbook example of how things ought to be done.

Working with Kevin to transform a tired and rather twee looking kitchen into something crisp, modern and spectacular has been a thoroughly enjoyable experience from start to exceptional, spotless and tidy finish.

Kevin is a true artisan and master craftsman, who deserves the highest praise and I can only whole-heartedly recommend working with him.

Get in touch and you won’t be disappointed!” Hand Painted Fired Earth kitchen London

Rainer

The Kevin Mapstone Difference

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Hand Painted Fired Earth kitchen London