Celestial Blue Kitchen Refirb

While it is always exciting to take a clients tired kitchen and paint it a new colour there are certain colours that you come across that make you thing "oh I am looking forward to this one!"

My client had sent images of the kitchen for me to review and prepare a quote, the kitchen was in a reasonable condition with a few dents and some delamination in areas. Some of the adhesive edging was completely missing exposing the adhesive and chipboard below. Nothing that could not be repaired and painted. I sent over my quotation for the project along with some notes on the process, timescales and a link to paint colours.

The quote was accepted and only outstanding task was picking a colour; not an easy thing to do. However, client had decided to go with a blue palette but was unsure about shades. Blues have been very popular towards the end of 2020 and look like continuing in 2021. When the client emailed me with the chosen colour I did get really excited. Celestial Blue No.101 is a bright light blue based on a 200 year old colour called Sky Blue. Celestial Blue is a slightly dusky variant with a light reflective value of 46, which means it will reflect a good amount of light around the room and other surfaces.

The before and after images show the dramatic changes to the kitchen. I arrived early in the morning and de-mounted the cabinets and drawers which are painted at my workshop. The carcass was washed with a degreaser then left to dry before sanding it and applying a coat of an adhesion primer which is essential to form a solid base for the main colour to be applied. The carcass and cabinets are sanded with 600 grit before any subsequent paint coats are applied.

Client was delighted with the completed kitchen and commented about the ease of having the work done. No mess, no need for cabinets or drawers to be emptied and the ability to continue to use the kitchen each day while the work was carried out.

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