hand-painted kitchens, furniture & period property decorating

Posted: 02 Aug 2013 03:04 PM PDT

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Kevin Mapstone had a commission to transform a tired utility kitchen by distressing and chipping the paintwork to match the client’s Chalon kitchen. This is an account of what he did.

The client sent us photos of the kitchen to be painted before it was removed and stored in the garage, so the room could have some building work done.

We priced the complete job from the photos and once accepted, arranged a start date.

With this style of kitchen we agreed to paint it in the garage and do final touch-ups, once the kitchen had been re-fitted.

Preparation of Kitchen

First we degreased all the units using valtti cleaning agent then washed down with clean water and dried off.

We then taped up all areas that needed to be protected, and using the Festool dust-free sanding system, we proceeded to sand down all the units.

Distressing

We were going to create a signature distressed paint effect to match the look of the Chalon kitchen.

Once sanded and cleaned, we sprayed a dark colour on areas to form a base coat for the chipping effect we would produce later.

We then applied small amounts of copydex glue using a sea sponge on areas where we would produce the chipping effect.

Painting

Once the glue was dry, we mixed the colour using two emulsion paints, and then added tile grout. The tile grout is added to thicken up the emulsion paint and enhance the brush marks!

We proceeded to paint all the units, laying the paint off in the normal way, but in this case, making sure to leave coarse brush marks.

Once dry, we sprayed a sanding sealer over all the areas that had been painted.

When the sanding sealer was dry, we mixed up a thin wash of white emulsion and applied this to the units, using Picasso brushes from * My Paintbrush. We then wiped the paint off using a dry cloth, to leave small amounts of the “white” wash in the moulding and highlight the brush marks. This effect is known as smoking.

We sprayed on another coat of sanding sealer over the dried emulsion paint.

We then applied antique pine wax using a green scourer. This technique pulls the copydex glue off, leaving the chipped effect that you get with a Chalon kitchen.

To finish off, we used a dry cloth and polished the wax.

After the kitchen was re-fitted, we returned to do all the touch-ups and finish the job.

Kevin Mapstone hand painted kitchens Russia, Europe China

Specialist painter and decorator, Kevin Mapstone, is a member of the Traditional Painter UK network. He is the first port of call for hand painted kitchens worldwide.

Kevin has worked on the most prestigious kitchen and furniture projects for clients in Russia, and throughout Europe. He also specialises in decorative paint finishes and all aspects of period property decorating.

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This is a Chalon kitchen – or is it!