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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.
Materials
- Dulux Renovation Range Primer
- Dulux Renovation Range Cabinet Doors Satin White
- Zinsser Undercoat Primer Sealer
- Zinsser Undercoat Primer Sealer Spray
Tools
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
Good afternoon @lockers
A change is good as a holiday and after 13 years thats a good holiday 
Its coming up nicely I think. I just realised why you are going black with your benchtops you have a black dishwasher and fridge! It will look good next to teh white of your cupboards. Being able to repaint the kitchen doors is something I will be factoring into my kitchen for sure. I have done shiny doors before but mever thought of down the track updating it.
Nice work
Dave
Hi @lockers
Since the sink is often used, I suggest doing the benchtop first and doing the sink last. However, another option is to paint the sink separately, if you've got the time to disassemble it from the benchtop. Having the sink separate will allow you to paint under the lip giving it a nice professional finish.
If you need further assistance, please let us know.
Eric
So have finally finished the full revamp, took @EricL advice as he hasn't done me wrong yet and removed the sink before doing the painting. For the sink I cleaned it all up with pink Stuff, then used White King Rust card etch primer, which gave me a great surface to paint on. Then it was a spray with Dulux Metalshield epoxy enamel in satin black. Finally paired the new sink with a new mixer that I got from Bunnings when they did the price match with Aldi.
Next was onto the benchtop, cleaned them all down and used Shelley's knead it putty to fill a couple of spots where the laminate had been chipped off. For the bench top I used Rustoleums Benchtop Transformation Kit, with the recommended 2 coats giving the benchtop that nice black look. To finish things off I used Dulux Marble Effect spray paint which I thought brought everything up nicely.
During the process I found the two things that didn't work were the Scotch Blue Painters tape and the Frog Multi surface paint. Found the only thing they would adhere to was themselves. Along the edges of the cooktop I used a thin piece of carboard the I slid along as I painted to keep the paint of the edges.
Very happy with the results.
Good Morning @lockers
Stages as I scrolled through your pics....
nice....
Oh
Ohhhhhhh
then just a straight ooooooooooo.
That really has lifted it welll and truly out of its comfort zone! Very nice work indeed. Love the amount of effort that you have gone to!
A question You have a rough idea on what it cost? That is if you want to say lol. I have all my reciepts form my Libary/garage and havnt added them up as I am scrared to! So totally understand if you havnt thought about it.
Thats a really nice kitchen you have now!
Dave
