Lockdown Projects - Laminate Kitchens

Did you know that you can totally revamp your kitchen yourself just for the cost of the materials? Save ££££££££££s and paint yourself out of this lockdown!

Here is a nice little vid where you can see Annie in action to show you just how easy it is for you to do. And the best part - its quick too (the painting I mean not the vid!)

  See Annie at work on a demo for a laminate kitchen door

So,
# you have painted the walls with Annie's roughty toughty Wall Paint
# you have made a glorious splash back behind the cooker by painting you own design on the back of sheet of toughened glass ( so you haven't done this yet, you don't know how! I hear your cry. Well, I will be covering this on a future blog so rescue is at hand)
# you are looking at the kitchen cabinet doors and wondering ...........

Go for it.
All you need is a decent paintbrush ( I always use Annie's round ones of course!) a pot of Chalk Paint™ and a pot of Finishing Wax™ or Lacquer™

Take off the knobs, the doors can probably stay on their hinges if you don't have a screwdriver handy.
Clean down the doors to remove any residual grease and dirt. You can use diluted washing up liquid for this and then wipe down with a clean cloth.
Then just paint, perhaps two coats of Chalk Paint, careful to cover the whole surface.
Allow to dry
And this bit is very important  - protect with 2 coats of Annie Sloan Lacquer to give a secure and protected surface.
Of course, please don't use abrasive or heavy duty cleaners on the doors after. A good wipe down with a damp cloth should be ample.

Now, if you are the more adventurous type there is nothing to stop you developing this plan and using two tones of colour, or a textured finish or even a painted pattern on some if not all of the doors. Have a look on Pinterest to get some inspiration. Here is a link to my page so pop over and have a look - but do come back!

 Multi layered painting

Or even a spot of layered stencilling! 

Image courtesy of Annie Sloan

Unlike many other paints, Annie's paint penetrates the surface rather than just sticking to it and this is one of the things that gives it it's great cover anything capacity.

Sadly, I am unable to sell any paint or product just now due to the crazy time we are in but you can always zoom over to Annie's website and place an order there.

Happy painting

 X Jane