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What the kitchen looked like
Solid cherry with raised panels, a glass hutch and an island with a butcher-block top. Good wood, good boxes, and a colour that made the whole room dark. I filmed the walk-through on July 13.
The new scheme uses two colours: white on the uppers, which opens the room up, and a soft sage on the lowers and the island. The butcher-block top on the island stayed as it was, natural wood next to the sage.
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Five days, as posted
From the Monday walk-through to the doors going back on that Saturday, everything happened in the home:
- July 13: walk-through before.
- July 14: doors come off, and the cherry doors get sanded.
- July 16: first coat of primer, then the second.
- July 17: applying colour.
- July 18: “A great finish starts with great masking.” The masking comes off, the doors go back on, and the new knobs get ready to install.
- July 19: the same spot, before and after.
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What every job includes
The caption on July 20 listed it plainly, and it holds for every kitchen I do:
- Factory-style sprayed finish
- Premium Italian Renner coatings
- No brush or roller marks
- Professional dust-control system
- Completed entirely in your home
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Before and after
The draggable comparisons below come from my own photos, taken from the same spot before and after. The full timeline and the videos are on the project page. If you are thinking about two colours in your own kitchen, the colour guide covers how I help people choose.
