Kitchen Cabinet Refinishing and Island Repaint
Phoenix, AZSingle-family home
Dated cabinetry re-stained and lacquered, with the island finished in a custom navy, and no boxes replaced.
Cabinet Painting & Refinishing · Interior Painting
Case study
Living Room, Ceiling and Crown Repaint
Full mask-and-protect, then ceilings, walls and crown brought back to a clean finish.
The room fully masked and protected before work, then finished and back in use with a stained mantel shelf.
Drag the handle, or focus it and use the arrow keys, to wipe between the two photographs.
The challenge
A family living room with a fireplace, built-in shelving and a lot of furniture that could not be moved out of the house.
The ceiling, walls and crown had not been done together, so the room read as three different ages of paint at once.
Scope of work
- Ceiling, walls, crown moulding and baseboards repainted
- Drywall patching and texture matching before finish
- Mantel shelf stained to a dark finish
- Full protection of furniture, fireplace and flooring
Surface preparation
- Furniture moved to the centre of the room and wrapped in plastic; fireplace and hearth covered; floors papered wall to wall.
- Switch plates, vent covers and hardware removed; doorways sealed so sanding dust stayed in the work area.
- Nail pops, cracks and anchor holes patched, sanded flush and texture-matched.
- Trim-to-wall joints and baseboard tops caulked before any finish went on.
Coating and finish system
- Ceiling coated first, then walls, then crown and baseboard cut in by hand where the surfaces meet.
- Sheens selected per surface: flat on the ceiling, a wipeable sheen on the walls, semi-gloss on trim.
- Mantel shelf sanded and stained to a dark finish to anchor the fireplace wall.
Scheduling considerations
Run as an occupied-home project with the work zone contained and swept at the end of each day so the rest of the house stayed usable.
The result
Ceiling, walls and trim reading as one finish rather than three, with the patched areas invisible under the topcoat.
The stained mantel gives the fireplace wall a focal point it did not have before.
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- Itemised scope: preparation and repair listed separately from coating
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