Kitchen Cabinet Painting in Rancho Santa Fe: Love This New Blue!

We recent­ly wrote a blog fea­tur­ing pop­u­lar cab­i­net paint col­ors for 2022 (check it out if you haven’t yet). A lot of clients assume that either white or gray are their pri­ma­ry options, but we’re see­ing a huge resur­gence of inter­est in more vibrant col­ors. That’s not to say white and gray are out — far from it. They’re real­ly as pop­u­lar as ever. 

Green and blue are hot on their heels, in part because of the sheer vari­ety of shades and hues you have to pick from. One shade of blue, for exam­ple, could be clas­sic coun­try, while anoth­er is bold and modern. 

The last kitchen we show­cased is def­i­nite­ly brighter, so today let’s take a look at some­thing a bit dark­er. This beau­ti­ful kitchen fit our client’s needs well, and was in good con­di­tion over­all, but it was time for a new look. We helped tran­si­tion from a stained fin­ish to paint­ed, and love how it all came togeth­er. Click through the pho­tos above for the full perspective!

If you’re curi­ous about how the process works, here’s the rundown:

• First, we come out and pro­vide an esti­mate. Some Ran­cho San­ta Fe home­own­ers ask why we can’t pro­vide a ball­park quote, some­times even say­ing they have an ​ “ aver­age kitchen,” so a guess-timate must be pos­si­ble. The truth is, every kitchen is dif­fer­ent. We fac­tor in the mate­ri­als, con­di­tion, qual­i­ty, num­ber of doors and draw­ers, exist­ing fin­ish, the kind of fin­ish you’d like to achieve, plus take mea­sure­ments of the space. We’re thor­ough so that we can be accu­rate — no surprises. 
• We’ll then pro­vide that esti­mate for you to review. No fuzzy details or fine print. 
• Once approved, we’ll move for­ward with sched­ul­ing your project. In the mean­time you’ll need to emp­ty all those cab­i­nets and draw­ers. Just remem­ber: this is WAY eas­i­er and faster than a full pull/​replace remodel!
• Next, we prep the space. Floor cov­er­ings, mask­ing, total project con­tain­ment… We know how to do it right. 
• After prep, we begin dis­as­sem­bly, care­ful­ly remov­ing cab­i­net doors and draw­er faces. They’re labeled and orga­nized for quick ref­er­ence when it’s time to put every­thing back together. 
• Time for the next phase of prepa­ra­tion, this time focus­ing on the sur­faces. Degreas­ing, sand­ing, light repairs, more sand­ing, primer coats, more sand­ing, top­coats… You have to get this right for the best results. 
• Once every­thing is paint­ed, we bring it all back and reassemble. 
• We’ll do a quick walk­through, just to make sure you love how it all turned out. 

We get this ques­tion a  LOT , and it’s a good one. Dif­fer­ent approach­es can be used depend­ing on the type and style of fin­ish you want to achieve, but in most cas­es we spray the cab­i­net box­es, doors, and draw­er faces. It’s fast and effi­cient, plus it pro­vides a smooth, fac­to­ry-like finish. 

Con­tact us at Chism Broth­ers Paint­ing! We’re here to help, and would love to answer your questions.