Artistic Finishes Cabinet Designs

What is involved in refinishing your kitchen cabinets?

admin — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:24:07 +0000

After we cover the floor, walls and ceiling, we remove the doors and drawer fronts, and mask off all the interiors of the boxes.

The doors and drawer fronts are transported to the shop where they will be cleaned and dried; sanded; then cleaned and dried again. Meanwhile we clean and dry all the cabinet boxes; sand; and clean and dry them again.

In all, each door and drawer front is handled at least 5 times before any finishing even begins!

All surfaces are finally ready to spray. This kitchen required a toner coat of lacquer and a clear finish.

The doors are set to dry on our custom made door drying rack.

The finished kitchen.

Our latest kitchen

admin — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:03:19 +0000

Holly works on the doors

admin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:09:43 +0000

We work on the doors and drawer fronts back at the studio where they dry on our custom drying rack.

Shaun works on our latest kitchen

admin — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:23:17 +0000

What is involved in a kitchen cabinet refinishing job? Well, in this Branford home we are adding a soft glaze to the kitchen island.

First we sealed the entire space around the island, making a spray booth of sorts. We masked off all the surrounding cabinetry and openings. Then everything gets cleaned to remove any oil or dirt. After that, we sand. And, day one ends with vacuuming and cleaning up the dust.

Day two: We begin spraying the primer coat and base coat. The doors and drawer fronts receive the same treatment back at the studio.

Day three: We will glaze all the cabinetry.

Day four: Finally we will finish everything with a coat of clear lacquer, and reinstall the doors.

Stay tuned for more pictures!

Spaces and Places 2011

admin — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:56:23 +0000

Spaces and Places is a collaboration between the Hartford Preservation Alliance and Rebuilding Together Hartford featuring the work of Connecticut’s top interior designers. This year Holly created a beautiful cabinet finish for Sharon McCormick Design LLC.

More information about the event can be found here.