Paint Can Transform a Pinewood Kitchen

Pinewood is a popular choice in many kitchens. I personally don’t have anything against pine, other than that I hate the sight of it.

My top three things I hate most in the world goes like this:

1. Wales losing at rugby

2. Pine

3. Any pine I might have missed under item 2

The problem really with pinewood is that it goes about the place all naked. Sure—it may have a varnish on it, but let’s be honest, that’s like me walking about your kitchen with see-through underpants on. You’d have to self-isolate your eyes for a fortnight after seeing that, believe me.

Over time, naked and varnished pine starts to discolour. But not in a good way. Before long, you’re looking at a kitchen with a colour scheme that can only be described as ‘Trump Tangerine’. (Surely he’s the only person on Earth you could pick out from space?)

Not only that, the knots and imperfections in the wood will become increasingly pronounced. If I were being kind, I’d say it ends up looking like the kitchen is covered in leopard skin. If I were being unkind, I’d say it looks like a farmer has driven past with a muck spreader. Either way, it’s a far cry from what a kitchen can look like.

It breaks my heart, because painted properly, a pinewood kitchen will sing as beautifully as any other wood. But the painting needs to be done correctly—the primer is crucial. If it isn’t right, you end up with tanning bleed. That’s when the sap of the wood seeps through the layers of paint, producing the kitchen equivalent of an unsightly rash. You can read more about that here: Leopard Skin Is a Terrible Colour Scheme for a Kitchen.

Hand-painted pine kitchen transformation

I recently painted a super kitchen for lovely clients in Munster. They wanted the place to feel fresh and bright, and altogether less… well, orange really.

Here’s what we started with (sunglasses on):

And this is what it looked like afterwards (sunglasses off):

Do you have a pinewood kitchen that is starting to show its age? Would Donald Trump be the Invisible Man if he walked into it? I can help… Well, I can help transform the kitchen. You’re on your own trying to get Trump to leave.

You may even be thinking that you need to replace your existing pine kitchen for it to look good. But as you can see here, pinewood can make for a stunning kitchen. Just as long as it dresses up properly.