Cork Kitchen — The Blog of a Specialist Hand Painter of Kitchens and Bespoke Furniture — Lee Reeve

Lighting Your Kitchen

The quality of light in your kitchen is very important. Not least because it’s very hard to cook in the dark. Mind you, whenever I make something for my children, they say it’s so bad I must have cooked it in the dark. [Sidenote—when I was a kid, my mum would only have to say “Or else...” when I refused to eat my greens, and I would gobble them up. These days, kids are too familiar with their universal human rights.]

Cork Kitchen, Hand-painted Kitchen, Interior Design, Kitchen Design, Paint & ColoursLee ReeveApril 16, 2021Lighting, Colour, Paint Colours

Hand Painting Kitchens for Wales Against Ireland

I admire anyone who has a go at something themselves. I honestly do. Even if it’s painting their own kitchen cabinets and units. Actually… especially if it’s painting their own kitchen cabinets and units. I know how demanding that can be. And, between you and me, if you don’t know what you’re doing, it can go wrong quickly. A bit like flying an aeroplane.

Cork Kitchen, Hand-painted Kitchen, Kitchen Painter Cork, Kitchen Painter Ireland, Paint & Colours, Renovation & RestorationLee ReeveJune 17, 2020DIY, Advice

My Hairdryer and I

I couldn’t live without my hairdryer. I take it everywhere I go. My wife gets quite jealous. Partly because of the close bond I have with my hairdryer. Partly because mine cost more than hers.

I tell my wife she has nothing to worry about. It’s not like I keep track of when I first met my current hairdryer. (3rd February, 2018.)

Cork Kitchen, Kitchen Painter Cork, Paint & Colours, Customer Service, Bespoke Paint, Nicholas Moody, Hand-painted KitchenLee ReeveNovember 15, 2019Reeve Blue, The Paint Hub

Other People's Reputations Matter

I know two things about reputations.

One, they take a lifetime to build, but only a second to ruin.

Two, your reputation is what other people say about you behind your back.

Cork Kitchen, Hand-painted Kitchen, Kitchen Painter Cork, Kitchen Painter MunsterLee ReeveAugust 16, 2019Nicholas Moody Luxury Kitchens

I Was Furious at the Mess Left by the Person Who Sanded this Kitchen

I couldn’t believe it. There was dust everywhere—spewed about the place by the heavy-duty sander that was being used to prep the kitchen.

Cork Kitchen, Hand-painted Kitchen, Kitchen Painter Cork, Kitchen Painter Munster, PreparationLee ReeveJune 18, 2019Dust, Care, Protection, Dedication, Hand-Painted Kitchen, Kitchen Painter, Kitchen Renovation

Asian Bugs Help Revive a Kitchen

Have you heard of the lac bug? It lives in India and parts of southeast Asia. As a larva, it crawls along branches, excreting a waxy substance. If you paint your nails, you might be wearing some lac bug excretion on your hands right now. It’s the main ingredient in shellac nail polish.

Cork Kitchen, Kitchen Painter Cork, Kitchen Painter Munster, Renovation & Restoration, PreparationLee ReeveMay 24, 2019Shellac, Undercoat, Preparation, Pinewood Kitchen, Pine, Kitchen

Handling Changes After Work Has Started

There are several things a kitchen painter doesn’t want to hear after they’ve started work.

“Was that scratch always there?” is one.

Cork Kitchen, Hand-painted Kitchen, Kitchen Painter Cork, Kitchen Painter MunsterLee ReeveJanuary 17, 2019

The Job Interview

I’m quite well respected. Outside my own home, anyway. But that doesn’t mean that I simply stroll into jobs. Nor would I expect to. People entrust me with their dream kitchens. They are right to ask a few questions before hiring me.

I must tell you about one job that I didn’t land easily.

Cork Kitchen, Kitchen Painter Cork, Hand-painted Kitchen, Paint & ColoursLee ReeveDecember 17, 2018

A Kitchen Rescue Paint Job—Before and After

Anyone can hand paint a kitchen cabinet. But not everyone can do it properly. Even people who say they are professional kitchen painters. Here’s a story about how I was able to rescue a kitchen in Cork after the original painter did a terrible job.

Hand-painted Kitchen, Kitchen Painter Cork, Kitchen Painter Munster, Cork Kitchen, Renovation & RestorationLee ReeveJune 29, 2018Kitchen, Cork, Munster, Ireland, Hand-Painted Kitchen, Kitchen Painter

Mixing & Matching Paint Colours for a Kitchen

It’s important to know for sure that once your kitchen is painted it is the colour you were expecting. Here is a story about how I made sure a client in Cork got the colour kitchen she wanted.

Cork Kitchen, Hand-painted Kitchen, Kitchen Painter Munster, Paint & ColoursLee ReeveJune 22, 2018Kitchen, Kitchen Painter, Cork, Hand-painted Kitchens, Ireland, Munster

Avoiding Paint Splatters and Other Disasters in Your Kitchen

Working in someone else’s house brings with it a lot of care. Quite often, the kitchen floor will be new. The last thing I want to do is leave behind paint drops on a freshly laid tile or wooden floor. Here is how I protect my clients’ floors when I paint their kitchens.

Cork Kitchen, Kitchen Painter Cork, Kitchen Painter Munster, Floor ProtectionLee ReeveJune 14, 2018Kitchen Painter, Cork, Hand-painted Kitchens, Painter, Kitchen

A Pressure & Pleasure Kitchen

The story of a hand-painted kitchen in Cork and how I went about the job from start to finish, making sure all of my client’s requests were met.

Cork Kitchen, Hand-painted Kitchen, Kitchen Painter Cork, Kitchen Painter MunsterLee ReeveJune 6, 2018Cork, Ireland, Kitchen, Kitchen Painter, Hand-painted Kitchens

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