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

What's More Important than a Kitchen Painter’s Right Arm?

Disaster!

That was the only thing going through my mind.

The acrid smell of a burned-out motor filled my nostrils. My stomach tightened with anxiety. The one piece of kit I absolutely cannot do without had just flamed out and died. In the middle of a job too.

Kitchen Painter Cork, Hand-painted Kitchen, Kitchen Painter Ireland, Kitchen Painting ToolsLee ReeveSeptember 17, 2020Festool, Cork, Kitchen, Dust Extractor

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

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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