Oak or painted new kitchen.

Summer wind

Hi everyone I'm looking for some advice about a new kitchen. I've to make a choice and have narrowed it down to oak or painted oak in an ivory colour. The room size is 6.5m by 4.3m. The lady from the kitchen company has told us that the paint they use for the kitchens is the same as they use for cars so there will be no danger of chipping or scratching. Have any of you got painted kitchens and would you advise me to get one? Thanks.

thebiglad

Summer wind wrote: »

Hi everyone I'm looking for some advice about a new kitchen. I've to make a choice and have narrowed it down to oak or painted oak in an ivory colour. The room size is 6.5m by 4.3m. The lady from the kitchen company has told us that the paint they use for the kitchens is the same as they use for cars so there will be no danger of chipping or scratching. Have any of you got painted kitchens and would you advise me to get one? Thanks.

I have a white painted kitchen, a very chips on it but generally cannot complain, very easy to keep clean and really happy with the look - I was going to go with a wood look but glad now that I didn't.

Its just a matter of choice really but don't be put off simply by the fact that it is painted, should be hard wearing.

Summer wind

Thanks so much that's great to hear because it's the painted look I'm leaning towards. I was in a house a few years ago that had a painted kitchen with an integrated dishwasher and the top where the dishwasher opened was very badly chipped. The kitchen company has promised me this won't happen because the paint they use nowadays is so good. I really like the clean fresh modern painted look.

tabby aspreme

Painted kitchens are hardwearing but in fairness whether they are finished with a spray on lacquer , oil based paint or water based acrylic paint they will chip if they get knocked hard enough , but a similar knock on a wooden kitchen will leave a mark also , the advantage with a painted kitchen is it's easier to repair the marks . In your op you mention painting an oak kitchen, is that your idea or the kitchen companies , as I would think beech or maple would be more suitable hardwoods for painting over

Summer wind

Oh no nothing's been decided yet. It was my idea to go for a solid oak finish so I thought if we went for a painted kitchen it would be painted oak. Thanks for the advice and I'll mention it to the designer.

Blossomvan

Kitchen has been the most expensive room to be remodeled nowadays. Why don't you ask some home experts? Ask them how much will that cost.

Summer wind

Well it's a new build so we don't have to take out an existing kitchen. But whatever we do get has to last a long time:)

mel o

If you're leaning towards a painted kitchen, I'd go for a handpainted kitchen rather than a sprayed kitchen. Our kitchen is handpainted and we have a dresser unit that's lacquered. Both now show signs of wear (after 5 years) and we're about to get the kitchen repainted - and I can change the colour now too- but we have to live with the wear and tear on the dresser. At the time that I was getting the dresser, it was made for us, it cost more for handpainted but I'm so sorry now that I didn't just spend the money.

tabby aspreme

mel o wrote: »

If you're leaning towards a painted kitchen, I'd go for a handpainted kitchen rather than a sprayed kitchen. Our kitchen is handpainted and we have a dresser unit that's lacquered. Both now show signs of wear (after 5 years) and we're about to get the kitchen repainted - and I can change the colour now too- but we have to live with the wear and tear on the dresser. At the time that I was getting the dresser, it was made for us, it cost more for handpainted but I'm so sorry now that I didn't just spend the money.

You can paint over the lacquer, give it a light sanding, prime it and paint away then

mel o

tabby aspreme wrote: »

You can paint over the lacquer, give it a light sanding, prime it and paint away then

Great to know, thanks so much!