It looks great, and thanks for all your tips and product recommendations, I'm using them to do mine. Well worth the effort!

It's been lovely to watch your progress and the end result is beautiful. I'm in the same situation as you were with oak doors which really have nothing wrong with them - I just want to brighten the kitchen. I am now inspired to follow suit !

Thanks for all your lovely comments it was hard work and they mean a lot

It has been lovely to see the project through. Well done, enjoy it.

Hurrah! love it & your super new kettle & toaster too. The wine rack is lovely & now you deserve to sit down & pour yourself a nice big glass.....

Want to see your kitchen next Mumfie !!!! ;-)

I can't believe I didn't see this this morning!!! It looks AMAZING!!! Well done!! I absolutely love it!! I bet you're so pleased with the result and I bet you're so glad it's finished now!! Xx

Wow!!!! It is absolutely stunning. You have done such an amazing job!! All that hard work has paid off. Your cooker even looks new!!

Congrats!

I want to watch the video on YouTube, what am I searching for? X

mwwwaaarr thanks soooo much yes we are chuffed with it, it was hard work yes but apart from a little light sanding it was actually very enjoyable , still have some snagging to do like mastic etc but it's a relief it's come out well, was a bit worried at the beginning , hopefully should do us at least 5 years before we have to change the entire kitchen . Hels TBH the Vid on YouTube isn't great I'm just now uploading one to Vimeo but there's all kinds of issues regarding copyright can you believe, I'll try an embed a link to that in here ASAP but if it won't let me do it again I'll email the link to you if you want,its basically the whole project beginning to end... Stand by and I'll let you know in a bit, ohhhh and yes Mumfie yours next :-)

Ok not letting me put link in but if you go onto search for DIY kitchen project painted cabinets Essex you should find it , let me know X

Watch this video on Vimeo:

Ok think I cracked it lol try this

Finally yes this one ⬆️⬆️⬆️ will connect sorry about that had privacy setting wrong oops anyway it drags on a bit but hey you wanted MORE

That amazing what a transformation it's made!! That's a lot nicer than a lot of the kitchens you can buy!! Your house (and garden look amazing btw) hopefully you will start another project soon coz if not what am I going to look forward to now?!?!

Hi I think you should paint it, you have a great space, big kitchen but in my view it need some updating. I would go to a colour like those shabby chic style. It looks cosy and clean at the same time. Good lucky !!!!!

Thanks riz but think u need to scroll ! Hels I know how you feel I've become attached myself I'll miss it, look out for 'Painted F&B kitchen SHOULD I STRIP IT DOWN!' Lol hopefully not too soon though! I've enjoyed this so much I'm gonna do the same with my lounge so keep em peeled X

Hahah true lol I was telling you to paint when you already had painted it, it looks amazing, love it !!!!

Do it!! I wanna see pics along the way too! X

I should just mention that the £800 budget this project cost me included my utility room, the cupboards alone were £350 so the kitchen actually only cost around £350 so a smaller kitchen would be much less. Thought I'd just say xx

Out of interest where did you get the work tops from so cheaply?! X

Hi Hels they came from www.worktopsexpress.com they do lots of different ones , contact was good , delivery was good and the worktops are excellent (especially with Osmo

Howdens and benchmark quoted £350 for 3metre lengths W/express were £150 , they even cut the Undermounted sink hole and drainer grooves for £60 my carpenter wanted £250 xx

Thank you xx

I brought a 18 year old static caravan, I assume I painted the original cupboard. Point is I love them now!

I like the wood as it is.

Have you started on your lounge furniture yet?! X

Funny you should say that posting for suggestions now, won't be a quick project though run out of money

Hello, going to try to add some photos from my makeover. We painted the units, added oak worktops and new sink and re configured the layout to make it more user friendly and ultimately add a table and chairs. We also opened up a family area that's next to the kitchen (but no photo's of that as it's not finished!) Thanks to Oneplan for the new layout - it really works!

Awesome !!!! :-) I do like happy clients !!!

Jam55 - did you use rollers or brushes - or both? Any difference in finish between them - any visible brush marks etc? I'm getting it in the neck from friends/family that I'll end up with an amateurish job if I do it myself. Yours looks fab so I hold onto my own hope!

Oooohh - and were brushes/rollers natural hair/fibre or synthetics (or both)? And why?

WOW MUMFIE what a difference you must be so pleased it looks fab airie and clean bet your as glad as me you did it, we're so pleased that we are now looking for an old horrible Island we can paint for the middle of ours too yours looks fab

SLOEGIN DON'T LISTEN TO FHE DOUBTERS THEY KNOW NOTHING , my hubby researched ALL this before we did it even our Builders who fitted the tops and we're telling us your making a mistake wouldn't believe we painted it and we're insistent we'd bought the doors! Just use the undercoat we said and make sure you get a good quality EGGSHELL paint (we used F&B) then use a synthetic brush (pay good money for one where the bristles won't come out) then just take your time, no brush strokes, no rollers just good quality eggshell and a good synth brush , ignore them! Everyone said to me in every shop I went to and on every website 'oooo don't TOUCH WOOD' what a load of cods, it looks fab and warming and if you protect it with the CORRECT product will last, so to sum up JUST DO IT GIRL

1. Mumfie - ace looking kitchen-additional inspirations!

2. Jam55 - I jolly well shall: I go to the paint merchants for paint and primer tomorrow. Synthetic brushes too.

3. And where in Essex are you? I'm In South Woodham Ferrers - just in case I need to kidnap you for consulting purposes! LOL....

Hockley! Little tip , get some sandwich bags, use your expensive synth brush for finish coat only, instead of cleaning each time wrap sandwich bags around brush nice and tight and Viola nice and moist next time you use, even following day , good luck

That is so bizarre! Only moved here a year ago and discovered Hockley for "First Choice Bathrooms" for my new bathroom. Be afraid of being snatched by a short middle aged woman wearing paint splattered overalls.... Thanks for the sandwich bag tip. Will buy some this afternoon.

Post before and after pleeeeaaase

Just a little add on......

It's been a few months now and I've noticed in the high traffic watery areas the shine has slightly came off of the Osmo Wax and a very very slight black is occurring around the taps (as I thought it would)

So! Anyone reading this post and thinking about wood needs to give it at LEAST 4 coats of Osmo around watery high traffic areas, also when mopping water up don't wipe , DAB because it makes the coating last longer.

I slightly sanded with a fine paper and have given it another 2 coats and it looks like showroom again!

So to sum up if you doing this method and decide on wood make sure the water is globules on the surface, once it isn't you need to re apply the Osmo, this is a price I'm willing to pay for my lovely wood but YOU may not be hence the update! Basically every few months check (feel) the smooth shine around traffic areas and just paint more on SIMPLE xx

Hi, just read your whole discussion and am very impressed!! Huge pat on the back. I have a small kitchen then yours, the cupboards are the same so, I am going to paint them too. I have learnt a lot from your project on primers etc, so glad I read it. Couple of questions, did you say the brush didn't leave brush marks? Also, where did you buy your tiles from? Also....I LOVE FARROW & BALL!! Thank you

Hi Jacki thanks for the complements the tiles were from an online site called www.tonsoftiles.co.uk very good price good company def recommend them. No if you get a good Nylon brush and take your time it won't leave brush strokes and looks like a factory finish hope this helps

The cabinet painted in a dark industrial grey would make a great look....

Hey wow your kitchen looks amazing. I really want to do the same thing and have been to look at paint. I hope you don't mind me asking and sorry if you have already said this but how many tins of paint did you use. I have seen they do a 2.5l tin but I noticed you mentioned £20 a tin and that's for the 750ml so am just a little confused with which size you opted for?x

Sinner 123 primer for painting furniture

Brilliant! I painted my mantlepiece a few years ago with F&B New white eggshell .. no brushmarks and perfect easytokeep chalky matt finish. Everyone thought I'd got a new fire place ! Am going to do my kitchen now, thanks to you. You are so right , don't believe the doubters , just take your time and do it properly and the finish will be beautiful .

Lovely result.

You most definitely should. I have solid wood doors and the varnish had dulled over time. I rubbed them down lightly, used sealer and then painted them with a lovely pale grey. It was like I had a totally updated kitchen and for a fraction of the cost of a new one.

Hi there. Completely agree with everyone, you should paint the cupboards. I really like the colours in this picture as I think that the slightly 'greyer' off white cupboards would tie in well with your beautiful grey tiles. You wouldn't necessarily have to go so light on your worktop as in this picture. The laminate you showed in your third picture is really nice, where is it from? Currently doing my kitchen and trying to find a laminate that I like!

Solid oak worktops on eBay are cheap and good quality. Just need a rub of oil. A bit late now but I hope the wood was not painted.