Marylebone Painters & Decorators
Kitchen cabinet painting
For a kitchen within a Marylebone flat or mews home, repainting can be worth considering when the existing cabinetry is suitable to retain. We assess the doors and fixed units first, then plan a finish and working arrangement that suit the kitchen you actually have.
Discuss your project
Assess the fitted kitchen independently of the house
Marylebone’s historic streets include mews as well as mansion blocks, as the Portman Estate audit records. That setting tells us little about a fitted kitchen’s construction. Identify the door material, edge treatment and factory coating, and inspect damage around sinks and appliances. A sample assessment should establish whether the units are credible candidates for refinishing before colour choices become the main discussion.
Sources: Westminster: Portman Estate conservation area audit
Plan how the fronts will leave and return
Where removal is proposed, label the doors and drawers and establish a protected route through the flat, stair or mews entrance. Confirm a suitable place for preparation and drying instead of assuming an occupied kitchen can accommodate every operation. Record hinge positions, handle holes and damaged edges. Reassembly arrangements belong in the proposal alongside the painting method.
Set the colour against what is staying
Worktops, tiled splashbacks and flooring often make a stronger colour reference than a photograph of another kitchen. View a coated sample beside them, including the evening lighting. Decide whether end panels, plinths and cornices will follow the doors, and whether cupboard interiors are excluded. The finish must suit the assessed surface and intended use; a colour preference alone does not establish adhesion.
- Door construction and existing finish identified
- Fixed panels and cabinet interiors included or excluded
- Removal route, labels and reassembly arrangements
- Coated sample reviewed beside retained worktops
Organise the occupied days
Before preparation starts, decide where food and utensils will go, which appliances remain accessible and how the working area will be separated. A small flat may need a different sequence from a kitchen with another usable room beside it. Explain product-specific drying and curing requirements before cupboards return to normal service, and keep the coating details for cleaning and future touch-ups.
Start with a conversation
Tell us about your property.
Share the address, the rooms or surfaces, and what you have in mind.
Your project details
Tell us what you would like to decorate and where.