Kitchen Cabinet Respray Before and After — Wimbledon
This kitchen cabinet spray painting project in Wimbledon is a good example of what a professional respray looks like from start to finish. Completed in May 2023, the job ran to five days total and transformed a tired kitchen into something that looks like it just came out of a showroom. The colour: Farrow & Ball Lamp Room Gray No. 88 — a soft, sophisticated grey that works beautifully in a kitchen environment.
What the Job Involved
Before a single drop of paint goes anywhere near a cabinet, there’s a process. That process is what separates a lasting factory finish from one that peels or chips within a year.
Here’s exactly what we did on this Wimbledon kitchen:
- Full degreasing — kitchen cabinets accumulate grease and airborne cooking residue. If you don’t remove it properly, paint won’t bond. We degrease thoroughly before anything else.
- Dustless sanding — we sand all surfaces to create the key the paint needs to adhere, using dustless equipment to keep the disruption to a minimum.
- Tinted adhesion primer — a specialist primer matched to the topcoat colour. This isn’t a step you skip if you want a finish that lasts.
- Specialist low-VOC topcoats — we use professional-grade, water-based coatings throughout. Low odour, low disruption, and built for durability. You can find out more about why paint quality matters at Tikkurila, one of the premium paint manufacturers whose products we work with.
- Colour matching to Farrow & Ball Lamp Room Gray No. 88 — we mix and match to Farrow & Ball specifications, so you get the exact colour you want without paying for F&B paint itself.
How We Split the Work — On-Site and Off-Site
This is something that makes a real difference to the quality of the result.
The doors and any removable items came back to our spray booth at our workshop unit. Spraying doors in a controlled environment — proper lighting, dust-free conditions, consistent temperature — is how you get a finish with no runs, no brush marks, and no dust nibs. It’s a factory finish because it’s done in factory-like conditions.
The carcasses, frames, and fixed elements were worked on-site. We use professional dustless equipment throughout, which keeps disruption low. You don’t need to empty your cupboards before we arrive.
The timeline for this job broke down like this:
- 2 days on-site — preparation and spraying of fixed elements
- 2 days at the workshop — spraying doors and removable items in the spray booth
- 1 day on-site — fitting doors, final checks, handover
Five days. That’s pretty typical for a full kitchen respray of this size.
Why Spray Painting Rather Than Replacing?
I’m asked this a lot. The honest answer is that a professionally sprayed kitchen — properly prepared and finished — looks as good as a new kitchen. The structure of most kitchens is perfectly sound. It’s the surface that’s tired, not the joinery itself.
A full kitchen replacement is a significant project: new units, new fitting costs, often new worktops and flooring to match. A respray deals with the thing that actually needs changing — the colour and finish — and does it without the upheaval. Which? has consistently noted kitchen renovation as one of the highest-cost home improvement projects. A respray is a fraction of that.
That said, I won’t pretend cost saving is the only reason people call us. Many of our clients simply love their kitchen layout and don’t want to lose it. They just want it to look better.
Our Guarantee
Every kitchen respray we carry out comes with a 10-year guarantee. That’s not a marketing line — it’s a reflection of the preparation standards and materials we use. If the finish fails through any fault in our workmanship or materials, we put it right. It’s that straightforward.
We’re City & Guilds qualified and carry full public liability insurance. You can check our reviews and credentials independently on Checkatrade.
Serving Wimbledon and Across Surrey and South London
We cover Wimbledon and the surrounding areas as part of our regular working patch. If you’re looking at a kitchen respray in South West London or across Surrey, we’re well placed to help. Take a look at our kitchen respray service or find out more about our spray painting services across Surrey.
Ready to Talk About Your Kitchen?
If your kitchen is structurally sound but looking tired, a professional respray is worth serious consideration. Call us on 0203 355 1495 or get in touch through the website. We’re happy to talk through what’s involved before you commit to anything.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does a kitchen cabinet respray take in Wimbledon?
Most kitchen resprays take around five days from start to finish. That typically breaks down as two days on-site for preparation and spraying fixed elements, two days at our workshop spray booth for doors and removable items, and one day for refitting and final checks. The exact timeline depends on the size and complexity of the kitchen.
Do I need to empty my kitchen cupboards before the respray?
No. One of the practical advantages of the way we work is that you don’t need to empty your cupboards before we arrive. We work around your kitchen contents and remove the doors to spray them off-site in our workshop. The on-site process is designed to be as low-disruption as possible.
Can you match Farrow & Ball colours for a kitchen respray?
Yes. We mix and match to Farrow & Ball specifications across their full colour range, including popular kitchen colours like Lamp Room Gray, Mole’s Breath, and Elephant’s Breath. You get the exact colour you want, applied in a professional-grade, durable topcoat that’s built for kitchen conditions.