Revamped Painted Cupboard is a Study in Blue

This revamped painted cupboard will be familiar to anyone with pine dining room furniture. Or, indeed any pine furniture. Because it's a standard design with two cupboard doors opening into a main interior and a single internal shelf that's two thirds of the way up. Yes, a classic. The build is solid but the wood was very knotty. Of course  that's no surprise because much of the pine furniture made in the United Kingdom is knotty and is simply varnished after it's built. That's the style.

The cupboard doors were attached with steel hinges, with nothing particularly sophisticated about them. Plain door knobs on each door about half the way down were also standard-size.

In its former life the cupboard was used for general storage in the playroom: CDs, papers, drawing kit and toys. We were asked to paint the cupboard and give it a new lease of life.

Essentially a revamped painted cupboard was called for.

The brief needed us to strip down the top surface and remove the various watermarks, scuffs and blemishes (crayons and felt tips had also got in on the act) that had accumulated over the years. With that done, we were asked to apply a satin varnish.

Steps for the Painted Cupboard Revamp

We chose RockTop in the satin finish.

Normally we use a matt finish but on this occasion it was satin for a richer, shiny finish.

Rock top is currently our favourite varnish and we source it from the Dulux decorators centre. It's very easy to apply because the tremendous finish dries easily and of course it does not yellow. And that's very important for new varnish.

The overall effect is very pleasing and the revamped painted cupboard is now a key item in a modern dining room. Its colour adds a decent amount of contrast to the wooden floor, and its top surface reinforces the other wooden surfaces on view.

When you want to discuss a revamped painted cupboard or indeed any furniture painting project, please do not hesitate to get in touch.