Anthracite kitchen, Llanelli
Cream shaker kitchen in a twenty-year-old Llanelli estate home, resprayed to anthracite eggshell. Doors, drawer fronts, end panels, and carcasses all in one colour. Original handles retained, worktops untouched.
The kitchen was a solid 2000s cream shaker that had dated badly. The carcasses and layout were sound and the owners didn't want the upheaval or expense of a full replacement. They wanted a contemporary anthracite finish and to keep their worktops and appliances.
The surfaces we sprayed.
Why Anthracite eggshell.
Anthracite reads as a deep, warm charcoal in eggshell, which we sprayed at 15% sheen — the studio default for kitchens because it's the most durable and wipes clean easily. It paired well with the existing light worktop and kept the kitchen feeling calm rather than heavy.
The prep behind the finish.
Doors, drawer fronts and panels were degreased, sanded, chip-filled and sanded again, then primed with a two-pack adhesion primer. We applied three coats of Becker Acroma 2K commercial lacquer in the chosen finish, cured flat in the studio, and sprayed the carcasses on-site. Preparation is the slow, decisive part of any kitchen respray.
How it changed the kitchen.
Doors and drawer fronts came back to the studio for spraying while the family kept using the kitchen; carcasses were sprayed in a single day on-site. The original handles were cleaned and refitted, and the kitchen looked like a brand-new fitted unit at a fraction of the replacement cost.
The carcasses, layout and worktops were all in good order — only the finish looked tired. Respraying kept everything that worked and refreshed only what needed it, at a fraction of the cost of a new kitchen and with minimal disruption to the home.
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