Paint bare timber?

[biffvernon]

Possibly not authentic to the age of the house

The cross-headed stainless screws are a bit suspect.

 

[JoceAndChris]

tee-hee, yes, lots of tampering has gone on here with all the doors and shutters and things but I remain convinced that they are authentic in their own way.

 

[Flyfisher]

Your beam photo - wrong of me to judge when they're in a kind of halfway-house state.

Not at all, you're absolutely right about them being a mess at present. I just wanted to be sure you knew why and that they are not representative of newly limewashed beams.

I agree with the others about leaving your doors as they are though.

 

[ilona73]

The kitchen is absolutely fabulous and i can't think for the life of me why you would want to change it? its lovely.... you knwo the saying.. if its not broke dont fiddle with it.. okay it should be dont fix it .. but you knew what i was getting at... leave the painting to a minimum i think and let everything else speak for itself which it already does wonderfully!
xxx

 

[JoceAndChris]

You are too kind. Thank you for your wonderful support!

But there are two reasons I want to change the kitchen, and will eventually 1) it's not functioning as a period property should as it's been tanked, leading to great problems with damp and crumblage - the whole thing needs picking apart and putting together again with lime. 2) I've seen the Chalon brochure, and how can a girl sleep after seeing that? http://chalon.com/home.asp But with prices starting at 40k, this will have to remain as kitchen porn I think.

 

[Nigel Watts]

this will have to remain as kitchen porn I think

Ever thought of taking up woodwork? If I can make curtains, you should be able to make kitchen units!

 

[Nigel Watts]

Its not a great photo, and this piece of furniture would be better suited to a different kind of kitchen, but here is a glimpse of a cook's counter I made over 15 years ago

I had the modern kitchen units build around it. The design came from a book of furniture projects for amateurs by well known designers published c.1980. The designer in this case was Richard Latrobe Bateman. I have also made a dining table and stool in the same style.

 

[Moo]

Oh Nigel - I do wish you'd stop doing this. It makes me feel even more inadequate/incompetent.

 

[Penners]

they have already been destined to be hidden, as of today, by a frilly, toning, strawberry-embroidered duck egg pelmet.

You really are a girl, aren't you?! :roll:

:wink:

The extent to which the limewash "blinds" the wood of the beams depends on how many coats you put on. The more coats, the more that the colour of the wood will disappear under the white.

And, tasteful though I'm sure your frilly, toning, strawberry-embroidered duck egg pelmet may be, it won't stop the beams, and the gaps between the beams, from shedding dust.

 

[ilona73]

this will have to remain as kitchen porn I think

Ever thought of taking up woodwork? If I can make curtains, you should be able to make kitchen units!

Joce subscribe to these guys...

www.theusedkitchencompany.com

They are pre loved and ex display kitchens... okay so you have to collect yourself but when you think you can get a £50k + Clive Christan kitchen (my kitchen porn) for around £16k including appliances well you just never know when something might come up that takes your eye.

Quite often they will take offers too so you never know

 

[jocelyn plummer]

Pics for you Joce!!

They show worktops before and after, and the horrid kitchen floor, which is on my New Years resolutions list!!
We simply pulled out the kitchen cabinets, cut them back and into shape then put the beech worktop on. The granite was crushed up for ballast under my veggie bed, it did not take much to crumble it up!

 

[jocelyn plummer]

Sorry,back again, laptop froze on me.!!
Kitchen floor showing the balck tiles that were all over. We have left them down in the utility area and will cover them up with the same as I choose for the kitchen.

 

[JoceAndChris]

Gosh Joss- what a wonderful improvement on your kitchen! That looks great! Isn't it amazing what paint can do? They look like great quality units that justify a re-paint, unlike my sagging old Wickes units that really don't warrant all the effort I put into making them look different! Love the worktop too, it goes so well with that nice butler's sink. I agree your floor needs some work - that will just complete it all. Thanks for sharing.

Joce subscribe to these guys...

www.theusedkitchencompany.com

Thanks for that - most interesting. We've no budget for major work just now (hence I'm just mainly pottering with cans of paint), but I'll certainly keep that in mind for my future dream kitchen!

Its not a great photo, and this piece of furniture would be better suited to a different kind of kitchen, but here is a glimpse of a cook's counter I made over 15 years ago

I had the modern kitchen units build around it. The design came from a book of furniture projects for amateurs by well known designers published c.1980. The designer in this case was Richard Latrobe Bateman. I have also made a dining table and stool in the same style.

I agree with Moo- you put me to shame! That's a stunning piece of work! And no, I couldn't do woodworking, it's not a medium I have any inclination for - I might break a nail! Even using sand-paper gives me the absolute heebie-jeebies, but I force myself to, otherwise surfaces would not be prepared properly.

they have already been destined to be hidden, as of today, by a frilly, toning, strawberry-embroidered duck egg pelmet.

You really are a girl, aren't you?! :roll:

:wink:

The extent to which the limewash "blinds" the wood of the beams depends on how many coats you put on. The more coats, the more that the colour of the wood will disappear under the white.

And, tasteful though I'm sure your frilly, toning, strawberry-embroidered duck egg pelmet may be, it won't stop the beams, and the gaps between the beams, from shedding dust.

Never doubt that I am a person who would be resolutely making frilly, strawberry embroidered pelmets were the world crumbling about my ears! But, I suppose that as well as learning to put up with coarsening my skin on sandpaper I must now learn to suffer the corrosive effects of limewash.

 

[Nigel Watts]

using sand-paper gives me the absolute heebie-jeebies.

A true cabinet maker would feel just the same. Surfaces should be finished with a perfectly sharp and well-adjusted plane, and if any other smoothing is still needed it should be done with a cabinet scraper. Sanding dulls the surface and leaves grit in it.

 

[jocelyn plummer]

I suppose some might argue that the costs of pots of paint mount up, both in purchase and your labour. B & Q have a 50% sale and their kitchen units are very good indeed, especially the cooke and lewis range.Last year we bought 2 wall cabinets 1000 ml each and doors plus corresponding floor units all for £160. to put into the utility room. There was enough beech worktop left from the kitchen to do the whole run and a bit over for the loo to cover the washing machine.
Labour was the most expensive part of the kitchen refurb. The cupboards and work top took 4 days to re fit in that heat wave (yes) we had in June!

 

[Moo]

http://www.theusedkitchencompany.com/ Whereabouts are they?

 

[JoceAndChris]

I suppose some might argue that the costs of pots of paint mount up,

This should be in the "bargain hunters" thread, but if you shop at Sainsbury's your points can be redeemed at Homebase, who stock F&B paint. Technically, I don't pay for much paint. Pity there's nothing lime-based there.

B & Q have a 50% sale and their kitchen units are very good indeed, especially the cooke and lewis range

Mmm, I agree.

A true cabinet maker would feel just the same. Surfaces should be finished with a perfectly sharp and well-adjusted plane, and if any other smoothing is still needed it should be done with a cabinet scraper. Sanding dulls the surface and leaves grit in it.

Oh, I see!

 

[ilona73]

http://www.theusedkitchencompany.com/ Whereabouts are they?

theyare based in london but its not a show room kind of place
basically they advertise used , pre loved and ex display kitchens for sale for private sellers and companies alike.
you are responsible for collection of the said kitchen and transportation.
so basically if you want to save thousands and don't mind collecting yourself its the way to go.
But the kitchens could be located anywhere in the UK.. like i say if you are doing a complete kitchen refurb its very often the way to go because you will get a better quality and most times all appliances are included.
Its all a matter of
A if you dont mind collecting
B if you dont mind the fact they aren't brand new
C if you are interested in saving cash.

very often you will find that you have cabinets left ofter which you can then split and resell via ebay anyway and make more cash back on what you have spent already... put that against what you have already saved its a pretty savvy way to go IMO.
Its just a pity not many people have heard of the place... its one of my jewels!

 

[ilona73]

homebase also have a sale on with the F&B paints and have quite a lot of the oil based eggshell left too... i think it was 20% but i did go in looking for something i couldn't remember so didnt take too much notice only to realise i was in completly the wrong shop and should have been in next buying wellies! .. i really ought to start writing things down