Kitchen Painters in Somerville, MA | Phenoms Pro Painters

Kitchens are painted around things

Most kitchen painting is not about the cabinets at all. It is the walls, the ceiling and the trim — painted around cabinets, counters, backsplashes and appliances that all stay exactly where they are.

That makes it slow, careful work. Every edge is a cut line: the top of the backsplash, the sides of every upper cabinet, the gap above the range hood. A kitchen of modest floor area can take longer than a bedroom twice its size, because so much of the wall is broken up.

Clean first, then paint

A kitchen wall carries a film of cooking grease, even where it looks clean. Paint applied over it will not bond properly, and it peels or scuffs away within months.

So the job starts with cleaning — degreasing the walls, especially around the range and above the counters — then filling, sanding and priming where needed. It is the least visible part of the work, and the part that decides how long the finish lasts.

The right finish

Kitchens need paint that can be wiped. Flat paint looks soft but marks easily and does not stand up to cleaning. An eggshell or satin finish on the walls and a semi-gloss on trim and doors is the usual answer — tough enough to wipe, without the glare of a full gloss.

The kitchens on this page

The photographs are Cayo’s own. Several show kitchens mid-job — floors covered, cabinets masked, materials on the floor — because that is where the work is actually done. The Danvers kitchen had new cabinets going in while we painted the room around them; we did not paint those cabinets.

If it is the cabinets themselves you want painted, that is a different job with its own preparation. See cabinet painting.

Kitchen Painting — our work

Photos from actual jobs

Cayo's own photographs. Where he told us the town, it is named; where he did not, we leave it out rather than guess.

A finished Danvers kitchen with gray cabinets, white walls and a hardwood floor — Kitchen, finished — Danvers

A Danvers kitchen part-way through the work, with cabinets masked and floors covered — Kitchen, mid-job — Danvers

A Norwood kitchen with blue-gray walls, white trim and dark wood cabinets — Kitchen in blue-gray — Norwood

A Norwood kitchen corner with white upper cabinets and pale gray walls — Kitchen corner — Norwood

A Norwood galley kitchen painted white, mid-job with materials on the floor — Galley kitchen, mid-job — Norwood

A Norwood kitchen part-way through, walls painted and wood cabinets still in place — Kitchen, mid-job — Norwood

A Roxbury kitchen and dining area painted off-white with a hardwood floor — Kitchen and dining area — Roxbury

A finished kitchen with white cabinets, a gray island under three dark pendant lights, garden windows and a geometric gray and white patterned floor — Kitchen, finished

A finished kitchen with pale cabinets, a dark island, pendant lights and a geometric patterned floor — Kitchen with pendant lighting

A white kitchen seen through an arched opening, with a lantern pendant and a slate tile floor — Kitchen through an arch

Questions

Kitchen Painting — common questions

Do you paint kitchen cabinets too?

Cabinet painting is its own job, with its own preparation and its own finish, and it has its own page. Most of the kitchens on this page are the other kind of job — walls, ceilings and trim painted around cabinets that stay as they are.

What finish is best for kitchen walls?

Something that wipes clean without the paint coming off with the grease — typically an eggshell or satin on the walls and a semi-gloss on trim. Flat paint looks soft but marks easily in a kitchen. Ask Cayo which he recommends for your kitchen, and why.

Can you paint around a new kitchen being installed?

Yes. Painting before the cabinets go in is faster and gives the cleanest edges, because there is nothing to cut around. Painting after works too — it just takes more care. Talk to your installer and to us before the work starts.

Can we keep using the kitchen while you paint?

Usually for part of the day, but expect some disruption — counters and appliances are covered while work is under way. Say how you need to use the room when you ask for the estimate and the schedule is built around it.

Do you work on kitchens outside Somerville?

Yes. The kitchens on this page include jobs in Danvers, Norwood and Roxbury. We work across Greater Boston, the North Shore and the South Shore.

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