Primer, Paint, and Cabinet Guy

Blah! I've been sick and have fallen behind!
I had better get on with it.

I thought it would be a lot easier to paint before the cabinets went in so I would not have to tape around them and be so careful.

But first, these walls needed some serious priming.

I put two coats of primer on EVERYTHING:

Then I used a ceiling white for the ceiling, and a two different colors for the walls (daring, I know).

Why paint behind the cabinets?

The colors Wife and I picked are sort of a cream color (same as our living room) and a blue from the slate or country family.

It's working out great so far! We used the cream on two facing walls and blue on the other two facing walls. From the living room looking into the kitchen you see continuous cream that blends nicely. You don't see any blue until you enter the kitchen, so it feels more contained and doesn't clash with the rest of the house.

Now that painting is done Cabinet Guy can come anytime!

"Cabinet Guy? You mean you are not hanging them yourself?"

Correct. I like saving money and doing things myself, but that is too much. Cabinets are not cheap, my plaster walls are hard as a sidewalk, and I am not in the mood to experiment!

We bought our cabinets in an off season for remodels, so they were discounted several times over. Free upgrades, free hardware, free lots of stuff. The labor costs were low and the work come with a warranty, so I jumped on it.

Cabinet Guy it is!