Silver Kitchen Cabinets

These kitchen cabinets are such a refreshing change from stainless steel -- they're painted silver. And while we're pretty sure that the owner of this apartment doesn't have such concerns, what a great way to freshen up a kitchen without spending a bundle.

(See more of the apartment at the San Remo here.)

Via: Remodelista

Comments (15)

Anyone know a *good* silver paint? All of the spray ones I've used rub off. Or is this from a can- and if so, what kind is it?

How'd they do that? I wonder what the cabinets were like before...We have cheapo fiberboard crap cabinets in our house. We wanted so badly to do stainless steel but wow is it $$$

Ralph Lauren Metallics work well, but require being sprayed rather than rolled and require substantial surface preparation...
...otherwise, it just becomes a blotchy mess.

I really love this. It looks clean and shiny, but doesn't have that overly-industrial look of stainless.

When I've used either Ralph Lauren or Modern Masters metallics, I've found that three different brush techniques work:

* either stipple it on with the end of the brush for a hammered look;

* or using a VERY tiny brush and do tiny brush strokes almost as if you're crossing tiny clocks from 10 to 3, 2 to 7, 12 to 6, 8 to 1, etc., so you end up with that galvanized bucket look;

* or use a very nice wide brush with VERY LONG strokes from one end to the other in a lengthwise fashion to get sort of a brushed sheet metal look.

That's the only ways I've made it work -- and none of those is a spray.

wow. I love it. It would never work in my place, but it makes me pine away for the time when I finish re-furnishing and can move on to my kitchen update.

"...That's the only ways I've made it work -- and none of those is a spray"

And it isn't a roller either.
That said, you obviously have FAR more patience than I in your painting techniques.

Durability is my concern. What will a 7 year old do to the lower cabinets?

I think I would need Real steel! Hey I do have real steel, case closed.

love it, does anyone know about the material on the floor? thanks

Does anyone know what the floor is made of? Is it linoleum? I want to put a checkered tile floor inmy kitchen like this but I do not want grout to show. Help!