The pros and cons of painted kitchen cupboards
Painted kitchen cupboards offer a number of advantages over vinyl, foil and PVC wrapped kitchen cupboards. However, they also have some disadvantages too.
So, are painted kitchen cupboards worth spending the extra on?
The pros of painted kitchen cupboards
- One of the factors we want from a kitchen is that it lasts. The biggest advantage of buying painted kitchen cupboards is they’ll never peel like vinyl, foil or PVC wrapped kitchen cupboards do. Below are peeling wrapped doors.
- During the life of your kitchen, you may want to change the colour. You may grow tired of the colour you originally chose, or it might go out of fashion. Unlike vinyl, foil and PVC wrapped doors, painted kitchen cupboards can be easily re-painted.
- Kitchen cupboards can get chipped, scratched or nicked. With painted kitchen cupboards, all you need is to keep a small pot of the original paint, and you can touch in any blemishes. You can not do this with wrapped type doors.
The cons of painted kitchen cupboards
- Although chips are easier to repair on painted kitchens, they do happen more often. The vinyl, foil or PVC wrapped types tend to be tougher.
- Painted kitchens cost more than vinyl, foil or PVC wrapped type kitchens.
- If you go for a painted kitchen, you’ll be facing longer lead times. With several coats of paint, and time in between for each to dry, that is inevitable. While wrapped type kitchens may only take 2-3 weeks to arrive, you’re likely to be waiting 4-6 weeks for painted cupboards.
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