Blue Is Back!

And it's done! We still have to put things back in place (and make some decisions about whether or not to rearrange things), but the scratches and peeling are gone and it's all blue again. The job was done with Sherwin Williams "Gallery Series" (20 Gloss Satin) paint for cabinetry and millwork, which was custom colored to (mostly) match the old blue with a clear waterborn topcoat base (651307803). Since it's a custom color, here's the formula used (in case we do need to touch things up in the future):

CCE/Colorant	OZ	32	64	128
W1 – White	2	28	–	1
B1 – Black	2	46	–	–
L1 – Blue	4	12	–	1
R3 – Magenta	–	24	1	–

(Here's a website that helps explain how to read that formula.)

We're Not Cooking Anything

To the untrained eye, it looks like a scene from Breaking Bad in the kitchen these days. Plastic tarps everywhere and lots of chemical smells.

The truth is nothing so sorted. The cabinetry installed during the remodel was solid, but the blue paint fairly early on started chipping and wearing off. Not sure if it was something defective in the finish or just wear and tear, but it was annoying. Things finally reached the point where it could no longer be tolerated so we have painters cleaning them up and making it all look new.

Day one was mostly disassembly and priming, along with some small repairs. Today is all painting.

I'm not sure if a second day of painting is on the agenda or just reassembly of things tomorrow, but I'm guessing it will be takeout or just snacking again for dinner tonight.