Kitchen Project #5: Painting

The cabinets, the countertop, and the backsplash were finally all done - and I could finally try struggle to pick a wall color. Since everything in the kitchen is neutral, people were trying to talk me into a color. Menards guy said go with a red (I walked away). I decided I am not a bold enough person for that - so neutral it is!! I like to add color with accents that I can change on a daily basis, not wall color. I may have been ready to paint, but this wall was not - it needed some major patching.

This picture is a bit deceiving, as not all those visible "marks" are holes. Two owners ago there was a butler's pantry, which you can still see the outline of. This did not need to be repaired - just heavily primed.

We used plaster repair and a putty knife to fill in the 20+ nail holes the previous owner left (no, I am not joking) and any other blemishes. We had to let this dry overnight and then we began priming. We did 2 coats of primer - and our paint was also primer/paint combo. This helped hide the blemishes of the wall too. The picture below shows only one layer of primer - those blemishes are still peaking out.

After two coats of primer and one coat of primer/paint... 

(minus the trims/windows, I was over it for the day).

I did not tape around the windows or door frame (I'm too impatient for that). I used an angle brush and was slow with my strokes.

I love the way the color turned out! Bright, fresh, and neutral.