Hand-Painted Cabinets give room a fun feeling and a refreshing new look.
These Preschool cabinets had a brown, dated, cork board covering, on all doors that spanned the length of 2 classrooms.
I wish I had taken a picture before I started painting.
But, in the below image, one door is white because it has primer on it.
Next to this white door are the other cabinet doors, that still have the teacher’s paper coverings on them.
These are the dated preschool cabinets – Before Painting.
Teachers sure spent a lot of time and supplies covering bulletin boards in this classroom.
WHAT CLIENT ASKED FOR:
- Client asked me to add fun colors.
- Keep the design simple and conducive to learning.
- Something geometric, maybe stripes or polka dots.
- Paint it to eliminate the need for paper coverings.
- Keep the cork board part of the cabinets functional so we can continue using push pins and staples while teaching.
Basically, she wanted me to turn a boring wall of brown, into a fun and child-friendly learning area, without having to remodel or replace the cabinets.
Here are the cabinets – After painting them.
WHAT CLIENT RECEIVED:
- After testing to see if primer would stick to the cork surface, I covered all the cabinets with primer.
- I measured out wide stripes in different widths, to keep the design calm and not busy.
- I alternated fun and kid-friendly colors down the long length of cabinets spanning the two classrooms.
Mission accomplished!
Having bulletin boards and cabinets hand-painted with bright colors, will sure save teachers a lot of time.
There will be no need to cover the cork with paper anymore, and teachers can still use pushpins.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the room…. were bulletin boards in desperate need of a fresh look.
One was missing a frame and both were brown and sad looking.
So I primed both bulletin boards and painted them to compliment the cabinets.
And Presto! – Old ugly bulletin boards have become colorful and happy.
This one had no structured frame – so I painted an asymmetrical border to look like a frame
This one had a real wood frame but it was ugly – so I painted it turquoise.
Painting the brown cork-boards gave a fresh new look to these existing, functional items. It’s fun to decorate with paint!
If you need an artist to paint murals or spruce up some dated cabinets at your school, give me a call.
Ask for Colette 818-994-1441
See some hand-painted preschool wall mural examples