How difficult is it to paint a kitchen?

[Toadybum]

I've waited 10 years for dh to do it. It's really tired ‐ tbh we need a new kitchen but no sign of that on the horizon. I've chosen a new wall colour ‐ wevet, f and b ‐ do I just wash, prime and go? It's currently a dark cream which I hate. Some parts round the windows have peeling paint and damp patches. I could sand them down then bung a primer on top then paint? I mean, how hard can it be?? Anything will look better than we have now.

It's really easy.

Clean the walls, get rid of any flaking bits, use masking tape where needed. Use a good roller for the big bits and a brush only for the fiddly bits and done. It's a piece of cake.

Do you mean the walls are are we talking kitchen cupbaords?

Walls
The damp patched you should get fixed. Around the window, could be very simple and just needs resealing. Prep is key to any paint job so you'lll need to spend time removing the flacky paint and saning down. Plus go over will filler and sand to get a smooth finish. If the walls are at all greasy you can use a primer to cover over. Then buy new brushes and roller. \Do the dges with a brush really carefully and then fill in with roller. Keep a bucket and cloth to quickly wipe off any splashes. Much easier when wet than after it's dried. You may want to do the ceiling too.

If you've got damp you'll need to sort that out first and let the plaster dry out or it will just come though the new paint.

Otherwise pretty much what you said, fill any holes, sand anything that needs it, apply primer or stain cover as required and then paint.

Buy lots of masking tape and cover floors and units if possible, I always end up covered in paint but I might just be particularly messy.

Fix the damp first.

Depending on the shape of your kitchen units and worktops, you should cover them while painting.

I had to re-paint a large part of my kitchen ceiling last year so I had to cover all my units and the floor. Shops like Screwfix and Toolstation sell rolls of plastic you can use to cover furniture/kitchen units but you are better using more sturdy cotton/plastic covers, which are reusable, to cover the floor.

@CornedBeef451 I've painted two ceilings in the last 18 months and have taken to wear a shower cap to stop getting paint in my hair.

We may be getting new windows later on this year which will fix damp but I am not waiting until then.

Walls, not cupboards, although if I make a go of it I will do those as well
Half the wall is tiled so not actually that much wall

I know it's not ideal but I was thinking of scraping and sanding blistering areas. There's a bit of mould here too. Then using Zinzer damp stop then paint