Kitchen wrapping versus painting cupboards: experiences, pros, cons and products

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I’m just looking for anyone with experience of having a kitchen wrapped, or who has pained the existing kitchen cupboard themselves. Did it work? Does it look good? What are the pros and cons? And if painting what products did you use? Thanks

I painted over purple gloss cabinets - I used hammerite primer then hammerite kitchen cupboard paint in a light beige.
it looked good - needed a touch up here and there after a few years which seemed reasonable.

I wrapped the sideboards with fablon, and painted the cupboards, changed the cupboard and drawer knobs and glued stick on tiles to the floor. Looks like a brand new kitchen for a fraction of the price.

Do you have any before and after photos -
id be really interested to see this because we’d like to spruce up the kitchen but can’t afford a new one.

Paint. Ensure you prime appropriately first and use suitable paint that you can wipe down.

Replace the worktop or vinyl wrap it as a short term fix, the wrap is easily damaged so you do need to be careful with knives and hot pans. Cupboards, drawers and tiles can all be painted, once they're clean, you need the appropriate paint for each task. Possibly a new sink and taps if you are replacing the worktop. New handles and it's almost a new kitchen. You can also replace the sockets, if you fancy some with a different colour or want usb charging outlets.

Can't find a before I'm afraid but it was black sideboards, pine cabinets, and blue non-slip vinyl flooring.

That looks great I love the green and the pine, we have a pine kitchen table too

I have done both. Painting is lot messier, and you need a decent primer, paint and a light sand and sugar soap of all surfaces. I used rust oleum kitchen cupboard paint. Frenchic is an option but it has a much longer curing time so to prevent it scratching you need to leave it for 28 days untouched.

If you pay someone to wrap it will cost a fortune but with practice it is easy and satisfying to diy. Also you can do a door at a time whereas painting is a job that is going to take a few days. I have wrapped twice now, using dc fix (other brands not strong enough). You are more limited with colours but they do some lovely shades now. There are many with a wood grain texture or pattern that are easier to work with, as you can’t see imperfections as easily.
i will wrap again in a few years when I get bored of the current colour and handles. As others said, worktops don’t do so well wrapped so I replaced them properly rather than wrapping

I painted the kitchen doors in our old house. I did all the cleaning and priming and sanding and they looked… ok, but very hand painted and not in a good way.
That was 25 years ago and we sold that house shortly afterwards, so I have no idea how well they lasted. It also took ages and was messy.

Last year we got our current kitchen doors wrapped. They look excellent, and it was very easy. Day 1 guy came round and took them off. Day 4 he came back with them wrapped and out then back. Day 5 he did the kick boards, end panels etc. Virtually no disruption. Money bet well spent. 18 months later they still look brand new.

Also - we ordered doors from (I think) kitchen doors workshop online and had them fitted by a (really annoying) local handyman.
whole thing cost less than £500 and looks great.
a lot of the doors were custom size, you just order the exact dimensions.