He Spray Painted the Orange Wood Cabinets Into a Two-Tone Design and the Kitchen Took on a Custom-Built Look
Many kitchen remodels start with demolition. This one started with paint. In a transformation shared by Instagram creator @pezzottipainting, the original orange wood cabinets received a professional sprayed finish using Dolphin Fin on the upper cabinets and Ink Black on the lowers, creating a two-tone design that completely changed the kitchen.
The countertops, hardwood flooring, backsplash, appliances, and cabinet layout all remained. Paint and new hardware transformed the room without replacing a single cabinet.
Orange Wood Cabinets Covered Every Surface
The original kitchen wrapped the room with orange cabinets across the perimeter, peninsula, and island.
Tall upper cabinets reached almost to the ceiling, while matching base cabinets surrounded the work areas. Granite countertops and stainless appliances already gave the kitchen solid bones, but the wood finish became the feature that dominated every view.
Matching Cabinet Walls Framed the Entire Kitchen
Another angle shows how the same stain continued from one end of the kitchen to the other.
The pantry cabinets, microwave surround, drawer banks, and sink cabinets all blended into one continuous wall of wood. Storage and workspace were already there, but contrast was missing.
Original Cabinet Doors Stayed in Place
The remodel kept every cabinet door and drawer front.
Raised-panel doors, recessed center panels, long bar pulls, the granite countertops, and the subway tile backsplash all remained. The project focused on refinishing the existing cabinetry instead of replacing it.
Original Layout Needed No Changes
The view between the peninsula and island shows the same cabinet arrangement before the makeover.
The wide center aisle, island, peninsula, appliances, and flooring all stayed exactly where they were. The transformation depended on finish instead of construction.
Spray Equipment Created the New Finish
Instead of brushing or rolling the cabinets, the kitchen was completely masked before spraying began.
Plastic sheeting protected the countertops, appliances, backsplash, and surrounding walls while Renner 851 2K Poly created a smooth finish across the original cabinet doors, drawer fronts, and frames.
Ink Black Gave the Lower Cabinets a New Role
The first finished cabinets reveal the new direction.
The lower cabinets changed from orange oak to Ink Black, creating a darker base beneath the granite countertops while keeping the original cabinet configuration intact.
Dolphin Fin Brightened the Upper Cabinets
The upper cabinets received Dolphin Fin, replacing the original wood finish with crisp white paint.
The lighter color separates the cabinetry from the ceiling and gives the glossy subway tile backsplash a much brighter backdrop.
Two Cabinet Colors Changed the Balance
Standing in the center aisle shows how the new color combination reshaped the room.
White upper cabinets reduce the visual weight across the walls, while the dark lower cabinets define the base of the kitchen. Stainless appliances now sit between two contrasting finishes instead of one continuous wood tone.
Cabinet Profiles Stand Out More Than Before
The painted finish makes the cabinet construction easier to see.
Raised-panel doors, recessed center panels, and clean shadow lines become stronger design features once the orange oak grain disappears beneath the sprayed finish.
Full Cabinet Wall Shows the Finished Design
The completed cooking wall brings every update together.
The cabinet layout, countertops, backsplash, appliances, and lighting all remain the same. Dolphin Fin above and Ink Black below create the contrast that now defines the kitchen.
Before and After Shows the Complete Transformation
The side-by-side comparison shows how much the cabinet colors changed the room.
The layout, countertops, flooring, backsplash, appliances, and cabinet configuration all remained the same. Paint and hardware alone created a kitchen with far more contrast than the original orange oak finish.
Before and After Shows the Full Color Shift
The side-by-side comparison makes the cabinet transformation easy to follow.
The same granite countertops, hardwood flooring, subway tile backsplash, appliances, peninsula, and island remain in place. White upper cabinets and dark lower cabinets replace the warm wood finish, giving the kitchen far more contrast without changing its layout.
Two Paint Colors Changed the Way the Kitchen Reads
The final view shows how the new cabinet colors reshape the entire room.
White upper cabinets draw more attention to the backsplash and ceiling, while the dark lower cabinets define the island, peninsula, and perimeter cabinets beneath the granite countertops. The original layout never changed, but the painted finish gives the kitchen a far more custom appearance.
All credits go to Instagram creator @pezzottipainting.