Tough kitchen cabinets in your Toronto home are essential.  The best kitchen cabinets are wood, as wooden cabinets are reliable, solid and durable.  When Toronto homeowners look upgrade their kitchen cabinetry, they choose to replace tired and dated old cabinets with a wood cabinet choice.

Wooden kitchen cabinets are used regularly, so the quality isn’t something you have to worry about, in terms of excessive use.  Wood lasts – once you upgrade to wood, you’ll never have to upgrade your kitchen cabinets until you choose to.

There are many kinds of wooden cabinets, but which is the most impeccable?  Homeowners in Toronto always make a smart decision with plywood kitchen cabinets, as they are the strongest to hold your kitchen cabinetry essentials.  Plywood cabinetry are held together with multiple sheets of wood, all glued together in layers, ensuring the wood does not warp.

Another option for strong wooden kitchen cabinetry are particleboard cabinets.  These cabinets are made from composite material, such as saw dust, wood shavings and sawmill chips.

Contact Renaissance Painters in Toronto to replace or refinish your kitchen cabinets at 416-618-0400, or visit them online at www.renaissancepainters.ca, and get a free in-home consultation.  Beautify your kitchen cabinetry today!

Every Toronto homeowner covers up their appliances and dinnerware with kitchen cabinetry.  Whether you have guests coming over, or simply don’t want food items on the table and countertop, your kitchen cabinetry always comes to rescue when concealing items. However, what if you wanted to showcase the items within the cabinets, such as silverware, or fine china?

The way to achieve showing off your precious items is through glass cabinetry.  The trick here is to conceal a small area of the cabinets, so that they hold items you don’t need to show off, while bringing attention of the items you are proud of.

Glass cabinet door inserts are a perfect alternative to wooden cabinetry, and bring prestige and style to your kitchen.  They can make your kitchen look modern and elegant.

Classic glass inserts are glass pains inserted in the front of the cabinets.  Glass inserts allow you to view the cabinet’s interior, which can be great for showing off your kitchen’s valuable items, or simply to see if the shelves need restocking.  Some Toronto homeowners add mullions over the glass inserts, which give the doors some sectioning.

Etched glass door inserts are great for covering up certain areas of the cabinets, such as the back, or perhaps the nails and notches holding your kitchen cabinetry together.  Toronto homeowners tend to favor this style, since it allows you to showcase your tableware without distractions.

A popular style choice are stained glass cabinet door inserts, which add colour to your kitchen cabinetry.   Some Toronto homeowners decide to add lighting within their cabinets, along with glass door inserts.  While this is a decorative feature, it does showcase your kitchen or dining room’s treasures, and literally makes them shine out.

Toronto’s #1 kitchen cabinet replacement specialists, Renaissance Painters, offers a variety of cabinetry ideas, including glass cabinet door inserts, and can turn your kitchen into a modern work of art. Contact them at info@renaissancepainters.ca or call them at 416-618-0400 for a free consultation, and explore the possibility of replacing your wooden cabinets with glass-door inserts today!

By Geoff G.R.

Homeowners in Toronto believe their perfect kitchen is an organized one. What organizes your kitchen most is your cabinetry. Your cabinets don’t just provide storage shelving solutions, they set the tone of the entire kitchen. So it stands to reason that Toronto homeowners want their cabinets to look aesthetically pleasing. They may prove to be sturdy, but they may look dated and worn-out. This is where Toronto’s #1 kitchen cabinetry painters come to the rescue – giving your cupboards a new look, via different cabinetry styles.

Toronto homeowners have the option to choose from several different styles for their kitchen cabinets, including:

• Kitchen cabinetry slab doors: a slab door may look like a heap of wood without raised paneling.

• Kitchen cabinetry recessed-panel doors: the front center of the cabinet is pushed back, giving it a contemporary look. Panels can feature smooth textures or grooves.

• Kitchen cabinetry raised-panel doors: this is where the middle of the panel is raised, and can feature solid wood or veneered wood. Variations include having a square-raised panel (where the door has the same shape as the cabinet). You can also have a cathedral-raised panel, and an arched-raised door panel (where the middle panel is arched at the top).

Contact Renaissance Painters at 416-618-0400, or email them at info@renaissancepainters.ca, so Toronto’s #1 kitchen cabinetry refinishers can help you select a quality crafted cabinet door that matches your personality. Your free consultation will help you choose how you want to refinish your cabinet doors. You’ll discuss colour selection, wood styling, as well as kitchen cabinetry accessory replacement ideas. Renaissance Painters has been refinishing cabinets in Toronto for over 28 years – let Toronto’s #1 cabinetry painters best handle your cabinets today!

By Geoff G.R.

Toronto homeowners are doing something special with their dull and dreary laundry rooms: they are turning them into practical rooms that are a pleasure to be in. Whether the room doubles as an ironing room, a space for spare towels or an appliance storage centre, today’s laundry room’s are a space for more than just washing your clothing.

You can expand your laundry room’s role in your home. In fact, why no turn the room you enter on a weekly basis into an organized storage space, and get some work done within it as your clothes are cleansed?

Compare your laundry room’s design to that of your kitchen’s: showcasing necessary and vanity appliances, as well as a place to work, maximizing comfort with efficiency.

Regardless if the room is used for a washer and dryer or not (perhaps you found an alternative place for your washing machines), the room can have space for a hamper, as well as wall and counter shelves. Racks are also good to hang items, and a table and chair can be inserted for folding purposes. Light up your room’s new features with pot lights, to give off a soothing ambiance.

You can also create a space for your ironing board, not just to store, but to iron out your clothing, and hang them afterward. The ironing board can even be kept hidden, folding out when needed. Mounting hooks are a sensible idea for clothing and linen, fresh from its ironing time. A retractable clothes-line or rack is a clever tool for those items that must be air-dried, and can be folded up or slid away when not it use.

A laundry room’s utility sink used to be a standard white plastic tub, and while that is the generic look, today’s laundry rooms look sharp with stainless steel or enamel bathroom sinks, complete with gooseneck faucets. The laundry room’s new sink can be used to prepare flowers and clean shoes and boots. Crown molding on the ceiling fixtures can add a sense of character to this room’s intimacy. The walls can go from boring white or grey to soft grey and chantilly lace white. Cover up the basement’s concrete with flowing colours.

Wall shelving is a great idea to hold containers, detergent, fabric softener, and other items. Laundry room cabinetry and cupboards are also a good idea to conceal the items that belong in storage, but are not so attractive to be left out in the open, such as cleaning supplies. Brooms, vacuums and dusters are also going to be stored in this room. Why not cover them up in one of these cupboards?

Contact Renaissance Painters at 416-618-0400, email them at info@renaissancepainters.ca, or visit them online at www.renaissancepainters.ca to have your bland laundry room turned into a room you take comfort in being in. Transform your old laundry room into a space of beauty today!

By Geoff G.R.

When Toronto homeowners think about giving their kitchen a new look, the meat and potatoes of the redecorating are the cupboards. And with various finishes and wood to choose from, picking the right look can be overwhelming, yet exciting.

Choosing a fresh look for your cabinets begin with the door. The kitchen cabinet’s door shape will set the tone for the rest of the entire kitchen. So, what are your door shape options?

One of the door shape types is called a slab, which is a flat-panel door, and is comes without frames. If you want your kitchen to have a cabin-feel, i.e. show more wood grain, this is the popular choice.

Another type of kitchen cabinet door shape is a raised-panel door. This is a traditional cabinetry door style that offers a cathedral-look, and can be either square-shaped or arched. Raised-panel doors are a classic look for kitchen cabinets.

A recessed panel door is a style of kitchen cabinet door where the middle of the cabinet is pushed back. This is a contemporary style that allows a stile in the middle of the cupboard.

As you can see, you have many styles to choose from when giving your kitchen cabinet doors a new look. But which style is right for you? Renaissance Painters in Toronto can help you determine the perfect look for your kitchen with a free consultation. Different colours and wood styles will also be discussed! Contact us today at 416-618-0400.

Renaissance Painters recently did some cabinetry work for the owner of Beading Buds in the Greater Toronto Area, some visuals of which are seen below.  Renaissance Painters is always delighted to promote local entrepreneurial spirit, so be sure to check them out!

Beading Buds is a mobile beading party entertainer that comes to you.  All you have to do is provide a place to bead, they bring the beading supplies, the instructors and the fun.

They specialize in children’s birthday beading parties, but can customize a bead party to any event and/or occasion such as Bat Mitzvahs, corporate events, summer camps, school workshops, wedding/bridal showers, bachelorette parties or a girl’s night out!

They are located in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). We provide beading party services to Oakville, Brampton, Port Credit, Mississauga, Etobicoke, Burlington, Hamilton, Toronto, North York, Thornhill, Halton, Guelph, Georgetown, Milton, Waterloo, Cambridge, Kitchener, Clarkson and Richmond Hill.

For more information visit their website at www.beadingbuds.com

Renaissance Painters repaints the homes and offices of many Toronto residences and businesses.  Every so often, we come across a gem that we like to share with our public.

Recently, the crew refinished the cabinets of Toronto’s own Dr. Karine Rashkovsky, who owns the website artprovokingthought.com.  We have seen her work in homes across Toronto, and perhaps you have too.  If not, do yourself a favour and visit her website to sample some of her beautifully painted artwork.  A teaser of her work is featured below!

A little about the artwork of Dr. Karine Rashkovsky:  Art that catalyzes a burst of imaginative possibility: juggling both senses of sfumato.  The visual impact is comprised both of bright, vivid colours, and bold contrasts, and speaks to the idea of an alternate reality. The methodology is mixed, demonstrating a surrealist approach: classical Renaissance oil technique coupled by modern leanings to form ethereal dreaminess.

Kitchen Cabinet Moldings and Accents in Toronto

As a Toronto homeowner, you want your kitchen to reflect your personality. What better way to enhance your kitchen’s personality than to give your cabinets their very own accessories: moldings and accents.

Kitchen cabinetry without moldings and accents are bland, boring and generic. Adding accessories to your cabinets are an inexpensive way to give them a sense of style and character. Cabinetry moldings and accents make them look royal and elegant. And best of all, they give your entire kitchen a new look without a big-budget cost.

Renaissance Painters gives each and every kitchen cabinet molding and accent a sleek look with sophisticated detail. And, aside from the aesthetic aspect of your kitchen, refinishing your cabinets can give you more space to work with. Hide your dinnerware and appliances within the confines of your refinished beautiful cabinets.

Rope moldings, twist moldings and bead moldings can replace traditional moldings, and give your kitchen either a historical or modern look. Moldings can even be applied to your ceilings in order to complete the cabinet’s style! In fact, many Toronto homeowners choose to add moldings to ceilings to take attention away from your kitchen’s lighting fixtures.

Cabinet moldings, accents, and accessories can give your kitchen the finishing touch that enhances the personality of your kitchen. Contact Renaissance Painters at info@renaissancepainters.ca or 416-618-0400 to refinish your kitchen cabinets with moldings and accents, and achieve the decorative look you’ve envisioned, today!

Toronto Kitchen Cabinets by Renaissance Painters

By Geoff G.R.

Kitchen cabinets are a focal point of your kitchen’s design.  They serve as a great means of storing away your everyday kitchen’s appliances and utensils.  Your kitchen unity cabinetry is perhaps the most organized area of your Toronto home.  While pantry cabinetry in kitchen is essential, there is never a reason why they should be ugly.  In fact, your kitchen cupboards should be the most beautiful thing in your kitchen, since they are used, seen and touched every single day.

Renaissance Painters in Toronto can help customize older, worn-out, faded kitchen corner-based cabinets into modern cupboards, or retouch your antique cabinetry and bring out their vintage look with a stronger feel.  Many Toronto homeowners request custom cabinetry to reflect the style and look of their home.  In fact, homeowners in Toronto choose to refinish and replenish their kitchen wall cabinets, as their new look makes the entire kitchen seem like major work has done, when only the focal point has been touched up.

Giving your kitchen wall-angle cabinets a new look is far from expensive.  Condo, apartment and house residents choose to have their cabinets redone, based on their budget.  They can also be repaired, in addition to being refinished, should the doors, gables or carcases need fixing.

The biggest incentive to having your kitchen cabinets touched up, besides increasing your home’s property value, is to rejuvenate the creativity of the chef in your home.  Having a new look in your kitchen can be inspirational to the person behind the stove, and this is good for your diet and your taste buds.  The time spent in the kitchen preparing food suddenly becomes a pleasurable experience.  In fact, your kitchen may become the most popular room in the house with your new cabinetry!

Contact Renaissance Painters in Toronto at 416-618-0400 to discus the ideas you have for your tired cabinetry, and let Renaissance Painters give you the dream kitchen you’ve been dreaming about.

Renaissance Painters can refinish your Toronto kitchen cabinets!

By Geoff G.R.

A beautiful kitchen can be the most attractive aspect of a home, but renovating it can prove to be costly.  However, you can beautify your kitchen’s focal point, and as such, transform your kitchen into a thing of beauty without breaking the bank. How?  By replacing your existing, worn-out, tired and aged cabinets.

When refinishing, repainting and touching-up your kitchen cabinets, you have many choices for their new look.  From lacquer finishes to new doors, new wood to spray colours, glass inserts to see-through shelving, there are multiple variations on rejuvenating your cabinetry.

There are different cabinetry styles for every type of kitchen.  Perhaps you’re looking for a rugged and rustic look – go with oak.  Traditional looks warrant cherry cabinets.  Perhaps you’re looking for a natural look or deep finishes. Modern, light, dark or contemporary  - there is a cabinet that suits your kitchen.

Let’s not forget the purpose of the cabinetry in your kitchen: they might look good, but your refinished cabinets need to serve your day-to-day needs.  A revamped cabinet can be adjusted to add depth for everyday kitchen goods, like your plates, dinnerware, appliances, cereal boxes and even your fine china.  The remodeled cabinets shouldn’t just feel good – they should make your life easier as well.

Contact Renaissance Painters to help your kitchen achieve the look it deserves.  For over 27 years, we’ve been rejuvenating kitchens by resurfacing, repainting, refinishing and revamping cabinets!

Give your Toronto workplace a new look.

By Geoff G.R.

A multi-coloured Toronto office space can keep the spirits of employees active and lively. Why choose a boring commercial colour, like beige or grey, when there are plenty of inspirational, yet professional, appearances to choose from?

When picking a new colour to replace the old, dull ones, ask yourself: what kind of mood do you want people to be in when entering the room? By choosing the new colour, you are now in control of how people behave and react in the environment. Control the colour of the room, control the vibe of the person inside of it.

Vibrant colours can illicit emotion. A dark colour can set the tone for a particular mood, while a bright colour can bring about a memory. Mixed colours engage the brain intellectually. Cool colours calm a person, while solid colours make a person feel enclosed.

So if different colours set the stage for different feelings, it’s no surprise that grey and white are the go-to commercial colours. No hassle, no fuss – these colours may be generic, but they apply a monotone mood for everyone.

Change the walls of your workplace, change the mood of your employees!

This may not be a good thing for everyone, however. Coming to work may be something a staff member dreads, since he or she may associate the colours of their surroundings with boredom.

What is the best colour for your workplace, then? It depends on what it is your business does. Is your company a constantly upbeat, in-motion group? Warm colours can emit an exciting feeling from people Yellow can make one feel uplifting, while being surrounded by gold gives an individual a sense of success. Pink always lowers one’s aggression.

An office space painted in a warm color can be inviting. Warmth is often associated with friendliness. In fact, an office space painted in a warm color might be saying this company cares about the customer. Some businesses go with a unifying neutral color, such as beige.

Why not shake up the attitudes at work in Toronto with a colour that isn't mundane?

The color of an office space, storefront, warehouse or commercial workplace is not just important to those within it, it also speaks to the potential customers and clients who enter your place of business. What kind of impression are you giving them about your work environment? That you’re a hectic team? That you’re a cool and well-oiled machine? That you appreciate each customer that walks through the door?

Whether your workplace is full of warm, neutral or unifying colours, or a combination of them, ask yourself: what kind of vibe do you want to send your employees and customers when they enter a room?

By having your dining room painted by Toronto Painter Specialists, you will ensure that your dining is painted to high standards you would expect. Click here to read our reviews on homestars for happy clients in the Greater Toronto Area.

Another complete Exterior House Painting project.

Clean lines and smooth finished ceiling help make this kitchen stand out and offer an abundance of sleekness. The cutting in is what makes the edges look so sharp and the steady hand of Renaissance Painters have the needed touch.

To have a look at more at more of our Staircase Refinishing Painting Jobs, click here: http://www.renaissancepainters.ca/staircase-refinishing.html

Bathroom Painting by Renaissance Painter’s Toronto

Here are some great shots of interior bathroom painting project by Toronto’s bets painters; Renaissance Painter’s Toronto. The subtle lighting gives of great depth to the faux paint finish in this elegant bathroom.

Have a look at some more of our painted kitchen cabinetry work here.

A bright and bold example of a painted bedroom wall by Toronto’s best, Renaissance Painters.

“Paint It Purple”

Painting a wall in a vibrant and bold can add emphasis and exaggerate other surroundings you want to highlight. Here is an example of a wall painted in purple paint by Toronto’s best painters; “Renaissance Painters.”

Kitchen Cabinet Refinishing is an affordable way to beautify your kitchen

Having your kitchen cabinets re-sprayed to a colour that matches your tastes will have suburb results. This is also much more affordable than having your whole kitchen refinished.

Call Jason today to discuss your kitchen ideas on 416 618 0400.

Read more about our Toronto Kitchen Cabinet Refinishing:

• Instead of Replacing Your Kitchen Cabinetry, Renaissance Painters Will Refinish Them!

Interior hallway painted with distressed paint finish, the abundance of natural light made this space a lot brighter.

Here are some action shots of the Renaissance Painters hard at work doing what they do best. Whether you are looking for interior or exterior painting, we have the best painting company in Toronto to get the job done.

Read our painting reviews on homestars here.

Beautiful Spherical Ceiling

With added light, added detail is required to ensure the highest aesthetically pleasing qualities. The result of this spherical ceiling was spectacular.

Gold Paint in the Bathroom

Painting with gold pigmented paint can will add a beautiful sheen to your wall. The rich colour adds beautiful depth through layer upon layer of carful application.

Distressed Paint Techniques

Detailed moldings and intricate or detailed carved out surfaces can be distressed and characterized in a number of ways by implementing our specialist painting techniques.

Refinishing your wooden surfaces requires skill and patience, especially when the wooden is older and shows greater character. When refinishing a piece of wood that has patina, it is important sometimes not to remove what has taken years to accumulate, but still the piece of woodwork looks dull and it need of brightening up. Renaissance Painters have over twenty years experience in undertaking sympathetic restoration on all types of wooden surfaces.

It is always nice to see before and after shots of any job, in this great collection of images you can see the different from a variety of different angles.

Custom wiping stain was first mixed to colour existing woodwork in the interior of the house, then carefully applied prior to finishing.

Custom made rich mahogany stained solid wood blinds installed throughout the house and colour balanced to match existing wooden shades and tones.

Clean white painted walls do not need to be boring. Neutral white walls are a great way to direct attention to other surroundings in a room. You can read more on this topic in a recent blog post on Painters Painting Toronto, by clicking here.

Hand Painted Crown Molding Is A Great Way To Enhance The Look Of Your Home

Crown molding will look great pretty much anywhere in your house. You can get it for the corners of your ceiling. As they are very flexible, you can also install them in many other places other than the area where the ceiling and the wall meets. There is also a lot of variety in ceiling domes and artistic ceiling centers, decorative panels, wall niches, covings, arched casings, and much more. A clean and suitable colour scheme will set the detail of the molding off against a flat surface.

• Click here to take a look at more of our crown molding projects…

Every wooden door requires sympathetic restoration from time to time to ensure your front is strong and sturdy

Now is the time to have your front door painted or refinished as the weather in Toronto is fantastic right now.

Call 416 618 0400 to arrange a free consultation or click here.

Gold Leaf Gilding Application

There are many techniques and application processes to applying a gold leaf gilded finish. Gold gilding processes have been adapted and refined many times over the years, making way for modern methods that do not require the same countless hours of labour, yet still achieve the desired effect.

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• Society of Gilders

Renaissance Painters are Toronto Painters that know what it takes to achieve perfection.

Clean lines, well prepared surface make for a fantastic paint finish. When using a quality paint it is important to undertake any interior painting project with the upmost care from talented painting craftsmen.

I could not have asked for a more professional team of painters. Toronto is a bit city with a lot of painting companies. I’m glad I picked the right one.

Lesley – Forest Hill

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Deck Staining in the GTA

As well as the aesthetic pleasure of a professionally stained deck (as you can see from pic above). It is very important to to apply a wood stain that will not only protect your deck from rain and snow, but the damaging UV rays from the sun. Because decks tend to have such a large, flat surface area, it has the potential to catch vast amounts of UV rays, increasing the graying and general deterioration of the wood over time.

Have your deck stained by the Toronto Painting professionals, Renaissance Painters

Read an overview of our deck staining services on our new website, Painters Painting Toronto.

Interior ceiling painting with wooden Beams

A clean freshly painted ceiling divided by solid wooden beams provides not only a well supported upper floor but also a beautiful contrast of dark stained and lacquered wood with light paint colour walls, stunning.

Any fireplace surround deserves added attention to detail

Any living room fireplace is usually the focal point of the room. Accompanying floral arrangements sitting in an unused fireplace center or on either side of the hearth add a warm touch. Fireplace tools, like tongs, a brush, and a poker for stirring the embers come in many designs and styles to match the rooms decorating scheme. You can get a Victorian, Edwardian, Georgian or French provincial style to suit the mood of your living room. Adorn the mantel with period antiques or accents to add color and design.

Remodeling an older house can differ substantially from restoring any other kind of residence. That being said, the restoration does not necessarily have to be overly costly nor is it essential to follow the exact period colour schemes. While you may not want to use a colour scheme that upsets the integrity of the structure’s appearance, a modernized scheme will brighten and add new life to your century old home.

Click here to view more recent renovation and restoration projects completed by Renaissance Painters.

Interior moldings add depth and aesthetic value to your home, it is always essential to have them painted professionally. With an experienced of professional painters that have a reputation in the Greater Toronto Area for their steady hands and spectacular work, you can be sure that Renaissance Painters will provide the cutting in details when adding the finishing touches of paint to your moulding and interior wall panels.

Improve strength and durability with Epoxy Floor Paint

Having your concrete floor repainted provides some great benefits to users primarily by improving the strength and durability of the floor and protecting it from chemical spills. Industrial epoxy floor coatings also make the floor slip-free, providing a safe and well kept environment. Commercial or industrial spaces have many options to choose from, they can even incorporate the logo or branding of your organization into the floor for a unique look.

Having your staircase refinished professionally can bring exceptional results, just have a look at our latest refinishing project where we stripped the paint off the and then sanded vigorously throughout the grits to ensure a very smooth finish. The wood was then de-neutralized, stained to match existing woodwork and finished with several coats with hard wearing polyurethane lacquered.

Installing inconspicuous lighting sources within your cabinetry enables the owner to create a magical glow from inside, thereby enhancing the appearance of the contents and complementing the look and feel of the entire room. Proper selection of lighting will transform the mundane to the extraordinary. Adding depth to your new custom painted or refinished cabinets is easily achieved by properly placed balanced lighting.

If you have a small kitchen, going modern with your cabinets can help your room look bigger in size. Modern cabinets have a unique design to them and are known for looking simple yet elegant. They take up less space and are sleek. They have enough space to serve your needs and to give your kitchen that interesting change you have wanted.

When it is time to freshen up your interior, get the painter’s in. re-coating paint periodically will also maintain the house properly and look beautiful for both the residents and the guests. You can always trust Renaissance Painters to put the hours in to achieve clean lines and an unmatched attention to detail. Our recent interior painting job posted here in the gallery aims to reflect just that.

Instead of making use of actual marble blocks, the faux painting master can replicate the marble in paint form, capturing all the abstract intricacies involved. Looking at such paintings will make you question your perception of style and space. Since these works of art are specifically created to mimic the effects of particular materials, you can only imagine the time it takes to master such technique.