Yes! The Purple Painted Lady will paint your kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities.

We are fully insured and can transform your dated space into something straight out of a magazine! And, The Purple Painted Lady has partnered with Vekton (out of Penfield) and is their premier kitchen cabinet painters.

So, if you live in Rochester, New York (that means you in Pittsford, Penfield, Webster, Greece, Gates, Chili, Perinton, East Rochester!!!)….and if your kitchen cabinets are solid but dated and dark, a fresh coat of paint can go a long way toward transforming the space without draining your bank account.

Why would you want to paint your cabinets?

To save on cost! Substantial cost we are talking here! Tearing out your whole kitchen and purchasing new cabinets is very expensive. Not to mention that that you will either need to live through a demo happening in your home for about 4- 6 weeks or move out if dust and chaos overwhelms you. The up side to a whole demo is eating out almost every day. (but again, if cost is a concern…this is probably not going to help)

If your cabinets are architecturally sound – but you just hate the color- paint your cabinets.
I often walk into a home and see cabinets where the finish dates the whole house. I know that by changing the color, it will rejuvenate and freshen the whole space. I also know the serious POSITIVE impact that can have on a home owner in regards to the tipping point of either loving or hating their home.

If you are environmentally conscious- paint your cabinets.

Tearing out perfectly fine cabinets to be tossed into a landfill is a waste and impacts our earth. Re-using what you have is totally green! Not to mention, means more green left in your bank account! We use the best paint in the world when it comes to aesthetics and quality (the two go hand and hand!)

Our paint of choice and passion is Chalk Paint™ Decorative Paint by Annie Sloan. No other paint or finish compares.

How do you decide if you should hire us or do it yourself?

First, do you like to paint?
Do you have some basic painting skills?
Are you patient?
Do you have a few days to dedicate to the project?

If you answered YES, to most of those questions…then you should consider registering for our “Kitchen Cab ReFAB” Workshop! We will work with you regarding color selection and then spend a whole workshop helping you transform one of your own cabinet doors. So that when the workshop is over, you will possess the skills and know the steps to then return home and finish your whole project!

If you answered NO, to most of those questions…then call us, The Purple Painted Lady (585.750.6056.)

We have been painting furniture and cabinets for over a decade. You may have met us at the Rochester Home Builder’s Association Home & Garden Show that is hosted at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center.
We have also been a featured Homerama painter for three consecutive years.

The process begins with you either phoning (585.750.6056> or emailing us.

Provide your name, address and phone number.
Also, provide:
* Photo of your existing kitchen
* Rough dimensions of the space
* Photo or link to illustrate what you would like the space to look like after transformation is completed. (NOTE that if this is the part of the equation you having difficulty with, we are here to help you!)

And if you want to take your kitchen to a higher level? We can personalize your space and create details no one can buy at a big box store!?

Customization and uniqueness alludes high end finishes. Consider having us add a touch of personalization. We can customize your space with detailing on a cabinet or even a wall mural.

Perhaps you are a wine connoisseur?

Maybe you love whimsy?

Again- let us help you in regards to color consulting.

This is our specialty! Together – we will design mood boards for you to reference and to build your new kitchen (or bath) from.

Often with design- I use the analogy of a road map. You don’t typically get in your car and ask for directions without knowing your destination. But yet, people often take this approach when it comes to decorating. They just start buying items and making decisions, without knowing the final design they want. This wastes your time and money. Again, let us help you!

Not only are we painters, we are also designers. We can guide you in helping you determine what it is that you love! Even the most fickle of customer- we can help you. The design discovery phase should be fun too! Don’t dread it! Again- we are here to help you and to make this easy!

So, give us a call or email us! I guarantee you will be happy you did!

~ Trish
The Purple Painted Lady

Passionate Painting Patrons……..please start your engines!

I am so excited – all I can compare it to is the sound of all those race car engines humming at a NASCAR race before it starts!

To ORDER your WORK BOOK- please click HERE!

This WORK BOOK will make an incredible holiday gift for yourself- or that person you know who loves to create as much as you! Annie Sloan’s WORK BOOK is HERE!

Annie’s wonderful interactive WORK BOOK is for all of us to organize our creativity. Use this WORK BOOK to help stay on track when decorating your home or to sketch out future creative projects.

And…..

For the month of November, The Purple Painted Lady will add a FREE Purdy Paint Brush as a gift, if you purchase two or more quarts of paint with your WORK BOOK purchase. (If purchasing on-line, please do not add the Purdy Brush to your cart- or you will be charged for it)

Below is a sneak peak into Annie’s wonderful world of inspiration!

Time well spent.

My father, Ralph Migliore had a life that was not easy growing up. His own father died from pneumonia when he was not even one year old in 1933. It was a terrible time in the United States and the Great Depression was in full swing. I know that the elementary school he went to would supply him and his brothers with clean clothes. It had to have been very difficult, but I suspect that it instilled in him a drive to provide for his own family someday in a way he wished his own father could have.

My mom Lena was a typical American housewife. She kept the home spotless, watched soap operas and had her girlfriends like Maria Canella from the neighborhood over for coffee mid-day. We had a wonderful middle class suburban life.

My dad worked road construction-and my mom was a bit frugal. But I mean that in a nice way, in that she was the type of frugal that she would go without new bras or underwear just so she could save money so at Christmas there would be a ton of toys under the tree, all wrapped perfectly! My mom and dad were incredible partners in many ways and on many levels. I can honestly say, that I never remember them fighting, but do remember being woke up after I fell asleep because they were laughing so loud! My mother always had our beds made, laundry folded & put away, dinner on the table and some icebox dessert or pudding in little glass dishes ready for us all to enjoy later after our meal. My dad took great pride in our home and kept the lawn and landscape manicured. Every time he mowed the lawn, the hose would come out and he would wash down that mower afterwards. It did not matter how old things were around our home, they always looked new since my mom and dad took care of them so well.

At some point – my parents decided to turn the front family room of our 1964 split level into a dining room. My dad surprised my mom with this chandelier in the early 1970’s. My mom cherished it! I remember it was always sparkling and how often she would clean it. I can still picture her in the dining room with bright sunshine beaming through the front picture window, as she took off each crystal. My mom loved music and would always have it playing when she cleaned the house. I can literally hear Bobby Vinton singing Blue Velvet right now! She also loved Engelbert Humperdinck!!! She use to tell me she thought he was so handsome! I am having a flashback and can so see it like it was just yesterday, versus being 35 long years ago. My mom would play the music ….and sing and dance and clean our home. Life was perfect then…safe and warm and it was a really happy time in the home I grew up in.

As for that chandelier, as a little girl I don’t think I ever saw something glitter and sparkle more. As I got older, I recall thinking that it was a bit too big for the room and the height of the ceiling, but for my mom- it represented how much my dad loved her! I always admired it and enjoyed all the holiday and celebration family dinners we had beneath it.

Four months before Steve and I were married in 2003, we purchased our home in Macedon, New York. It is an 1880’s Victorian Farm House – and we were so excited on the day we moved in. My mom came to my house in East Rochester and helped with supervising the movers pack up all my boxes onto the moving truck. Upon walking in to the new house – we found that the previous owners took the dining room chandelier and our foyer overhead light….leaving only bare wires hanging for us.

A few days later, my mom brought her chandelier over to us, all packed up safely with each crystal wrapped and said it was a house warming gift from her and my dad. I should share – that in January of 1982 when I was only eleven years old, my dad passed away from cancer. Life changed after losing him and our family has never been the same since.

Well, I spent an hour last night carefully taking each and every crystal down and cleaning it…and I enjoyed ever minute of it!

I was trying to find a photo of us at the table, but instead here is one of the table set waiting for Thanksgiving dinner to begin back in 2008. You might notice the dishes on the table? They have a silhouette of two men sitting at a table on them. Those dishes were my maternal grandmother’s. Her name was Theresa Zupparo Mastroeni. She collected the dishes that would come free when you purchased Cooks Coffee and other household staples. The dishes were manufactured in America under two lines- one was Taylor Smith Taylor and the other, was Hall China.

My father always admired my grandmother’s collection because it reminded him of the few pieces his own mother Nancy had when he was a child. Nancy Mollo Migliore Giglio only had a few pieces and sadly, she passed away when my father was just a pre-teen. My grandmother Theresa always knew how special the dishes were to my father- so one day she called up my mom and told her to come over to her house. When my mom arrived, there was a big box taped up and my grandma told her to take it home to Ralph. My mom asked what was inside, and my grandma Theresa – in her true nature- told her not to worry about it and just bring it home to my dad (her son-in-law.) I don’t know what year that was, or what my father’s reaction was- but I suspect it brought tears to his eyes since that was the kind of man he was. Those dishes filled our hutch in the kitchen in that split level I grew up in for most of my life and now they are in my home. I have added quite a few additions to the collection and someday, my 7 year old daughter Danni will inherit them. Danni has a great sense of family and is very interested in family genealogy and always asks me to tell her stories from when I was little- so I know she will cherish them just as much as I do.

It seems now I know my father more through stories shared with me than my own time spent with him. I am so proud to say that he was a family man, a man who was the first to jump to lend a hand to others and always friendly and smiling. A man who spent Saturday nights with his wife and best friends gathered around our kitchen table playing cards and telling jokes. A man who I believe- I received so much of my personality from.

I love you so much dad and know how happy you must be watching me and my little family live out our lives. We sit under your chandelier every day for our family dinner now. Thank you so much for all that you gave me. I love you – always & forever.

It has been a great week. We hosted a Chalk Paint™ Decorative Paint by Annie Sloan BASICS Workshop on October 18, 2012.

The ladies in the class had a great time! Have you ever thought about taking a workshop? You should! Get a bunch of friends together and sign up and have your own painting party. The BASICS workshop is all hands on and so much fun to do! You learn so much – I guarantee you will be impressed or I will give you your money back!

In our BASICS workshop we created some gorgeous sample boards- like this one!

The week ended with me painting the top of my workshop table with Provence. The whole week was great!

Seriously- some days I just am excited and happy to be “here”…to be alive and I am very grateful to do what I love! I feel very blessed to meet wonderful people who share the same painting passion as me!

And I am super grateful for my hubby and cute daughter who on Thursday nights, hang out with me at my shop since I close at 7pm.

Last night I stayed a little late at the shop even though I had been there since 7am. I love the feeling of my store at night with the chandeliers lights twinkling. I tell my daughter Danni that I believe fairies live there and come out after we leave. I know if I was a fairy I would live there! It is such a happy space where people come to create!

So, as I said, I repainted my workshop table top in Provence Chalk Paint™. I sincerely love how EASY Chalk Paint™ Decorative Paint by Annie Sloan is to use. Pop the quart open and paint! It had previously been painted with Duck Egg Blue and had Clear Wax over it, but since there is no prep- when I decided to paint it Provence, all I did was paint right over the old wax! Super easy!!!!

And…..on a total random additional thought, I am also loving my red boots being debut in the photo of my shop table below! It was fitting that I wore these boots on the day that I was emailing back & forth with none other…..the JUNK GYPSY’s!!!! Oh yes I DID!!!! Too cool, right?

Visit their website by clicking HERE! You will not be disappointed!!!!

And everyone knows how much I love the Junk Gypsy’s!!!! And in how my next life I plan on being born SOUTH of the Mason Dixon line! Anyway, get a load of this…. I got those red boots at Kmart. YES Kmart…and I love them. $34.99 and they are super cute!!! Get yourself a pair- they will make you smile when you look down at your toes…I promise! CLICK HERE TO SEE THEM IN THE KMART SITE.

Well, for now, me, my new red sassy boots and painted workshop table wish y’all a good night!!!