Get yourself some fine grit sandpaper or a sanding block. Go over it all litly to remove enough varnish for paint to stick. Get a small foam roller and tray fill with gloss balck paint you selected, and first brush all the edges of the drawers. Remove all drawers doing the frame first, then the drawers themselves. Then roll the flat surfaces, sides and top of the frame unit, then the faces of your drawers. I would dry it overnight. On the second day, if there's any runs or thick areas, which is unlikely f you roll AFTER you brush. But if so, again use your sanding block lightly over the entire face surface of the problem area. Apply second coat, then a final if necessary. Dry an entire day before working on it. Perfect your bed is leather, I'm suggesting a leather detail only, not the entire dresser, so it will link in perfectly. You can buy meterage of vinyl look leather at Lincraft or spotlight cheaply. Template the front of each drawer only, not including the bevel edge. Just use a piece of paper and rub the edges to reveal the size of the flat face of each drawer. Use this paper as a template to cut out your vinyl. Lastly. I would use a spray adhesive suitable for vinyl and cloths, follow the instructions and stick to the drawer front. Again dry overnight. The next day finish off by punching through a hole for your handle with either a metal skewer or similar. And if your edges are not neat enough for you, you can also buuy a trim stud, cord etc to glue to the edges. It's not that hard, and can look great, you just need confidence to go for it, and what's to lose. An old set of drawers you're painting anyway! Yu could substitute the leather for wallpaper which would be easier again. Good luck.

Mine has a sink, dishwasher, and pull out wastebins. All good. What I should have done was insist on more cutlery drawers and some pot drawers instead of under bench cupboards. Not a fan of underbench microwaves so didnt ask for one.

Hi Siriuskey, They are timber looking tiles - we absolutely love them. We are considering the same for the new place but potentially herringbone/parquetry arrangement. Much more expensive vs. laminate but easier to clean and no concern in relation to water...

Well now after reading all these posts, I have a dilemma. We would like to maximize the practicality of the deep and soft closing drawers. Corner drawers, the under sink u-shaped drawers etc. Thirty five years ago (yep that's right 35 yrs) when our budget did not allow us to buy new, we bought a dismantled u-shaped show-room demonstration timber kitchen. For years it was blonde pine. Solid pine benchtops, re-sanded and stained a couple of times. Then my husband painted all the solid timber doors with antique white USA marine paint which has worn well. New satin knobs (that have not worn as well) Now it's becoming a little 'shabby chic'. We thought of a complete reno. But we have no space to enlarge on the 3x3 metres. and new 'plastic' kitchens somehow seem less durable than our existing old one. Sink, stove and fridge in the recommended triangle floorplan. So what to do? Our pantry is in the corner with shelves that items at the back of are inaccessible. The microwave is the perfect shoulder level. The cabinets allow me to display favourite tins, crockery and vintage scales. Being a split level house I need the broom cupboard and ironing board stored close at hand.