How to Update Your Kitchen Aid Mixer

Many years ago I was given a red Kitchen Aid mixer when I got married.  At the time I was obsessed with red and everything in my house was decorated with it.   Even my wedding colors were red.  Now today I am sick of red and ready to change the colors in my home to something new.  However, my Kitchen Aid mixer sits on my counter in the kitchen for all to see.   Changing the colors in the kitchen had me worried that I would need to purchase a new Kitchen Aid all together that would match.  After a lot of research I found that you can actually update a Kitchen Aid very inexpensively while giving it a professional look.  Here is the process.

Step 1:  Clean Your Mixer

This is a very important step.  This will get all the dust and grime off of it which has built up over the years.   Use a toothpick to get the food crumbs out of the cracks which have been building up.  This step will also make it easier for your paint to stick on when you apply it.

Step 2:  Cover Up Parts Which Don't Need Painting

Use painters tape to cover all the silver parts on the mixer which don't need painting.  If there are parts which can be removed try and take them off.  Just remember how you removed them so you can put them back exactly the same way.

Step 3:  Paint Your Kitchen Aid

For this step I like to use a extremely glossy paint.  I chose RUST-OLEM appliance spray paint.  You can pretty much find this is any store that carries spray paint, but for sure in the hardware store. Evenly apply your first layer of paint.  Let it dry completely before adding another layer.  Once your Kitchen Aid is done let it dry 24 hours before moving onto the next step.

Step 4:  Remove Tape and Put Parts Back Together

Once you have let your mixer dry for at least 24 hours you can peel off the painters tape and see how your paint job turned out.   Place any parts you removed back where they go and put your Kitchen Aid back together.

Step 4:  Add a Vinyl Design

This part was a lot of fun.  I used some Vinyl paper I had from http://www.craftdirect.com/cgull.html.  I placed it in my Cricut machine to create a damask design to go on my Kitchen Aid.  I love how it turned out.  The damask design really gave it a unique look that matched perfectly with the color.

I never realized just how much fun updating a Kitchen Aid could actually be.  It was fun to pick out a color and design that I knew would go perfectly with the new colors in my home.  If you are sick of your old boring Kitchen Aid color try giving it a little spark with my tips above.  It's not only a fun process, but it makes you feel like you have a whole new mixer.