If your cabinet boxes are solid and the layout works, replacing them is usually the most expensive way to fix a kitchen you have stopped liking. Refinishing gets you the same visual change for a fraction of the cost and a fraction of the disruption, and a properly sprayed cabinet finish is harder and smoother than anything you can achieve with a brush.
How we do it
Doors and drawer fronts come off and get labeled so every one goes back exactly where it started. Hardware comes off. Everything gets degreased, because a kitchen cabinet has years of cooking residue on it and nothing bonds to that. Then we scuff-sand every surface to give the primer tooth, fill any damage, and spray a bonding primer made specifically for cabinetry.
The doors are sprayed flat in a controlled space so there are no runs and no brush marks. The boxes and face frames are sprayed in place with the rest of the kitchen fully masked off. Between coats everything gets sanded again. The result is a hard, even, factory-looking finish rather than something that reads as painted furniture.
What we can refinish
- Kitchen cabinets, islands and pantry doors
- Bathroom vanities
- Built-in bookcases, entertainment centers and mudroom lockers
- Laundry room and utility cabinetry
- Interior doors and trim to match
What to expect while it is happening
A typical kitchen takes about four to seven days depending on the door count. Your kitchen is usable for most of that, though you will be without cabinet doors for a stretch in the middle. We tell you up front which days those are so you can plan around them. Hardware goes back on last, and if you are switching to new pulls we will drill and fit them.
Is your kitchen a good candidate?
Solid wood, MDF and most factory-finished cabinets refinish beautifully. Thermofoil and some laminates are trickier and occasionally are not worth it. We will tell you honestly which category yours fall into during the estimate rather than find out halfway through. Call (501) 453-3565 and we will take a look.
