Kitchen Cabinet Painting, Refacing(Resurfacing)& Refinishing

The cost of painting your kitchen cabinets depends on a number of factors:

• The number of doors, drawers, wine racks, glass panels, etc.
• The condition of your existing cabinets.
• The type of cabinet material:
  • The species of wood, and whether it’s solid wood or veneer
  • MDF (medium density fibreboard)
  • Melamine
  • Thermofoil
• The type of finish you want. If you’re not sure, we’ll offer you guidance in this area to make sure you get a finish you like.

How much can you save if you go for kitchen cabinet refacing over buying new kitchen cabinets?

The cost of new kitchen cabinets depends on a number of factors: whether they’re store-bought or custom-made, size of kitchen, choice of door and drawer front materials, and the number of accessories. On top of the price of the cabinets, there is the installation cost, which can be as much as or even more than the cabinets.

To give you a general idea of the savings, kitchen cabinet refacing can be done for about 20-25% of the cost of new kitchen cabinets. Think of what you can do with the money you save—like taking a nice vacation or two!

If your kitchen cabinet framework is in good condition, refacing and adding other enhancements can give you the look and functionality of a new kitchen. The framework stays while the fronts and hardware are replaced.

Our customers choose cabinet refacing when they want a different style of door to modernize the kitchen or when they want to lighten up cabinets that have a dark stain. It’s a cost-effective, relatively easy way to freshen up your home and make it more comfortable for you and your family.

When you choose refacing, you have a lot of flexibility in terms of what your kitchen will look like. We have years of experience in refacing and altering kitchen cabinets, and will work closely with you to help you bring your vision to life.

You decided to reface your kitchen cabinets because you want a different style, a lighter stain tone, or your existing doors and drawers are old and dilapidated. The overall look and feel of your kitchen comes from the door and drawer style.

Some of the different styles are:

We order the drawers and doors from a manufacturer. You can also choose to have different styles/types of glass installed. Once manufactured, they go to our spray shop where your choice of finish is applied, and then they’re ready to be installed in your kitchen.

For the rest of the kitchen cabinets, we set up a temporary spray booth around the cabinetry. This allows us to spray the cabinets without getting stain or paint on anything else. We use paper and plastic to completely protect your countertops and backsplash.

We also use a portable on-site exhaust to create a negative pressure booth. This helps eliminate fumes and atomized paint inside the on-site booth and stops anything from escaping.

The shell/bones, doors, and drawers all get filled where needed, sanded, and degreased before any spray work is done. We do everything required for your kitchen cabinets, like installing soft-close hinges, replacing glass doors, replacing handles/pulls, and making minor alterations to cabinets.

We can handle any and all of the following for you:

• Ordering, installing, and finishing:
• Replacement kitchen cabinet doors (solid wood doors or solid wood doors with glass panels)
• Edge banding
• Drawer fronts
• Custom drawer boxes & storage, with soft-close gliders
• Extending upper cabinets to the ceiling
• Adding a matching island, or modifying an existing one
• Replacing side panels, if needed
• Side panels
• Toe kicks
• Crown mouldings
• Soft-close hinges, and hardware (knobs and pulls)
• Microwave shelves
• Wine storage

There are countless possibilities when it comes to kitchen cabinet refinishing (staining)—and many important decisions to make. Some of today’s more popular colours are black, grey, or dark or natural tones. But we can stain your cabinets in virtually any colour and finish you desire. Working with our interior designer can help you make those decisions more confidently.

Depending on the desired finish, we use either a wipe or spray technique. The only time we use a brush is when we’re creating certain effects, like antiquing. The more popular requests are a shadow or a wipe stain, or a combination of both.

Our process includes removing the cabinet doors, which we take to our spray shop. The spray shop allows us to spray the doors in controlled conditions to get the best finish possible.

For the rest of the kitchen cabinets, we set up a temporary spray booth around the cabinetry. This allows us to spray the cabinets without getting stain on anything else. We use paper and plastic to completely protect your countertops and backsplash. We also use a portable on-site exhaust to create a negative pressure booth. This helps eliminate fumes and atomized paint inside the on-site booth and stops anything from escaping.

The shell/bones, doors, and drawers all get filled where needed, sanded, and degreased before any spray work is done. We do everything required for kitchen cabinet refinishing, like installing soft-close hinges, replacing glass doors, replacing handles/pulls, and making minor alterations to cabinets.

There are many different products and methods that we can use to achieve the required colour and finish for your cabinets. Some woods require multiple products because of the way the grain takes stain. Other products pop the grain and may be more suitable for the look you want.

To achieve a dark tone (sometimes referred to as a black out effect), we use either:

• A deep, penetrating stain, and a shadow stain on top.
• A medium-colour toner and a darker, penetrating stain on top.

Then we apply our sealers and clear coats. For a raw wood appearance, we use toners that give a natural finish. For certain finishes, we use mineral paint which is becoming quite popular. Mineral paint preserves the wood and creates a refined, uniform, durable, and water-resistant finish. For the protective coat, we use polyurethanes or clear or solid lacquers. Lacquers allow for different degrees of sheen—flat, matte, satin, or semi-gloss.

We use a polyurethane protective coat in areas that might come into contact with water, like a wood countertop near a sink. Lacquer can delaminate over time when exposed to moisture or heat. We don’t polyurethane kitchen cabinets because lacquer has a more luxurious finish. However, on a countertop, because of the angle, the difference between the two isn’t very noticeable. All our interior industrial wood finishes are from boutique suppliers that specialize in interior wood finishes.