Kitchen cabinets that look new, without the renovation.
Factory-smooth sprayed finishes on existing kitchen and bath cabinetry across Oakland, Wayne, and Macomb counties. Keep your layout and countertops, change the color, and get a finish built for daily use.
For kitchens with good bones and a finish that has stopped keeping up.
Many kitchens in Birmingham, Rochester Hills, Northville, and across Metro Detroit have solid, well-built cabinetry under a dated finish: honey oak from the 1990s, a glazed cream that has yellowed, or a builder white that is showing wear at every handle. Replacement costs a season of disruption and a new set of countertops. Refinishing keeps what works and changes what you see.
Our cabinet work is a dedicated service, not a side job for an interior crew. Doors and drawer fronts are sprayed, boxes are finished in place under full masking, and the product system is chosen for how hard a kitchen is on a finish.
What decides whether refinishing is the right move for your kitchen.
The estimate is only as good as the inspection behind it. These are the things we check, measure, and talk through on site before anything is priced.
- Cabinet construction: solid wood, veneer, laminate, thermofoil, or MDF
- Existing finish: factory lacquer, prior paint, glaze, or clear coat
- Door style and grain: flat panel, raised panel, heavy oak grain, or smooth
- Condition: water damage at the sink base, peeling edges, loose joints
- Hardware plans: reusing, replacing, or changing hole spacing
- Color direction: single color, two-tone, or island accent
- Adjacent surfaces: backsplash, walls, and trim that should be coordinated
- Household logistics: how the kitchen stays usable during the work
Scope that reads like a plan, because it is one.
Door-by-door scope
Every door, drawer front, box, panel, and filler is listed, along with vanities or built-ins in scope.
Full kitchen masking
Counters, appliances, floors, and openings are masked and the space is ventilated for spraying.
Degrease, de-gloss, repair
Kitchen grease and old gloss are the enemies of adhesion. They are removed before anything else happens.
Bonding primer and sprayed enamel
Primer matched to the existing finish, then hard waterborne enamel sprayed in thin coats.
Sample doors first
A finished sample door in your color and sheen before the kitchen is committed.
Reassembly and alignment
Doors rehung, drawers reinstalled, hardware aligned, and the kitchen walked with you.
The system matters more than the color.
Cabinet refinishing done well is a multi-day, multi-stage process that ends with doors and drawer fronts sprayed in a controlled setting and boxes finished in place. Done badly, it is a brushed coat over grease that chips in a year.
The system we specify is built for kitchens: thorough degreasing, mechanical de-glossing, a bonding primer matched to the existing finish, and a hard waterborne enamel sprayed for a factory-smooth result. Doors and drawers are labeled, removed, finished off-site or in a spray enclosure, and reinstalled with hardware aligned.
- Degrease and clean every surface, including inside edges and toe kicks
- Scuff-sand and de-gloss so the primer bonds mechanically
- Fill dents, repair damage, and caulk open seams
- Bonding primer matched to wood, laminate, or previously painted finishes
- Hard waterborne enamel, sprayed in multiple thin coats
- Full cure respected before heavy use so the finish hardens properly
Adhesion is decided in the first two days.
A cabinet finish fails at the edges and around handles first, and it fails because of what was skipped before the primer. We treat degreasing and de-glossing as the project, not the warm-up, because the sprayed enamel on top can only be as durable as the bond beneath it.
- Every door and drawer labeled for its exact location
- Surfaces degreased, rinsed, and dried before sanding
- Scuff-sanded and vacuumed, then tack-wiped before primer
- Bonding primer selected for the actual substrate
- Enamel sprayed in multiple thin coats and allowed to cure between them
How a typical project runs.
Walkthrough
Cabinets inspected, construction and finish identified, color direction discussed.
Proposal
Door count, scope, product system, schedule, and price in writing.
Sample door
Your color and sheen on a real door before the kitchen is scheduled.
Production
Mask, remove doors, prepare, prime, spray, cure.
Reassembly
Doors and hardware reinstalled, aligned, and walked with you.
Signs refinishing will pay off in your kitchen.
None of these means you need to act this week. All of them mean a walkthrough would tell you something useful.
- Solid cabinet boxes with a finish that has yellowed, worn, or dated
- A layout and countertops you like and do not want to replace
- Wear at handles, edges, and around the sink base
- A kitchen that feels dark because of the cabinet color, not the lighting
- A listing, a refinance, or a refresh where the kitchen is the first thing buyers see
- Oak or maple grain you are ready to update without a full renovation
Cabinet Refinishing questions, answered plainly.
Is refinishing really a good alternative to replacing cabinets?
For sound, well-built cabinetry, yes. Refinishing keeps your layout, countertops, and plumbing in place, avoids weeks of demolition, and delivers a finish that reads like new cabinetry. If the boxes are failing or you want a new layout, replacement is the right call, and we will say so at the walkthrough.
Can you refinish laminate, thermofoil, or oak with heavy grain?
Often, with the right preparation. Laminate and thermofoil need specific bonding primers and honest expectations about edges. Heavy oak grain can be filled and smoothed or left to show through, which is a decision we talk through with samples.
Do you spray or brush?
Doors and drawer fronts are sprayed for a smooth, factory-style finish. Cabinet boxes are finished in place using the method best suited to the space, with the kitchen fully masked and ventilated.
How long is the kitchen out of commission?
Plan on several days of limited use. Boxes are finished in place over the first days; doors and drawers return once cured. We stage the work so the refrigerator and sink stay usable wherever possible, and the schedule is in your proposal.
Can we change the color or go two-tone?
Yes. Color change, two-tone islands, and sheen selection are part of the design conversation, with sample doors finished so you see the real result before the kitchen is committed.
What about new hardware and soft-close hinges?
New hardware is installed during reassembly, and new holes are drilled and old ones filled before finishing so the result looks original. Hinge upgrades can be included in scope.
How durable is a refinished cabinet?
A properly prepared and sprayed enamel finish is hard, cleanable, and built for daily kitchen use. Durability comes from the preparation and the product, which is why both are specified in the proposal.
Do you refinish bathroom vanities, built-ins, and furniture?
Yes. Vanities, built-in bookcases, mudroom lockers, and select furniture pieces follow the same preparation and spray process.
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Start with a walkthrough, not a sales pitch.
Tell us what you are considering. We will confirm the fit, schedule a walkthrough, and put the whole project in writing before anything is scheduled.