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Kitchen cabnets

Epicurean — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 16:25:05 GMT

has anyone had their kitchen cabinets professionally painted? Our cabinets are wood and in good condition,just outdated. Or have you had them resurfaced and new doors? Wondering how much it would cost and if your satisfied before I get estimates.thank you in advance.

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ScrapHappy — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 17:39:13 GMT

@Epicurean wrote:
has anyone had their kitchen cabinets professionally painted? Our cabinets are wood and in good condition,just outdated. Or have you had them resurfaced and new doors? Wondering how much it would cost and if your satisfied before I get estimates.thank you in advance.

About 10 years ago I had my kitchen cabinets refaced, had new doors put on. It was a smaller size kitchen and cost about $7,000 -$8,000. That was in California. I now live in GA and I've seen many advertisments for painting cabinets. Seems to be popular here.

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QPrincess — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 18:12:55 GMT

We just had a company called N-Hance do all our cabinets. Google them as they are franchised and there is most likely one near you.

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fthunt — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 19:37:14 GMT

I've been waiting to see other responses....unless cabinets are really old and damaged - I would spend the money on new cabinet doors. Sides and inside of cabinets are not really visible to most people. Much cheaper. However, if you decide to paint - get a professional painter who will know which paints hold up best to cooking oils (on your hands) and cleaning. Have fun!

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blondegirl — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 19:39:21 GMT

refacing cost nearly as much as getting nice, new cabinets where I live. I had not moved in my home yet so it was easier to do that than if I had been living there. You can use chalk paint to paint your cabinets in so many colors and it's non toxic. I have done a couple of pieces of furniture - it's super easy, no prep, etc. Most places that sell offer a class to learn how.

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lilypadfrog — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 19:54:26 GMT

I had my cabinets painted. They were an older golden oak and were in very good condition even though they were 25 years old. I hired a company to come in to paint 28 doors and 10 drawers then of course the frames etc. They used a commercial Sherwin Williams paint colored to match a Valspar sample I had. It took them 2 very full days and came out beautifully. 2 years ago it cost $2400 to do. Oh, they also came back to do a few touch ups at the 3 month mark, at no extra charge.

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ZoetheCat — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 19:55:42 GMT

We had our cabinets resurfaced this past October. Our kitchen is larger than average (but not by much) and we paid around $12,000. I thought that was high, but Then I’m shocked at how much everything has gone up. We are in the northeast where I’m guessing we pay higher prices than in some other areas of the country.

We absolutely love the result so I’m happy we had them done. We chose an ivory bead board style and the room is so much brighter.

i I hope you’re happy with whatever choice you make!

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kivah — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 21:26:35 GMT

@ZoetheCat

Your cabinets do look beautiful - but I'm surprised how expensive the job was. I hate my kitchen cabinets -- I have many - but I won't spend that kind of money so I'll have to live with it.

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ZoetheCat — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 21:51:00 GMT

@kivah wrote:
@ZoetheCat
Your cabinets do look beautiful - but I'm surprised how expensive the job was. I hate my kitchen cabinets -- I have many - but I won't spend that kind of money so I'll have to live with it.

I complete agree with you @kivah. I thought the price was too high. But I do know that it would have been more expensive to get new cabinets. I thought about getting additional quotes, but the contractor we used had all rave reviews so we went for it. If I didn’t absolutely love the end result, I would be really upset about spending so much money.

You might look into having your cabinets painted. I have a couple of friends who went that route and they look beautiful. Also quite a but cheaper than refacing and certainly less than new cabinets.

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SilleeMee — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 22:41:59 GMT

I had mine re-laminated with a light solid color. Previously they were a very dark brown, mahogany-looking wood veneer and that made my kitchen very dark. The cabinets themselves are solid wood construction stained with that same dark, mahogany stain. After putting the light colored doors and drawer fronts on them then the contrast was very nice looking. All the hardware was updated, too.

The job didn't cost me a thing because a relative who did that job owns his own cabinet company. I'm grateful.

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LoveMyBaby — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 03:26:04 GMT

@ZoetheCat

Your cabinets turned out beautiful! I'd be so happy too. 👍🏼😍 They did a great job!

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ID2 — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 10:29:59 GMT

Eee gad! $12,000 to only resurface kitchen cabinets?? Really?? That's outrageous! I could gut and get an entire new kitchen including appliances for that price. I would never just resurface. I'm all for tear out the old and get new! But my past 2 houses were brand new and once you've experienced brand new that's all you want.

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ZoetheCat — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 11:44:23 GMT

@ID2 wrote:
Eee gad! $12,000 to only resurface kitchen cabinets?? Really?? That's outrageous! I could gut and get an entire new kitchen including appliances for that price. I would never just resurface. I'm all for tear out the old and get new! But my past 2 houses were brand new and once you've experienced brand new that's all you want.

Actually, we built our house in 1995, so we did have new cabinets at one time. I think our entire kitchen, including cabinets, countertops and appliances, was around $15,000 when we built. A friend of mine recently gutted her kitchen and the cost was in the $30,000 range. Her kitchen is smaller than mine. As I mentioned earlier, I live in New England and everything seems to be more expensive here. I watch some of those HGTV shows and am amazed at how much further the budget stretches in some parts of the country. If I didn’t love where I live, I would probably consider moving.

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Shiloh09 — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 13:23:00 GMT

I too debated the issue of painting or refacing my kitchen cabinets. Sears came to my home to estmate the cost of refacing. It adds up quickly...close to $10000 for a galley litchen! I think there are 11 doors and 5 drawers. This was 4-5 years ago. Don't think it would cost that much for stock cabinets at HD or Lowes. I checked the Habitat for Humanity Restore in my area, but everything was boxed and I didn't want to get something home and be unable to return it if there was damage.

Ultimately we had a professional paint company paint them inside and out.they applies 2 coats of a SW paint for cabinetry followed by a protective coat.Regardless, there are chips on the edges of several doors. I think it has been 3 years since I had the work done. The painters did all the right things, but I think the chips are just part of it in a often used and heavily traffic-ed kitchen.

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151949 — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 13:37:31 GMT

We have friends whose house had pink cabinets when they bought it. They were in perfect condition so , they took them down, rented a professional sprayer and sander. They cleaned them first with some special cleaner, sanded them so the paint would adhere better and painted them, about 3 coats, and replaced the hardware with a more modern style. I believe they hired a handyman to take them down and hang them back up for them. They looked fabulous when finished. They felt they saved about 2/3 what it would have cost to replace them. They painted them ivory.

Does anyone recall back in the 50's when kitchens frequently had metal cabinets?We had those and it seems every time we turned around my Mom had my poor Dad painting them.I can remember them being white, powder blue, peach, yellow & pink.

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Lipstickdiva — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 14:17:34 GMT

There is a kit you can buy at Home Depot and redo your cabinets. My SIL did it but it's only been a couple of years so I'm not sure how it will hold up over time. It was very time consuming but it looks very nice.

I'm not a fan of painting cabinets only because everyone I know who painted their cabinets end up with peeling and chipping paint which looks horrible.

We had an estimate at least 20 years ago to resurface ours and the estimate back then was in the $7,0000-$8,000.00 range.

To replace our cabinets with the quality that is in there now would cost us a fortune. Our cabinets are all solid wood inside and out. There is nothing on them that is veneer or laminate and there is no pressed wood or particle board. I would have no desire to replace my cabinets with something of a lesser quality. I'm certainly not going to tear out my all solid wood and replace with what you would walk into a Home Depot or Lowes and buy. That wouldn't make sense.

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151949 — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 14:35:26 GMT

@Lipstickdiva If you've painted them yourself and still have the paint - you can sand down any chips etc and redo them. Should be a simple fix.

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kivah — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 19:18:17 GMT

@ZoetheCat

I would also pay more for GREAT work!!! Your kitchen cabinets change the look of the kitchen - and they're the focal point.

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kivah — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 19:20:48 GMT

@ID2

I bought my house brand new 17 yrs ago - unfortunately, the builder put in the cheapest plumbing and cheapest kitchen cabinets. They are oak - real wood - but they don't close flush - and they're very boring!!!! My previous new homes had beautiful real wood cabinets - but I'm not liking these.

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VaBelle35 — Wed, 27 Jun 2018 10:42:18 GMT

@kivah wrote:
@ID2
I bought my house brand new 17 yrs ago - unfortunately, the builder put in the cheapest plumbing and cheapest kitchen cabinets. They are oak - real wood - but they don't close flush - and they're very boring!!!! My previous new homes had beautiful real wood cabinets - but I'm not liking these.

Our builder used high end on some things and Lowes builder basics for others. Expensive cabinets and junk windows. Expensive bathroom vanities, cheap lights.

It makes you scratch your head.