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[karil]

My parents kept their old cabinets, but had new doors put on (and all painted). Beautiful. I'd say save the $$, and do other things.

[stevieb]

I had my all hardwood cabinets professionally painted and it surely didn't cost that much! They're holding up beautifully, but it really does matter who does the work and how they do it. They need to be prepared, primed and then painted with at least two coats and then sealed. If the cabinets are not a pretty good quality to begin with, you might get more bang for your buck by simply replacing them.

[IamMrsG]

I am currently re-working my kitchen cabinets, too. First I had someone come give me an estimate to re-face them. For $14,000 they would have covered my wood cabinets with vinyl (more than 20 doors/drawer fronts).

I have found a man who makes beautiful solid wood furniture. For less than $75 each, this man is replacing the center panels in 3 pairs of the largest upper cabinet doors with decorative glass.

[dmb1]

several months ago, I saw news that Ikea was selling kitchen cabinets at a lower price and new configurations were available. don.t recall more on this.

[wendaustin]

I think before straightaway going to remodeling, you should first research for all possible ideas that you can adapt.

[elmosmimi]

Jubilant, I have recently done some remodeling of my house. My oak cabinets needed a facelift and I got an estimate from HD to reface my cabinets for $6800. Of course, I passed and instead had them painted cottage white, lightly distressed, lightly glazed, and waxed and new hardware. I also got a new quartz skink and butcher block counter tops. A talented husband and wife team did the cabinets for around $800. I have had fun spending my "savings" on other goodies for the house. I also got a new quartz sink, new chandeliers and butcher block counter tops . I got the butcher block from Lumber Liquidators and it was very reasonable as well. had to buy 8" and 12' lengths but I don't recall the cost. It suits my cottagey, eclectic sensibilities and I couldn't be happier with the new look.

Painting cabinets is a very attractive alternative to bearing the expense of replacing cabinets=they are so expensive!. If you do your research you can save a lot of money and find something that suits your style. Good luck and please post photos of your finished project.

[jubilant]

I am so glad you all posted to me. Lots of ideas. Originally I wanted butcher block but was worried about the cost and upkeep. I love that look. DH is leaning towards the quartz over the Formica and we could do that if we don't get the new cabinets. We had looked into refacing but, like was said here ......$$$$$$$. We have pretty well decided to go with having the cabinets painted. My working area in my kitchen is only an 8x8 or 9x8 or close thereabouts. I would have had 26 refacings! My kitchen has another end to it but it has no cabinets. It was designed for table and chairs but we have a big hutch there as we like eating in our great room which is a combined living room/dining room/family room. The kitchen is closed off from it. They suggested we knock part of a wall out to open it up into the great room but, quite frankly, I like to be able not to see the "mess" and I like the kitchen separate. Now to find a reputable painter for my cabinets. Our daughter is going to paint the kitchen for us. I really like the idea of distressing the cabinets to kind of give that "farmhouse country" feel to them!