Kitchen Cabinet Painting & Refinishing

• It’s much more affordable than replacing your cabinets.
• It’s fast! You can start using your kitchen in just a few days and the whole job can usually be done in about a week.
• It doesn’t leave any wall damage that would have to be repaired.
• You won’t have tradespeople going in and out of your home for 3 to 4 weeks.
• There’s no need to change or repair flooring, drywall, tile-work, or wall / ceiling paint.
• You won’t need to get plumbing and electrical work done. This is often required with a complete kitchen renovation.
• You can keep your existing countertops.
• There’s less mess and disruption for you and your family while the work is being done.
• You can use custom colours that many store-bought kitchens don’t offer. (We are, after all, residential interior painting and staining experts. You might as well benefit from that!).

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.

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.