The process
How Cabinet Refinishing Works
Considered, start to finish.
One point of contact
From the first call to the final walkthrough, you deal with one person who knows your project, your schedule, and your expectations.
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Private consultation
We visit your home to see the cabinetry, the light, and how you use the room. We'll look at the boxes, doors, and layout and tell you honestly whether refinishing, a Kitchen Facelift, or replacing is right for your kitchen, then talk through color, sheen, door style, and hardware. For a Facelift, we measure every opening precisely. If you're working with a designer, we're glad to meet with them too.
- 02
Written proposal
You'll receive a detailed proposal covering the scope, finish, exact dates, price, and payment terms. There are no surprises later: if something changes, it's agreed in writing first.
- 03
Sample door
Before any work begins, we finish a full sample door in your chosen color and sheen and leave it with you to see in your own light, morning and evening. We start only once you've approved it.
- 04
New doors, built first
For a Kitchen Facelift, your new doors and drawer fronts are built by our local cabinetmaker and finished before we start in your home, so the kitchen is out of use for as little time as possible.
- 05
Protection and preparation
The room is masked and sealed, floors and counters are covered, and dust extraction and air filtration run during sanding. Doors and hardware come off; every surface is cleaned, sanded, and primed with a bonding primer suited to what's underneath.
- 06
Spray finishing
Cabinet-grade coatings are sprayed in thin, even coats for a level, factory-smooth finish with no brush marks or roller texture, then left to cure properly before doors and hardware go back on, or your new doors are installed.
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Final walkthrough
We inspect every door, drawer, and surface with you. Anything that isn't right is put right before final payment, and your project is covered by a written warranty.
Firm dates
Exact dates before we start, and we stick to them.
Living at home
The room is sealed off, and the rest of your home stays livable throughout.
Insured & warrantied
Fully insured, with a written warranty on every project.
Before we start
Two ways to prepare
Included
Standard
You clear the kitchen; we do the rest.
- A prep guide before your start date, with everything you need to know
- Masking, floor protection, and appliance covers, done by us
- A zippered door so your refrigerator stays within reach
Upgrade · priced in your proposal
White Glove
You won't have to touch a thing.
- Every cabinet photographed before packing
- Packed into our labeled bins, counters and appliances cleared
- A temporary kitchen set up in another room
- Everything put back where it was, and a final clean
We ask that you set aside fine china, crystal, and heirlooms yourself. If you'd rather we pack them, we'll do it with care under a signed release.
Begin
A private consultation, in your home.
We'll see the room, talk through color, finish, and door style, and give you an honest recommendation, then follow with a detailed written proposal.