Kitchen Cabinets -- Refacing or Something Else?
We are moving into a place with 3 year-old, very well built kitchen cabinets. The problem is that they are a dark, glossy cherry stain which is completely at odds with the exposed brick and distressed exposed wood beams of the loft apartment. We would like to lighten the cabinets and make them look less…
We are moving into a place with 3 year-old, very well built kitchen cabinets. The problem is that they are a dark, glossy cherry stain which is completely at odds with the exposed brick and distressed exposed wood beams of the loft apartment.
We would like to lighten the cabinets and make them look less refined. Would a kitchen refacing or refinishing shop do this kind of work?
Any other recommendations would be very much appreciated.
I refaced some horrible cabinets for a client in the Village. Sounds familiar. It was an apartment that hadn’t been touched since the 1970s. There are a variety of issues. Is the topcoat a polyurethane or oil-based varnish? Are they delaminating? Are there voids, nicks and scratches. And then, what do you want them to look like? They can be done in-house. I have designed a topcoat which can be altered to fit your taste. I would love to talk about your cabinets. If interested, I’ll put you in touch with the client in the Village. She was really happy with the results. All the best, C.J.
C.J. Bradaigh-Dallett
Red D Lines
347-579-7227
chrisdallett@gmail.com
I think it’s great you wanna save some money. It’ll always be cheaper to paint them yourself. Consider taking a look at some refinishing products at the local big box retailers. Alternatively, you might consider jumping on craigslist or talking with some other cabinetry shops in the local area that might offer some helpful tips, tricks or ideas.
It all depends on what you have underneath the stain and how it works with the brick and beams. It might look good. However, you can get a cabinetmaker to redo the doors with paint, lacquer, laminate, veneer….something that coordinates well with exposed brick/beams. Ryu Iida is a local carpenter with good taste. You can contact him at wrkrwood@yahoo.com
-bm
you can sand and paint them it costs very little and can completely control the look. I happen to think wood cabinets look tacky 98% of the time, you may not feel the same way. This is a job you can DIY or pay very little for.
Refacing I think involves putting new doors on the cabinets but why bother throwing away good doors when you can control the look by painting??