Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, as long as your cabinet boxes are in good condition. Refacing can make even decades-old kitchens look brand new. (We've done it many times!)

Refinishing means sanding or stripping your existing cabinets and repainting or staining them. It can be messy, time-consuming, and often won’t work on laminate cabinets. Refacing gives you brand-new doors, new drawer boxes, new upgraded hinges, and new hardware. Your cabinets will look and feel new without the need to tear everything out.

Painting might seem cheaper, but it doesn’t upgrade your door style, hinges, or hardware. Poor prep can lead to chipping in just weeks, and professional paint jobs can cost nearly as much as refacing. Plus, not all cabinets (like laminates) can even be painted. Refacing gives you a brand-new look, better durability, and upgraded functionality in 2 days or less!

Not always. If you’re unhappy with your kitchen’s layout or want to move walls or appliances, a full remodel may be a better fit. But if you like your current cabinet structure, refacing is a faster and more affordable way to upgrade your kitchen’s look and functionality.

Yes! This is our expertise. Refacing is the process of completely replacing all cabinet drawers and doors with new ones while retaining the base structure and "bones" of your current cabinets. Refacing affordably provides a completely new look and feel to the kitchen.

Cabinets made of wood are great candidates for refacing. Price out your kitchen with our self-serve pricing tool. Or use the contact form to get in touch with us, and our experts will advise you on your wood cabinets!

Painting your cabinets can be much less convenient and possibly riskier than refacing your cabinets. It can be cumbersome to execute all aspects of a proper paint job, including surface preparation, without a team of professionals. If your current door is broken or split, it may be hard to replace. Note that newer, laminate-front cabinets cannot be painted or sanded and are not good candidates to be repainted.

In some cases, some cabinets simply can't be refaced. Cabinets made of particle board or other low-cost materials typically should not be refaced if not in the proper condition. Cabinets on which the underlying frames and structure are unsound or poorly designed are also not good candidates for being refaced. If your cabinet structure is warped or has a strange smell, there may be irreparable water damage, which would make them a poor candidate for being refaced. Cabinetry made of metal cannot be refaced. If you are unsure, feel free to contact us, and one of our experts can help you out.

Possibly. New laminate can be used to reface your cabinets as long as the old laminate is solid and clean. If you're not sure whether your cabinets are a good refacing candidate, get in touch with us, and our experts will get on the line and help you out!