| Refinishing your old cabinets tends to be one of the | | | | stick to the grease. The cost for refinishing your |
| more affordable methods for home improvement | | | | cabinets can range from $100 to $300 if done by the |
| projects. However, refinishing cabinets involves a lot | | | | homeowner and $3,000 to $8,000 if a contractor is |
| of hard work to be done properly. The old finish | | | | hired. |
| would have to be removed and sanded down to the | | | | Kitchen Cabinet Refacing is the more affordable way |
| bear wood, then you would have to apply the stain, | | | | as compared to expensive new cabinets, usually 50% |
| wipe, apply a sealer, re-stain and finally applying a | | | | less. Cabinet refacing will replace the cabinet doors |
| clear coat, not to mention all the hardware would | | | | and drawer fronts with new ones and the rest will be |
| have to be remove too. This process is less | | | | refaced to match your new cabinet doors and |
| expensive than replacing or refacing the cabinets. | | | | drawer fronts. Choose cathedral, arch, shaker, and |
| However, you would still have an old looking kitchen | | | | many other colors and styles in wood or thermo-foil |
| with old looking doors and all that you would have | | | | laminate. By replacing the doors, drawer fronts, |
| accomplished is changing the stain color and maybe | | | | hardware, new moldings, additional space, knick-knock |
| the hardware and eventually seeing the grease stick | | | | shelves and other accessories available, you can |
| to the painted cabinets accumulating the dust that will | | | | design your dream kitchen. |