Kitchen Cabinet Refacing Vs. Refinishing

Refinishing your old cabinets tends to be one of thestick to the grease. The cost for refinishing your
more affordable methods for home improvementcabinets can range from $100 to $300 if done by the
projects. However, refinishing cabinets involves a lothomeowner and $3,000 to $8,000 if a contractor is
of hard work to be done properly. The old finishhired.
would have to be removed and sanded down to theKitchen 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 aless. Cabinet refacing will replace the cabinet doors
clear coat, not to mention all the hardware wouldand drawer fronts with new ones and the rest will be
have to be remove too. This process is lessrefaced 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 kitchenmany other colors and styles in wood or thermo-foil
with old looking doors and all that you would havelaminate. By replacing the doors, drawer fronts,
accomplished is changing the stain color and maybehardware, new moldings, additional space, knick-knock
the hardware and eventually seeing the grease stickshelves and other accessories available, you can
to the painted cabinets accumulating the dust that willdesign your dream kitchen.