You've finally decided its time to do something about your worn and outdated kitchen cabinets.  Did you know its possible to refinish or reface kitchen cabinets and make them look new once again?  If your current cabinets provide enough storage to meets your needs, the most economical choice may be to update rather than replace.  So what’s the difference in the processes to refinish vs reface kitchen cabinets? Let’s take a look.

Kitchen Cabinet Refinishing

Cabinet refacing involves removing the old paint or stain, sanding the surface, and re-applying  new paint or stain and varnish. Choose a similar color if its one you're happy living with. Or go for something entirely different and change up the look of your kitchen. The structure of the cabinets themselves remain unchanged.

Refacing Kitchen Cabinets

Refacing usually involves keeping your existing cabinet frames while replacing the cabinet doors and drawer fronts entirely.  Sometimes it includes replacing  the cabinet side panels, face frames and moldings if needed to make everything match.  The choice to reface kitchen cabinets covers up any blemishes, cracks, or finish problems. It also lets you change the wood as well as the color. Even the door style can be altered to achieve a more modern look.  Refacing cabinets is faster than replacing them.

Not all cabinet remodeling companies are equal, so be sure to ask any company you are considering about the process they use to reface kitchen cabinets.

At Cabinet Wholesalers, the process used to reface kitchen cabinets includes removing your existing doors and drawer fronts; meticulously laminating our ¼” thick factory finished paneling to the exterior of your existing cabinets. Then we install new factory finished drawer boxes, doors, and drawer fronts. Because the same door and drawer front styles and finishes are used with refacing and new cabinets, Cabinet Wholesalers can often do a combination of adding new cabinets and refacing.

Refinishing may be a less disruptive and more economical way to update your kitchen. But what is right for your kitchen? That depends on the condition of your current cabinets as well as the look you are hoping to achieve. For more information and tips on choosing kitchen cabinets, contact us at 714-693-1111.

Whether you decide on custom, semi-custom, in-stock, or refaced cabinets, Cabinet Wholesalers offers all your cabinetry options under one roof. Let the cabinet experts at Cabinet Wholesalers assist you in determining which is the best option for your kitchen.