Kitchen Cabinet Ideas

A couple of weeks ago, I had an existing client in La Jolla call me to look at her white-washed oak cabinets. The finish was begininning to fail and yellow fairly severely. Several years ago, we had stripped and refinished a few bad areas to prolong the overall life of the kitchen cabinets. After inspecting the many cabinets, I gave her three options: 1) We could touch-up the cabinets like we did last time for around $1,500. 2) We could strip all the finish and re-stain them to whatever color she wanted for around $10,000. 3) We could thoroughly clean, prime and finish the cabinets with a very hard (non-yellowing) paint for around $6,500. Mrs. Dawson selected the third option, and I think she made a wise choice. Touching up the cabinets would have merely put a band-aid over the problem. The option to strip is an excellent choice, but costly. If you like the wood look, it is best to get an estimate on re-facing or replacing rather than stripping the surface and re-staining. Our company specializes in painting or staining cabinets and woodwork. If you have a questions related to your woodwork or even your furniture, please feel free to call, email or chat with us.