Learn how to reface your kitchen cabinets for a budget-friendly upgrade. Give old kitchen cabinets brand new life with this full detailed tutorial and video.
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So, you aren’t a big fan of your kitchen cabinets?
I am sure, if you could, you would simply pull them out and add brand new ones.
Unfortunately, kitchen remodels can get expensive real fast!
Do you know the #1 reason for that?
Cabinets.
They are the most expensive part of any kitchen remodel.
When we first got quotes for the kitchen remodel, the majority of the $$$ were going towards new cabinets!
One quote was for $50K and $35K of that was for cabinets! Insane!
Do you know – instead of spending money ripping out perfectly good cabinets, you can easily replace the cabinet doors and completely upgrade the look of the entire kitchen!
***This post is sponsored by Nieu Cabinet Doors. Thank you for supporting the brands that help me bring you new projects***
To recap, this is what my kitchen started out as.
You can check out more before pictures and the mood board here.
I had maple veneered cabinets.
At the time of writing this,
It was time to change the color of the cabinets to give the entire kitchen new life!
Cabinet refacing means giving old cabinets a “new face“. It involves three basic steps:
Cabinet refacing is a great way to save time and most importantly – money.
There are multiple ways you can ass new life to existing cabinet face frames –
I decided to go with painting.
Then came the decision – to make the cabinet doors or not.
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After years of building furniture, I am perfectly capable of building the doors but there were 33 doors and drawer fronts!
That is way more than I had the time or patience for – and it would have taken me weeks to make them all.
You can easily find vendors that manufacture cabinet doors to your specifications.
During my search to find a place that makes cabinet doors, I found Nieu Cabinet Doors.
They manufacture cabinet doors in a multitude of styles and colors. They are made of MDF and are of excellent quality.
I started by ordering a sample kit that came with a mini door in the style of my choice and a set of MDF color swatches. The sample is very reasonable at $25.
Once you make your selection and place the order, they ship everything right to your doorstep ready to be installed.
Not comfortable with installing it yourself?
If you feel that installing new cabinet doors is a bit above your DIY level, you can still look into ordering them, and then hiring a local contractor to install them.
You will still save a ton of money over buying all new cabinets.
However, if you are ready to get your hands dirty and get it done yourself, I have you covered.
Here are all the details you need to know to install them.
Spoiler – it’s not that hard!
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The process of ordering is very straightforward.
Nieu Cabinet Doors have a lot of resources online including a style quiz to help you figure out exactly what and how to order.
The basic steps are:
Note – If you need a different color than what is offered in the catalog, you can order any Sherwin Williams paint color for a small additional fee.
That’s it!
Now you can start painting the cabinet boxes while you wait for your doors to arrive.
I have a full video tutorial showing you step-by-step how to reface the laminate and unfinished wood cabinets PLUS a detailed tutorial of how to install the doors and drawer fronts from Nieu Cabinet Doors.
I had two types of cabinets in my kitchen and they each needed a slightly different preparation method.
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As with any project, prep is the most important. If you do not prepare the cabinets well, the results will be inferior.
It can feel like a long process but take your time and make sure you don’t skip any steps.
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The primer you use will depend on the type of cabinets. For the unfinished wood cabinet, a wood sealing primer works well.
For the laminate, I used SW extreme bond primer which sticks well to any surface. This is important, especially on laminate or veneer. If not properly primed, the paint will eventually peel off.
That’s it! The cabinet boxes are painted!
Pro-tip – Be sure to remove the painter’s tape before the paint dries!
Once the paint has dried and cured, you can go ahead and attach the doors and the drawer fronts.
All you need to install new cabinet doors is:
I got my cabinet doors with hinge bores and re-used my old soft close hinges.
For tips and tricks on how to install the doors and drawer fronts, be sure to watch the video.
IMPORTANT – Do not re-use the screw holes in the cabinet frame for the hinges. Nieu Cabinet Doors automatically offsets the hinges to avoid this but you can let them know depending on your situation where you would like the hinge bores.
Lazy Susan cabinet – I have a Lazy Susan corner cabinet. Nieu Cabinet doors were able to easily send me doors to assemble my corner cabinet door.
The hardware brought everything to life! These are the Fransisco pulls in Champagne Brass. I got a combination of 3″, 4″ and 5″ pulls for different sized cabinets and drawers.
Installing the drawer fronts is super easy :
They attach with screws from the inside. I explain exactly how to do that and make sure the faces are aligned in the video.
One side of the kitchen is done!
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For comparison, this is what it looked like when we started. Yes, it didn’t exist!
I have one more major project to go and then a bunch of small touch-ups before I can call this kitchen done!
I leave you with a gorgeous view of the cabients!
Check out the full reveal here!
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