Oak grain showing through
Oak grain shows through paint unless it is filled. You choose smooth or textured, and we show you a sample first.
Serving Addison & nearby Wood Dale, Itasca
Kitchen Cabinet Painting in Addison, IL
Make your Addison kitchen look new without replacing the cabinets — for a fraction of the cost.
- Crews working in Addison ZIP 60101
- Most jobs done in days, with your kitchen still usable
- Samples and a written quote before we start
Cabinet problems a paint job fixes
If your Addison cabinets are solid but the color is tired, painting is the fastest way to a new kitchen. Doors and drawer fronts are sprayed off-site, frames are painted in place, and you keep your counters and layout.
Dated oak or honey maple
If the wood tone is the problem, paint fixes it — white, warm gray, sage or deep blue — while the cabinets stay put.
Peeling or chipped paint
Peeling paint usually means it went on over grease or gloss with no primer. We remove the failing coat and refinish properly.
Dark kitchen
Dark wood cabinets soak up light. A lighter painted finish makes a small kitchen feel bigger and brighter without new lighting.
Holes from old hardware
New hardware rarely matches the old holes. We patch the old ones invisibly and drill clean new ones.
Mismatched cabinets
Old and new cabinets that don't match look like two kitchens. One paint color ties them together.
Brush marks and drips
A previous DIY job with brush strokes and runs can be sanded smooth and sprayed for an even, factory-like finish.
Yellowed white cabinets
Old white finishes yellow with age. A modern waterborne urethane or acrylic cabinet paint stays white.
What's included
- Cleaning and degreasingEvery surface is cleaned with a cabinet degreaser before any sanding.
- Sanding and repairsWe sand for adhesion and repair dings, cracked filler and loose moldings.
- Sprayed doorsSpraying the doors off-site gives an even finish with no brush marks.
- Frames and end panelsFace frames, end panels and crown molding are painted in place with masking and floor protection.
- New hardware and hingesOptional new pulls, knobs and soft-close hinges installed during reassembly.
- Filling old hardware holesWe patch old hardware holes so they vanish under the new finish.
- Island and bathroom vanitiesThe island, a pantry or bathroom vanities painted in the same visit, in matching or contrasting colors.
Materials and finishes
Grain filling for oakFilling the open oak grain gives the smooth finish most people expect from painted cabinets.
Two-tone kitchensA darker island or lower cabinets with lighter uppers — popular and forgiving.
Waterborne urethane cabinet paintA tough cabinet coating that stays white and doesn't smell up the house.
Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore cabinet coatingsWe use cabinet enamels from Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore, matched to the color you pick.
Popular colorsWarm white, greige, sage green, navy and charcoal are the most requested this year.
Kitchen Cabinet Painting before and after — Addison homes
Before
In progress
After
DetailAddison kitchen, 1960s ranch: kitchen cabinet painting
This one is a 1960s ranch in Addison. Before: original birch cabinets painted white decades ago, sagging doors, chrome pulls. The reason for the call: an old paint job failing at the edges. After: the same doors sprayed in deep navy, new satin brass pulls; counters and floor stayed as they were. Work included sprayed doors, frames and end panels, plus island and bathroom vanities.
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AfterBefore and after: a postwar Cape Cod in Wood Dale
The site: a postwar Cape Cod in Wood Dale. The kitchen as it was: 1970s dark pecan-stained cabinets. What bothered the owners most: orange-looking wood that made the room feel old. The result: the same doors sprayed in powder blue, new satin brass pulls; counters and floor stayed as they were. On site this meant sprayed doors, new hardware and hinges, plus island and bathroom vanities.
Kitchen Cabinet Painting in Wood Dale →
Before
AfterKitchen Cabinet Painting in a 1980s two-story, Itasca
This one is a 1980s two-story near North Side. Before: white thermofoil cabinets peeling at the edges, oak trim. The main complaint was laminate doors that looked tired. Finished kitchen: the same doors sprayed in deep navy, new brushed nickel bar pulls; counters and floor stayed as they were. On site this meant frames and end panels, filling old hardware holes, plus island and bathroom vanities.
Kitchen Cabinet Painting in Itasca →
Before
AfterAn Addison 1960s ranch: before and after
What changed: wood cabinets stripped and refinished in a natural light oak tone, grain still showing.
Cabinet Refinishing & Staining in Addison →
Before
AfterAn Addison postwar bi-level: before and after
Finished: new five-piece shaker doors in forest green on the existing boxes, matching face-frame veneer and unlacquered brass knobs and cup pulls.
Cabinet Refacing in Addison →Day by day
- Estimate and colorWe check the cabinet material, count doors and drawers and help you choose color and sheen.
- Doors come offDoors and drawer fronts go to our spray area; the kitchen stays usable with open shelves.
- Prep and primeDegreasing, sanding, repairs and primer on frames in your home, doors in the shop.
- Finish coatsTwo finish coats sprayed on doors; frames finished on site with dust control.
- ReinstallDoors go back on, hinges adjusted, hardware installed and touch-ups done.
Kitchen Cabinet Painting questions from Addison homeowners
My cabinets have old paint. Is that safe to sand?
We treat old paint in pre-1978 homes as possible lead paint and use containment, wet methods and HEPA cleanup.
Do you paint bathroom vanities too?
We do. Many clients add the vanities once they see the kitchen.
Do you paint the inside of the cabinets?
Usually no — the interiors are left as they are. We can paint them for an extra charge if you want.
How long will the kitchen be out of use?
Usually 4–7 working days, depending on the number of doors. The kitchen stays usable while the doors are in the spray shop.
Can you paint laminate or thermofoil cabinets?
Laminate takes paint with a bonding primer. Peeling thermofoil needs replacement doors instead.
Addison contractor registration: do kitchen contractors need it?
Addison does not require contractor registration, but trade licenses and a Letter of Intent must be submitted with each permit application. We take care of that before work starts.
Do I need a permit for cabinet painting in Addison?
It depends on the scope. Addison's rule in short: Addison's Building Division states building permits are required by code for all work; most applications are reviewed within 10 business days through the online portal. We handle the permit when one is needed with Community Development Department (Building & Zoning).
Do you work in my part of Addison?
Yes. Our crews work across Addison — ZIP 60101 — and nearby Wood Dale, Itasca, Villa Park.
Working in Addison
- A lot of Addison kitchens date from the 1960s. We know these layouts well and what is worth keeping.
- Most Addison homes are single-family. We protect floors and driveways and leave the site clean every day.
- We know how Community Development Department (Building & Zoning) handles kitchen permits and pull them for you.
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Other kitchen services in Addison
Cabinet Refinishing & StainingRe-stained wood cabinets with the grain still showing.
Cabinet RefacingNew doors and fronts on your existing cabinet boxes.
Kitchen Cabinet & Drawer RepairHinges, drawer slides and water-damaged sink bases fixed.
Kitchen RemodelingFull kitchen remodels, from layout to last cabinet pull.
Countertop Fabrication & InstallationQuartz, granite and butcher block, templated and installed.