1970s cabinets with heavy face frames
Cabinets from the 1970s often have wide face frames and small door openings. Full-overlay doors cover more of the frame and make the cabinets look current.
Serving Elk Grove Village & nearby Itasca, Wood Dale
Cabinet Refacing in Elk Grove Village, IL
New doors, drawer fronts and matching skins on the cabinet boxes you already have in Elk Grove Village, with your counters left in place.
- Crews working in Elk Grove Village ZIP 60007
- Most jobs done in days, with your kitchen still usable
- Samples and a written quote before we start
Cabinet problems refacing solves in Elk Grove Village
If your cabinet boxes are sound but the doors are dated or failing, we reface them. In Elk Grove Village that means made-to-measure doors and drawer fronts, a matching skin over every exposed frame and side, and new hardware, usually installed in a few days on site.
Want soft-close, glass doors or new trim
Refacing is the time to add soft-close hinges, a few glass-front uppers, new crown molding or a light rail under the wall cabinets.
Scratched or damaged end panels
Exposed ends get the most abuse. Refacing skins every visible side, so the dings and worn spots disappear.
Door style that dates the kitchen
If the door shape is what bothers you, paint will not fix it. Refacing swaps in a new style and covers the frames so everything matches.
Good boxes, worn-out finish
When the cabinet interiors are dry and sturdy, replacing them is wasted effort. Refacing covers the outside and keeps the boxes that still work.
Peeling thermofoil
Once thermofoil starts to bubble and peel, more doors usually follow. A full reface is the lasting fix, with the same boxes underneath.
Laminate cabinets with loose edges
Laminate boxes can usually be refaced after proper prep. We test the existing surface so the new skin stays bonded.
Drawers that stick or slam
While the fronts are being replaced, we can fit new full-extension, soft-close slides and new dovetail drawer boxes.
What we do on the job
- Surface prepWe degrease and scuff every surface that will receive veneer or laminate.
- Veneer on face framesFace frames are covered with wood veneer or laminate that matches the new doors, trimmed tight at every edge.
- End panels and exposed sidesWe skin every exposed end, including the island and the panel next to the fridge.
- New doors and drawer frontsEvery door and drawer front is built to your sizes in the style and color you chose.
- Concealed hingesWe install concealed soft-close hinges and adjust each door for even gaps.
- Pulls and knobsKnobs and pulls go on in the layout you pick, drilled square and level.
- Drawer boxes and slidesOptional new dovetail drawer boxes and full-extension soft-close slides.
Finishes we offer
Soft-close hinges and slidesConcealed hinges and slides that close the last inch gently and quietly.
High-pressure laminateA tough plastic laminate in wood grains and solid colors, often used for slab-style refacing.
Real wood veneerThin sheets of oak, maple, cherry or walnut, stained and clear-coated to match solid wood doors.
Rigid thermofoil (RTF)A vinyl surface pressed over MDF, easy to clean and good for solid white and painted-look colors.
Painted MDF and solid wood doorsPainted doors use MDF panels that will not crack at the joints; stained doors use hardwood.
What the work looks like in Elk Grove Village homes
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DetailCabinet Refacing in a 1950s ranch, Elk Grove Village
A 1950s ranch in Elk Grove Village, a typical kitchen for Elk Grove Village. Before: 1970s dark pecan-stained cabinets. The main complaint was dated wood doors on solid boxes. After: new five-piece shaker doors in creamy white uppers and navy lowers on the existing boxes, matching face-frame veneer and unlacquered brass knobs and cup pulls. Work included surface prep, new doors and drawer fronts, plus pulls and knobs.
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AfterItasca kitchen, 1980s two-story: cabinet refacing
A 1980s two-story near North Side, a typical kitchen for Itasca. What we started with: white thermofoil cabinets peeling at the edges, oak trim. What bothered the owners most: peeling thermofoil doors. After: new five-piece shaker doors in sage green on the existing boxes, matching face-frame veneer and satin brass pulls. Work included veneer on face frames, new doors and drawer fronts, plus pulls and knobs.
Cabinet Refacing in Itasca →
Before
AfterCabinet Refacing in a postwar Cape Cod, Wood Dale
This one is a postwar Cape Cod in Wood Dale. The kitchen as it was: original birch cabinets painted white decades ago, sagging doors, chrome pulls. What bothered the owners most: a worn paint job on dated doors. After: new five-piece shaker doors in forest green on the existing boxes, matching face-frame veneer and unlacquered brass knobs and cup pulls. Work included surface prep, veneer on face frames, plus concealed hinges.
Cabinet Refacing in Wood Dale →
Before
AfterAn Elk Grove Village postwar bi-level: before and after
Finished: new five-piece shaker doors and drawer fronts in sage green with matte black pulls.
Cabinet Door & Drawer Front Replacement in Elk Grove Village →
Before
AfterKitchen Cabinet Installation & Replacement in a postwar Cape Cod, Elk Grove Village
New cabinets in powder blue with matte black pulls, installed level and ready for light marble-look quartz counters.
Kitchen Cabinet Installation & Replacement in Elk Grove Village →Day by day
- Visit and box checkAt the visit we confirm the boxes are worth keeping and take exact measurements.
- Choose style and finishDoor samples and finish chips help you decide in your own lighting.
- Doors are madeProduction happens off-site; nothing changes in your kitchen until the parts are ready.
- Install on siteWe skin the boxes, hang the new doors and fit hardware, typically in a few working days.
- Adjust and walk-throughEvery door and drawer is aligned and we go over the finished kitchen with you.
Cabinet Refacing questions from Elk Grove Village homeowners
Refacing or painting: which should I choose?
Paint changes color on the doors you have. Refacing gives you new doors in a new style. If you like the door shape, paint; if not, reface.
Refacing or just new doors?
The difference is the frames. Door replacement keeps them; refacing skins them in the same material as the doors.
Is it worth it to reface kitchen cabinets?
For many kitchens, yes. Refacing changes everything you look at while keeping the parts that still work.
Is it cheaper to reface or replace cabinets?
Refacing usually costs much less than new cabinets, mainly because counters, plumbing and the boxes stay in place.
How long does cabinet refacing take?
Doors are made first, which takes some weeks; installation on site is then typically a few days.
Which Elk Grove Village homes do you most often see for cabinet refacing?
In Elk Grove Village we see Planned suburban community founded 1950s-60s, most houses built by Centex and 1970s apartment communities, some later converted to condos. Each comes with its own walls, wiring and plumbing, and we plan the job around them.
Do you work in my part of Elk Grove Village?
Yes. Our crews work across Elk Grove Village — ZIP 60007 — and nearby Itasca, Wood Dale, Schaumburg.
Working in Elk Grove Village
- A lot of Elk Grove Village kitchens date from the 1970s. We know these layouts well and what is worth keeping.
- Most Elk Grove Village homes are single-family. We protect floors and driveways and leave the site clean every day.
- Older paint is treated with lead-safe practices: containment, HEPA cleanup and a clean hand-over.
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