1970s cabinets with heavy face frames
Wide frames and lots of visible wood between the doors look dated. Larger, full-overlay doors hide most of the frame after refacing.
Serving Glen Ellyn & nearby Wheaton, Lombard
Cabinet Refacing in Glen Ellyn, IL
New doors, drawer fronts and matching skins on the cabinet boxes you already have in Glen Ellyn, with your counters left in place.
- Serving Glen Ellyn ZIP 60137
- A new look without tearing the kitchen out
- Clean, protected work area every day
Cabinet problems refacing solves in Glen Ellyn
If your cabinet boxes are sound but the doors are dated or failing, we reface them. In Glen Ellyn 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.
Laminate cabinets with loose edges
Peeling edge strips on flat laminate doors are a common reason to reface. We check how well the surface will hold a new skin before quoting.
Oak frames that don't suit a new look
If you want white or gray cabinets but the frames are golden oak, refacing skins them to match the new doors exactly.
Need a few extra cabinets
Missing storage? A new base or tall cabinet gets the same doors and veneer as the rest of the kitchen.
Door style that dates the kitchen
Arched cathedral doors and heavy raised panels say a lot about when a kitchen was built. New Shaker, slab or flat-panel doors change the style on the same boxes.
Want to keep granite or quartz counters
Stone tops sit on the cabinet boxes. Because refacing keeps the boxes in place, your granite or quartz stays put too.
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.
What we do on the job
- Removing doors, fronts and hingesWe take off and haul away the old doors, fronts and hardware.
- Surface prepWe degrease and scuff every surface that will receive veneer or laminate.
- Veneer on face framesA new skin goes on each frame stile and rail so no old finish shows between the doors.
- End panels and exposed sidesWe skin every exposed end, including the island and the panel next to the fridge.
- New doors and drawer frontsDoors and fronts are made to measure for each opening and arrive finished.
- Trim, crown and toe kickWe finish the top and bottom of the cabinets with new trim in the same material.
- Drawer boxes and slidesOptional new dovetail drawer boxes and full-extension soft-close slides.
Materials and finishes
Door stylesShaker suits almost any house; slab doors fit a modern, minimal kitchen.
Real wood veneerWood veneer gives frames and ends the same grain and color as stained wood doors.
Soft-close hinges and slidesConcealed hinges and slides that close the last inch gently and quietly.
High-pressure laminateLaminate resists scratches and moisture well and works for a flat, modern look.
Two-tone and wood-plus-paintPainted perimeter cabinets with a wood-veneer island is a popular refacing combination.
Cabinet Refacing before and after — Glen Ellyn homes
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In progress
After
DetailBefore and after: a postwar Cape Cod in Glen Ellyn
This one is a postwar Cape Cod in Glen Ellyn. The kitchen as it was: dark walnut-stained flush-panel cabinets with brass pulls. What bothered the owners most: heavy wood frames that made the room feel old. The result: new five-piece shaker doors in soft white on the existing boxes, matching face-frame veneer and satin brass pulls. The job covered surface prep, veneer on face frames, plus drawer boxes and slides.
Before
AfterA Wheaton two-story colonial from the 1990s: before and after
The site: a two-story colonial from the 1990s in Wheaton. The kitchen as it was: honey-oak cathedral raised-panel cabinets with worn finish near the handles, brass knobs. The main complaint was arched raised-panel doors that dated the kitchen. Finished kitchen: new flat slab doors with a thin edge in white uppers and deep green lowers on the existing boxes, matching face-frame veneer and satin brass pulls. The job covered end panels and exposed sides, new doors and drawer fronts, plus trim, crown and toe kick.
Cabinet Refacing in Wheaton →
Before
AfterA Villa Park postwar bi-level: before and after
The site: a postwar bi-level in Villa Park. The kitchen as it was: 1970s dark pecan-stained cabinets. The main complaint was heavy wood frames that made the room feel old. Finished kitchen: 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. On site this meant surface prep, veneer on face frames, plus trim, crown and toe kick.
Cabinet Refacing in Villa Park →
Before
AfterCabinet Door & Drawer Front Replacement in a 1950s ranch, Glen Ellyn
What changed: new five-piece shaker doors and drawer fronts in sage green with matte black pulls.
Cabinet Door & Drawer Front Replacement in Glen Ellyn →
Before
AfterBefore and after: a 1960s ranch in Glen Ellyn
What changed: new cabinets in warm taupe with brushed nickel bar pulls, installed level and ready for charcoal concrete-look quartz counters.
Kitchen Cabinet Installation & Replacement in Glen Ellyn →How your cabinet refacing goes
- Visit and box checkAt the visit we confirm the boxes are worth keeping and take exact measurements.
- Choose style and finishYou pick the door style, material, color and hardware from samples in your own kitchen.
- Doors are madeDoors, fronts and skins are built to your measurements while the kitchen stays as it is.
- 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 Glen Ellyn homeowners
Can I use the kitchen during refacing?
Yes. There is no demolition, so you can cook in the evenings. We clear the work area each day.
What is the downside of cabinet refacing?
The limits are the same footprint and the same insides. We check the boxes first and tell you if refacing is the wrong job.
Can water-damaged cabinets be refaced?
Only after the damage is fixed. A swollen sink base gets a new floor or is replaced before we put new veneer over it.
What affects the cost of refacing?
Kitchen size, the material you pick and extras such as crown, glass doors or soft-close drawers. You get an itemized written estimate after we measure.
Is it worth it to reface kitchen cabinets?
Yes, when the boxes are solid and the layout works. You get new doors, frames and hardware without tearing out cabinets, counters or plumbing.
Do I need a Glen Ellyn-registered contractor for cabinet refacing?
Contractors must register with the Village and meet license and insurance requirements (Village Code 4-1-11); work that does not need a building permit is exempt. We take care of that before work starts.
Do you work in my part of Glen Ellyn?
Yes. Our crews work across Glen Ellyn — ZIP 60137 — and nearby Wheaton, Lombard, Glendale Heights.
Working in Glen Ellyn
- A lot of Glen Ellyn kitchens date from the 1970s. We know these layouts well and what is worth keeping.
- Most Glen Ellyn 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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