Oak grain showing through
Open oak grain shows through paint. We can fill the grain for a smooth, modern look or leave a light texture if you prefer it.
Serving Glendale Heights & nearby Bloomingdale, Carol Stream
Kitchen Cabinet Painting in Glendale Heights, IL
Make your Glendale Heights kitchen look new without replacing the cabinets — for a fraction of the cost.
- Crews working in Glendale Heights ZIP 60139
- Most jobs done in days, with your kitchen still usable
- Samples and a written quote before we start
Cabinet problems a paint job fixes
Cabinet painting in Glendale Heights gives you a new-looking kitchen without tearing anything out. We remove the doors, spray them for a smooth factory-style finish, paint the frames in place and put everything back adjusted — most kitchens are back in use within a week.
Dark kitchen
Light painted cabinets reflect light across the room — the cheapest way to brighten a dark kitchen.
Holes from old hardware
Old knob holes are filled, sanded and primed before painting, and new pulls are drilled with a jig so every one lines up.
Mismatched cabinets
After a partial remodel, old and new cabinets often don't match. Painting both the same color pulls the kitchen together.
Worn finish around handles
Bare wood around pulls and the trash pull-out gets repaired and primed, and new hardware keeps hands off the paint.
Brush marks and drips
Brush strokes and paint runs from an earlier job are sanded out, and the doors are sprayed smooth.
Peeling or chipped paint
Chips along door edges and peeling by the sink come from skipped degreasing or the wrong paint. We take it back to a sound surface and start right.
Dated oak or honey maple
Golden oak and honey maple look tired next to modern floors and counters. Paint gives you a new color without new cabinets.
What the work covers
- Door and drawer removalWe remove and number every door and drawer front so each one goes back in its spot.
- Cleaning and degreasingA full degrease of doors and frames, especially near the range and sink.
- Frames and end panelsCabinet boxes are masked off and finished in your kitchen to match the doors.
- Reinstall and adjustmentDoors rehung, hinges adjusted so gaps are even, and touch-ups done on site.
- New hardware and hingesOptional new pulls, knobs and soft-close hinges installed during reassembly.
- Filling old hardware holesOld knob and pull holes filled and sanded flush before priming.
- Island and bathroom vanitiesThe island, a pantry or bathroom vanities painted in the same visit, in matching or contrasting colors.
Options to choose from
Grain filling for oakFilling the open oak grain gives the smooth finish most people expect from painted cabinets.
Painted with the wood grain showingIf you like texture, we paint oak without filling the grain so it shows through softly.
Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore cabinet coatingsCabinet-grade enamels such as Sherwin-Williams Emerald Urethane or Benjamin Moore Advance, tinted to any color.
Popular colorsOff-whites, soft greens and deep blues — we bring large samples so you can see them in your light.
Catalyzed finishesTwo-part coatings sprayed on doors for maximum hardness in busy kitchens.
What the work looks like in Glendale Heights homes
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DetailGlendale Heights kitchen, 1980s two-story: kitchen cabinet painting
This one is a 1980s two-story in Glendale Heights. What we started with: white thermofoil cabinets peeling at the edges, oak trim. The main complaint was doors peeling at the edges. After: the same doors sprayed in forest green, new satin brass pulls; counters and floor stayed as they were. The job covered cleaning and degreasing, frames and end panels, plus filling old hardware holes.
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AfterKitchen Cabinet Painting in a 1980s two-story, Bloomingdale
This one is a 1980s two-story near Old Town Bloomingdale. What we started with: honey-oak cathedral raised-panel cabinets with worn finish near the handles, brass knobs. The main complaint was dark wood that made the kitchen feel small. The result: the same doors sprayed in creamy white uppers and navy lowers, new satin brass pulls; counters and floor stayed as they were. Work included door and drawer removal, reinstall and adjustment, plus island and bathroom vanities.
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AfterCarol Stream kitchen, two-story colonial from the 1990s: kitchen cabinet painting
A two-story colonial from the 1990s in Carol Stream, a typical kitchen for Carol Stream. What we started with: golden-oak cabinets with oak soffits above. The reason for the call: the dated wood tone. Finished kitchen: the same doors sprayed in creamy white uppers and navy lowers, new matte black pulls; counters and floor stayed as they were. Work included frames and end panels, reinstall and adjustment, plus island and bathroom vanities.
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AfterGlendale Heights kitchen, two-story colonial from the 1990s: cabinet refinishing & staining
What changed: wood cabinets stripped and refinished in a deep espresso-brown stain, grain still showing.
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AfterGlendale Heights kitchen, 1980s two-story: cabinet refacing
Finished: 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.
Cabinet Refacing in Glendale Heights →How the job goes
- Estimate and colorA quick visit to check what your cabinets are made of, then color samples in your own light.
- 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.
- ReinstallWe rehang, align and do a final touch-up walk with you.
Kitchen Cabinet Painting questions from Glendale Heights homeowners
My cabinets have old paint. Is that safe to sand?
We follow lead-safe practices on older paint — containment, wet methods and HEPA vacuums — so dust stays out of your home.
Can you paint cabinets in a condo?
Yes. Spraying the doors off-site keeps fumes out of the building, and we work within the association's hours.
Can you paint laminate or thermofoil cabinets?
Laminate takes paint with a bonding primer. Peeling thermofoil needs replacement doors instead.
Is it smelly?
Very little — waterborne coatings, ventilation, and the heavy spraying happens off-site.
Painted or stained cabinets — which is better?
Paint suits modern colors; stain suits warm wood. A painted kitchen with a wood-toned island is a popular middle ground.
Glendale Heights contractor registration: do kitchen contractors need it?
Contractors must be licensed with the Village before working; $20,000 surety/license bond required. We take care of that before work starts.
Can you do cabinet painting in a Glendale Heights condo?
Associations usually set rules for work hours, elevators, deliveries and insurance, and many require approval for plumbing, electrical or structural changes. We provide the certificate of insurance and follow the building's rules.
Do I need a permit for cabinet painting in Glendale Heights?
It depends on the scope. Glendale Heights's rule in short: Permits required for most construction projects; a Residential Remodel/Alteration application exists; call Community Development if unsure. We handle the permit when one is needed with Community Development Department.
Do you work in my part of Glendale Heights?
Yes. Our crews work across Glendale Heights — ZIP 60139 — and nearby Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Addison.
Working in Glendale Heights
- A lot of Glendale Heights kitchens date from the 1970s. We know these layouts well and what is worth keeping.
- Condo or townhome? We follow association rules on work hours and elevators and bring the insurance certificate your board asks for.
- We know how Community Development Department handles kitchen permits and pull them for you.
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Other kitchen services in Glendale Heights
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.