1990s cabinets with heavy face frames
Heavy face frames from that era can be modernized: we skin them and use full-overlay doors so less frame shows.
Serving Naperville & nearby Lisle, Warrenville
Cabinet Refacing in Naperville, IL
New doors, drawer fronts and matching skins on the cabinet boxes you already have in Naperville, with your counters left in place.
- Crews working in Naperville ZIP 60540, 60563, 60564, 60565
- Most jobs done in days, with your kitchen still usable
- Samples and a written quote before we start
Cabinet problems refacing solves in Naperville
If your cabinet boxes are sound but the doors are dated or failing, we reface them. In Naperville 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 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.
Need a few extra cabinets
We can add a matching pantry, a cabinet in an empty corner or a small island and reface everything so it looks like one set.
Peeling thermofoil
Vinyl film lifting near the oven or dishwasher cannot be glued back for long. Refacing replaces those doors and fronts and gives the frames a new matching surface.
Drawers that stick or slam
Worn roller slides and wobbly drawer boxes are an easy upgrade during refacing, since the fronts come off anyway.
Laminate cabinets with loose edges
Older laminate cabinets often lose their edge banding first. If the boxes underneath are solid, we prepare the surface and reface them.
Good boxes, worn-out finish
Scuffed doors and faded frames on otherwise solid cabinets are the classic case for refacing.
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.
What's included
- Box inspection and repairsWe check every box for water damage and loose joints and fix what needs fixing before any skin goes on.
- Removing doors, fronts and hingesWe take off and haul away the old doors, fronts and hardware.
- Surface prepFrames and ends are cleaned, degreased and sanded so the new veneer bonds properly.
- Veneer on face framesA new skin goes on each frame stile and rail so no old finish shows between the doors.
- New doors and drawer frontsEvery door and drawer front is built to your sizes in the style and color you chose.
- Pulls and knobsNew hardware is installed with a drilling jig so every pull lines up.
- Drawer boxes and slidesDrawers can be rebuilt with smooth slides while the fronts are being changed.
Materials and finishes
Soft-close hinges and slidesSoft-close hardware stops slamming and takes stress off the doors and boxes.
Two-tone and wood-plus-paintPainted perimeter cabinets with a wood-veneer island is a popular refacing combination.
Door stylesShaker, slab, flat recessed panel, beadboard and simple raised panels are the most requested.
Rigid thermofoil (RTF)A vinyl surface pressed over MDF, easy to clean and good for solid white and painted-look colors.
Real wood veneerWood veneer gives frames and ends the same grain and color as stained wood doors.
Before and after: kitchens near Naperville
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In progress
After
DetailBefore and after: a 1980s two-story in Naperville
The site: a 1980s two-story near Tamarack. Before: golden-oak cabinets with oak soffits above. The reason for the call: dated wood doors on solid boxes. Finished kitchen: new five-piece shaker doors in warm white on the existing boxes, matching face-frame veneer and satin brass pulls. Work included box inspection and repairs, removing doors, fronts and hinges, plus new doors and drawer fronts.
Before
AfterWarrenville kitchen, 1980s two-story: cabinet refacing
The site: a 1980s two-story near Timber Creek. What we started with: honey-oak cathedral raised-panel cabinets with worn finish near the handles, brass knobs. What bothered the owners most: a door style they no longer liked. 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. On site this meant surface prep, new doors and drawer fronts, plus pulls and knobs.
Cabinet Refacing in Warrenville →
Before
AfterCabinet Door & Drawer Front Replacement in a two-story colonial from the 1990s, Naperville
What changed: new flat slab doors with a thin edge and drawer fronts in light greige with brushed nickel bar pulls.
Cabinet Door & Drawer Front Replacement in Naperville →
Before
AfterA Naperville 1980s two-story: before and after
Finished: new cabinets in light terracotta with brushed nickel bar pulls, installed level and ready for black honed granite counters.
Kitchen Cabinet Installation & Replacement in Naperville →
Before
AfterBefore and after: a 1980s two-story in Naperville
What changed: built-to-fit cabinetry to the ceiling in pale sage with brushed nickel bar pulls and warm walnut butcher block counters.
Custom Kitchen Cabinets in Naperville →Day by day
- Visit and box checkWe inspect the boxes, measure every opening and show door styles and samples.
- 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-throughFinal adjustments, cleanup and a walk-through to check every detail.
Cabinet Refacing questions from Naperville homeowners
Do you reface bathroom vanities?
Yes. Vanities are refaced the same way, and doing them with the kitchen keeps the finishes consistent.
Can I use the kitchen during refacing?
You keep a working kitchen. Expect some open cabinets and tools in the room during the install days.
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.
Can water-damaged cabinets be refaced?
We repair or replace the damaged box first; refacing over soft, swollen material would fail.
Refacing or just new doors?
New doors alone leave the face frames as they are, so the frames must be painted or stained to match. Refacing also covers the frames and ends in new veneer.
What kind of Naperville homes do you work in?
In Naperville we see historic district homes from the 1800s and rapid suburban growth 1960s-1990s. Each comes with its own walls, wiring and plumbing, and we plan the job around them.
Do I need a permit for cabinet refacing in Naperville?
It depends on the scope. Naperville's rule in short: Remodeling such as kitchens requires a permit, as do electrical work (minor repairs and low-voltage excepted), plumbing pipe/fixture installation or rearrangement, and structural changes. We handle the permit when one is needed with Transportation, Engineering and Development (TED) Business Group, Building Permits.
Do you work in my part of Naperville?
Yes. Our crews work across Naperville, including Downtown Naperville, Highlands, Tamarack — ZIP 60540, 60563, 60564, 60565 — and nearby Lisle, Warrenville, Bolingbrook.
Working in Naperville
- A lot of Naperville kitchens date from the 1990s. We know these layouts well and what is worth keeping.
- Most Naperville homes are single-family. We protect floors and driveways and leave the site clean every day.
- Live in the Naperville Historic District? Interior kitchen work is usually not reviewed. We check before anything touches the exterior.
Downtown NapervilleHighlandsTamarack
ZIP 60540ZIP 60563ZIP 60564ZIP 60565
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