1970s 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 Wheaton & nearby Glen Ellyn, Winfield
Cabinet Refacing in Wheaton, IL
New doors, drawer fronts and matching skins on the cabinet boxes you already have in Wheaton, with your counters left in place.
- Serving Wheaton ZIP 60189, 60187
- A new look without tearing the kitchen out
- Clean, protected work area every day
Cabinet problems refacing solves in Wheaton
If your cabinet boxes are sound but the doors are dated or failing, we reface them. In Wheaton 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
New cabinets usually mean new countertops, because stone rarely survives removal. Refacing leaves the tops exactly where they are.
Good boxes, worn-out finish
Many kitchens have well-built boxes and tired doors. Refacing puts money into the visible parts and leaves the solid structure alone.
Old exposed hinges and loose doors
Loose, exposed hinges are replaced along with the doors. Concealed soft-close hinges come standard in most of our refacing jobs.
Peeling thermofoil
Thermofoil peels when heat and steam soften the glue. We replace the failed doors and add heat shields where a range or wall oven sits close to the cabinets.
Scratched or damaged end panels
Exposed ends get the most abuse. Refacing skins every visible side, so the dings and worn spots disappear.
Want soft-close, glass doors or new trim
Many owners use refacing to add details: glass doors on a pair of uppers, taller crown, or new toe-kick and trim.
Door style that dates the kitchen
Cathedral tops and ornate raised panels look their age. We replace them with a cleaner profile and skin the frames to match.
What the work covers
- Box inspection and repairsWe check every box for water damage and loose joints and fix what needs fixing before any skin goes on.
- 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.
- Concealed hingesNew doors hang on hidden, adjustable hinges, usually with soft-close.
- Pulls and knobsNew hardware is installed with a drilling jig so every pull lines up.
- Trim, crown and toe kickCrown molding, light rail, scribe and toe-kick are replaced or added to match.
- Drawer boxes and slidesOptional new dovetail drawer boxes and full-extension soft-close slides.
Finishes we offer
Two-tone and wood-plus-paintPainted perimeter cabinets with a wood-veneer island is a popular refacing combination.
Door stylesShaker suits almost any house; slab doors fit a modern, minimal kitchen.
Painted MDF and solid wood doorsPaint-grade MDF center panels stay flat, and solid hardwood frames hold hinges well.
Soft-close hinges and slidesSoft-close hardware stops slamming and takes stress off the doors and boxes.
High-pressure laminateLaminate resists scratches and moisture well and works for a flat, modern look.
Cabinet Refacing before and after — Wheaton homes
Before
In progress
After
DetailBefore and after: a two-story colonial from the 1990s in Wheaton
The site: a two-story colonial from the 1990s near Downtown Wheaton. Before: honey-oak cathedral raised-panel cabinets with worn finish near the handles, brass knobs. The reason for the call: arched raised-panel doors that dated the kitchen. After: 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 box inspection and repairs, veneer on face frames, plus trim, crown and toe kick.
Before
AfterGlen Ellyn kitchen, postwar bi-level: cabinet refacing
A postwar bi-level in Glen Ellyn, a typical kitchen for Glen Ellyn. Before: dark walnut-stained flush-panel cabinets with brass pulls. The main complaint was dated wood doors on solid boxes. After: new five-piece shaker doors in soft white on the existing boxes, matching face-frame veneer and satin brass pulls. On site this meant new doors and drawer fronts, pulls and knobs, plus drawer boxes and slides.
Cabinet Refacing in Glen Ellyn →
Before
AfterBefore and after: a 1990s two-story colonial in Winfield
This one is a 1990s two-story colonial in Winfield. Before: white thermofoil cabinets peeling at the edges, oak trim. What bothered the owners most: vinyl film lifting near the oven. The result: new five-piece shaker doors in sage green on the existing boxes, matching face-frame veneer and satin brass pulls. On site this meant box inspection and repairs, new doors and drawer fronts, plus trim, crown and toe kick.
Cabinet Refacing in Winfield →
Before
AfterA Wheaton two-story colonial from the 1990s: before and after
Finished: 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 Wheaton →
Before
AfterA Wheaton 1990s two-story colonial: before and after
What changed: new cabinets in light greige uppers and muted blue lowers with satin brass pulls, installed level and ready for charcoal concrete-look quartz counters.
Kitchen Cabinet Installation & Replacement in Wheaton →How your cabinet refacing goes
- 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 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 Wheaton homeowners
Do you reface bathroom vanities?
Yes, vanities and laundry cabinets can be refaced to match the kitchen or in their own finish.
Is it cheaper to reface or replace cabinets?
Replacing means tear-out, new boxes and almost always new countertops. Refacing skips all three, so it typically comes in well below replacement.
Which cabinet colors will age well?
Natural wood tones and warmer neutrals are holding up well. We bring large samples so you can judge them in your own light.
What affects the cost of refacing?
The number of doors and drawer fronts, the door material and style, the amount of frame and end panel to skin, and add-ons like new drawer boxes. We give a written, itemized estimate after the visit.
Refacing or just new doors?
If your frames are in good shape and easy to paint, new doors may be enough. If the frames are worn oak or laminate, refacing gives a cleaner match.
Do I need a Wheaton-registered contractor for cabinet refacing?
Yes: contractors register online with the City; $75 fee, renewed annually. We take care of that before work starts.
Do you work in my part of Wheaton?
Yes. Our crews work across Wheaton, including Downtown Wheaton, Wheaton Center, Danada Square area — ZIP 60189, 60187 — and nearby Glen Ellyn, Winfield, Glendale Heights.
Working in Wheaton
- A lot of Wheaton kitchens date from the 1970s. We know these layouts well and what is worth keeping.
- Most Wheaton 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.
Downtown WheatonWheaton CenterDanada Square area
ZIP 60189ZIP 60187
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