Cabinet Painting & Refinishing

Cabinet painting and refinishing is one of the most popular home upgrades across Metro Vancouver, offering homeowners in Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Port Moody, and beyond a dramatic kitchen or bathroom transformation at a fraction of the cost of a full cabinet replacement. Professional cabinet painters use specialized techniques — including spray application in controlled environments — to achieve a factory-smooth, durable finish that stands up to daily use, moisture, and the grease and heat of a working kitchen. The process begins with careful removal of all doors, drawers, and hardware, followed by thorough cleaning with TSP or degreaser to remove years of kitchen grime. Surfaces are then sanded to create proper adhesion, primed with a high-bonding primer, and finished with two or more coats of a hard-curing paint — typically a hybrid alkyd-acrylic or urethane-modified acrylic. These modern coatings deliver the smooth, hard finish once only achievable with oil-based paints, but with lower VOCs and faster cure times. In Vancouver's humid climate, selecting the right primer and topcoat combination is critical to preventing adhesion failure and yellowing over time. Metro Vancouver cabinet painting projects generally cost between $3,000 and $8,000, depending on the number of cabinet doors and drawers, whether you are painting uppers only or the full kitchen, and whether additional work like new hardware installation or interior shelving painting is included. A standard Vancouver condo kitchen with 20 to 30 doors typically falls between $3,500 and $5,500, while a large custom kitchen in a North Vancouver or West Vancouver home can reach $7,000 to $8,000. Professional cabinet painters in our network carry WorkSafeBC coverage and liability insurance, use proper respiratory protection during spraying, and protect your countertops, floors, and appliances from overspray. They provide colour consultations to help you choose a finish that complements your countertops, backsplash, and flooring, and most offer a written warranty on their workmanship.

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