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Cabinet Painting Services

Whether you're going for something bold and modern or subtle and timeless, our cabinet painting services in Raleigh, NC help you refresh your space and add character without overhauling everything else. Proudly serving Raleigh, Apex, Cary, Wake Forest, and other nearby areas.

Cabinet painting is one of the most effective ways to add character to your space and breathe new life into your home. Even the most well-designed spaces can get old after a while, and repainting your existing cabinets can instantly change up the look of your space dramatically. This is especially so if your cabinet’s color is starting to fade or wear out.


Painting your walls will set the overall tone of your home, but your cabinets can add another layer of depth and give it more character and personality. You can also use bolder colors and textures for your cabinets than you can for walls, as using them throughout your home can be visually overwhelming. This can be matte black, bold navy, forest green, and so on

Like with interior and exterior painting, you’ll get a refreshed, updated space without having to fork out too much. To make a big, noticeable impact, besides painting, most other projects like bathroom remodeling, siding replacement, and home renovation are going to put a large hole in your pocket.


While cabinets obviously take up less space than your walls and won’t be as impactful, cabinets are still one of the largest and most noticeable features as compared to the other elements of your home. As such, if you’re trying to enhance or update your interior’s aesthetics, besides painting your walls, bathroom and kitchen cabinet painting are going to be your next best options.

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Efficient

We complete every project on time, on budget, every time.

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We leave your home or office as clean as it was when we started.

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We pay close attention to every stroke, every corner, every detail.

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We make sure you know what's going on at every step of the project.

Why You Need Professional Cabinet Painting


Painting is undoubtedly the most cost-effective way to make a serious impact on your aesthetics, so it’s perfect for those looking for a breath of fresh air in their space without actually making any expensive structural changes. The thing is, painting kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities is much harder than painting walls.


Even normal wall painting is already a tedious task that requires practice to get the right techniques. A cabinet painting project is a different beast, requiring even more patience, more steps, harder techniques, and you’ll have a much smaller margin for error.

Degreasing


Additionally, if you’re painting kitchen cabinets, there’s going to be a layer of grease and grime that you'll have to remove, as cooking releases grease, steam, and smoke. If you try to skip the degreasing and paint over them directly, your paint may bubble or not stick at all, or eventually peel off.


For your bathroom vanities, there are even more substances, such as soap, toothpaste, hairspray, and water marks. Over time, these will lead to a waxy residue that, like grease and grime, either doesn’t let your paint adhere properly or causes it to eventually chip off. So before you even start painting, you need to degrease the surface. Otherwise, all your efforts will be wasted.

And that’s not all. After the degreasing, you need to sand them to roughen the surface, or your primer and paint won’t bond properly. This sanding also needs to be done multiple times to ensure a smooth finish that adheres properly and stays on for the long term.


Finally, when painting, cabinets have more panels and grooves than walls, which makes it harder to achieve a smooth, flawless finish.


If you happen to opt for spraying instead of painting, it'll be slightly easier, but you’ll need to ensure proper ventilation and cover up the surroundings to prevent your spray paint from getting on them. You also need to ensure proper ventilation. And even with spray painting, you still need to control the distance carefully and make sure to spray evenly. You'll also need to remove your cabinet doors and drawers, paint them and the rest of your cabinet separately, then piece everything back together once you’re done.

Once the painting is done, the job still isn’t finished. You'll need to wait for the paint to cure, which usually takes anywhere from a week to multiple weeks. During this time, you need to maintain optimal conditions, maintaining the ideal temperature, ensuring proper ventilation, and making sure the area is clear of dust, which can get stuck in the finish. If you don’t wait for the paint to cure, it won’t stick on the surface for as long, and the finish will be more susceptible to dents, scratches, and peeling.


As you can see, bathroom and kitchen cabinet painting are tedious tasks that require skill and experience to pull off. Your margin for error is also thin. If you make a mistake and the paint chips, peels, or looks uneven, you might have to start over, because there’s no easy fix when it comes to cabinets. This is why when it comes to cabinet painting, it makes more sense to engage a cabinet painting company and leave it up to the cabinet painter to take care of this arduous project.


When you enlist the services of cabinet painters, you’re not just paying for their expertise, but also paying for them to take on the mental and physical strain of performing these taxing tasks, as well as the assurance of knowing that they'll choose the right high-quality paints and make sure the job is done right with a quality warranty. Engaging professional cabinet painting services may cost more than DIYing, but you're almost guaranteed to get better results, and you'll save yourself a ton of unnecessary stress and fatigue.


In some cases, your cabinet may also need to be repaired if there are any existing damages, adding another layer of complexity to the job. This can involve repairing loose joints, sanding, filling cracks or dents with wood filler, or even getting new doors entirely. Engaging a professional takes all these off your hands.


If you need a cost-effective solution for cabinet painting in Raleigh, NC, give Renewed Walls Painting a call today at 919-759-6676 for a free estimate. You can count on us to deliver a factory-like finish and to complete the job on time and within budget, every time.