Cabinet Refacing in Seattle
Transform your existing kitchen without tearing it apart. NW Cabinet & Refacing replaces dated doors, drawer fronts, exposed cabinet surfaces and hardware while preserving the existing cabinet boxes that are already working for your home.
The result is not simply a cosmetic cover-up. With custom doors, new finished surfaces, premium hardware and thoughtful modifications, we can give a well-built existing kitchen the look and function of new cabinetry without the disruption of a full demolition and replacement.
What Is Cabinet Refacing?
Cabinet refacing is the process of rebuilding the visible and functional parts of your existing cabinetry while leaving the cabinet boxes in place.
We remove the existing doors and drawer fronts, prepare the cabinetry, apply new finished materials to the exposed surfaces, and install new custom doors, drawer fronts and hardware. End panels, toe kicks, trim and moldings can all be updated to create a completely cohesive finished kitchen.
Unlike a simple cabinet painting project, refacing allows you to change the style, material, color and proportions of the cabinetry while also upgrading how it functions.
What We Replace
A refacing project can include:
New custom cabinet doors
New drawer fronts
New soft-close hinges
New finished cabinet faces and exposed surfaces
Matching end panels
Toe kicks and toe skins
Crown, valances and finish trim
New drawer boxes
Soft-close drawer slides
Pull-out shelves and storage accessories
New handles and pulls
Cabinet modifications where appropriate
For Face frame cabinets we use pre-finished 1/4” solid wood (painted or stained) for the fronts
The exact scope depends on the existing kitchen and what you want to change.
Why Reface Instead of Replace?
If your existing cabinet boxes are well built and the basic layout works, removing everything and starting over can mean paying to demolish and replace a large amount of perfectly usable cabinetry.
Refacing puts the investment where you actually see and use it: the doors, drawer fronts, finished surfaces, hardware, drawers and details.
It also means substantially less demolition and disruption inside your home. Instead of turning the kitchen into a major construction project, we work with the cabinetry that is already there and transform it in place.
Refacing isn't necessarily the "cheap alternative" to remodeling. Done properly, it is a different approach — one that can make particular sense when the existing cabinetry is worth keeping.
What Makes Our Cabinet Refacing Different
Custom Doors and Materials
You aren't limited to reproducing what you already have. We can completely change the character of the kitchen with new painted doors, natural wood, modern slab styles and premium architectural materials.
Whether the goal is a traditional painted kitchen, rift white oak, walnut, a contemporary European look or something in between, the new exterior is designed around the finished kitchen you want — not the kitchen you're replacing.
Premium Hardware
New doors deserve good hardware.
We use premium soft-close hardware from Blum and can upgrade existing drawer systems with new drawer boxes, soft-close slides and other functional improvements where appropriate.
This is an opportunity to make the cabinetry work better, not just look newer.
Professionally Finished Components
Rather than trying to recreate a factory-quality cabinet finish inside your occupied home, our new doors and finished components arrive professionally finished and ready for installation.
That provides the consistency and durability we expect from new cabinetry while keeping most of the work out of your home.
Built Around Your Existing Kitchen
Existing kitchens rarely fit neatly into a catalog.
Because refacing works with the cabinetry already in your home, we can address unusual dimensions, appliance changes, exposed cabinet ends, trim conditions and other details as part of the project.
In many cases we can also modify existing casework, resize openings for new appliances, add cabinetry, convert existing storage or make other improvements without replacing the entire kitchen.
Is Your Kitchen a Good Candidate for Refacing?
Refacing works especially well when:
Your existing cabinet boxes are structurally sound
You generally like the kitchen layout
The cabinetry is dated but still well built
You want a significant visual transformation
You want better doors, drawers or hardware
You want to avoid an unnecessary full kitchen demolition
Refacing may not be the right solution if the existing cabinets are failing, badly damaged, or if you want to completely redesign the kitchen layout.
We would rather tell you when replacement makes more sense than sell you refacing for a kitchen that shouldn't be refaced.
Our Cabinet Refacing Process
1. Remove the Existing Doors and Trim
We remove the existing cabinet doors, drawer fronts, moldings and other components that are being replaced. Materials are donated or repurposed whenever practical.
2. Prepare the Existing Cabinetry
The cabinet surfaces are carefully cleaned and prepared so the new materials can be installed properly and securely.
3. Make Cabinet Modifications
This is when we address any planned changes to the existing casework, such as modifying an opening for a refrigerator or oven, adding cabinetry, or making other functional improvements.
4. Install New Finished Surfaces
Exposed cabinet ends, toe kicks, face-frame surfaces and other visible portions of the existing cabinetry are finished with materials selected to coordinate with the new doors and drawer fronts.
5. Upgrade Drawers and Storage
Where included in the project, we install new drawer boxes, soft-close drawer slides, pull-outs and other interior storage hardware.
6. Install Trim and Moldings
New crown, valances, fillers and other finish trim are installed as required by the design.
7. Install the New Doors and Drawer Fronts
The new doors and drawer fronts are installed and carefully aligned along with new hinges, pulls and other hardware.
8. Final Adjustment and Cleanup
We adjust the doors and drawers, complete any necessary touch-ups and clean the work area before the project is finished.
Cabinet Refacing Throughout Greater Seattle
We specialize in cabinet refacing for homeowners throughout Seattle and the surrounding Eastside, including Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Shoreline, Sammamish and nearby communities.
Our focus is residential projects where the existing cabinetry is worth preserving and the homeowner wants a high-quality, professionally finished result.