Cabinet painting, New Orleans metro
Kitchen cabinet painting in New Orleans and the metro
Free on-site estimate within 24 hours
Painting your cabinets is the fastest way to change a kitchen without a remodel. Done right, it means degreasing, sanding, a bonding primer and a hard enamel that survives hands, water and dish towels. Done fast, it means chipping doors in six months.
- Free on-site estimate within 24 hoursAt your home within 24 hours of your request. Free, no obligation.
- Owner on every jobThe person who writes the estimate does the work.
- A written, line-by-line estimateEvery surface, the prep, the products. No price by phone.
- Clean, protected work siteCovered floors and furniture, swept every evening.
What is included
Every line below is on the estimate when it applies to your job. Nothing is assumed, nothing is hidden in a lump sum.
- Doors and drawer fronts removed, labeled and sprayed in our setup
- Cabinet boxes and face frames finished in place, kitchen masked off
- Degreasing, sanding and a bonding primer on every surface
- Cabinet enamel in the sheen you choose
- New hardware installed if you provide it
- Doors rehung and adjusted, hinges aligned
Kitchen cabinet painting instead of replacing
Most kitchens in Metairie, Kenner and Uptown still have solid wood or plywood cabinet boxes that are better built than what replaces them. Kitchen cabinet painting keeps the boxes and changes everything you see: a sprayed enamel on the doors and drawer fronts, the boxes finished in place, new hardware if you want it. The kitchen stays usable during the job and the result reads as a new kitchen, for a fraction of the time and the money a remodel takes.
Bathroom cabinets, vanities and built-ins
The same process works on bathroom vanities, laundry room cabinets, bookcases and built-ins. A bathroom vanity takes a harder, moisture-tolerant enamel; a built-in in a living room can take a color that ties it to the trim. Each piece is its own line on the estimate, so you can start with the kitchen and add the rest later.
How cabinet painting goes
Four steps, in this order, on every job.
On site within 24 hours
We look at the cabinets up close: material, condition, grease, previous finishes. Not every cabinet should be painted.
You get a written estimate
Per door, drawer and box, with the finish named.
Doors off, boxes masked, primer, spray
The kitchen stays usable; the doors come back in a few days.
Doors back on, adjusted, cleaned
Every door aligned, every drawer checked, the kitchen wiped down.
Before the color goes on, and after
The prep nobody sees
- Doors and drawers off, labeled by position
- Every surface degreased and sanded
- Bonding primer on boxes, doors and drawer fronts
Most of the job, and the part that decides how long the finish lasts.
Questions about cabinet painting
What people ask before they book. The price is on the written estimate, after the visit.
How long is my kitchen out of service?
The kitchen stays usable: you keep the sink and the appliances, and you lose the doors for a few days while they are sprayed and cured. The estimate gives the number of days for your kitchen.
Can laminate or thermofoil cabinets be painted?
Many can, with the right bonding primer, but not all. Peeling thermofoil needs repair first. We check the material at the visit and tell you honestly whether painting is the right move.
Spray or brush?
Doors and drawer fronts are sprayed for a smooth, factory-like finish. Boxes are sprayed or brushed and rolled depending on the kitchen; either way the finish is the same enamel.
Which finish do you use on cabinets?
A cabinet-grade enamel from Sherwin-Williams or Benjamin Moore, usually in satin or semi-gloss. The product is named on the estimate.
Will the paint chip?
A proper bonding primer and a cured enamel are what prevent chipping. The finish keeps hardening for a few weeks after the job; we show you how to treat it during that time.
Can you paint only the island, or only the uppers?
Yes. A two-tone kitchen, an island in a darker color, or only the upper cabinets: we quote exactly what you want painted.
Cabinet painting across the New Orleans metro
The same prep and the same products in every city. Each page explains what the houses there need.
- Orleans Parish
- Jefferson Parish
- St. Bernard Parish
- St. Tammany Parish
We group jobs by area, so the drive never shows up on your estimate.
Brands we work with
- Sherwin-Williams, interior and exterior paints, cabinet enamels
- Benjamin Moore, interior paints and cabinet enamels
- PPG Paints, interior and exterior paints
- Quick-Step, laminate and luxury vinyl plank floors
- Mohawk, laminate and vinyl floors
- Pergo, laminate floors
- Shaw Floors, luxury vinyl plank floors
- COREtec, luxury vinyl plank floors
- Purdy, brushes and rollers
- Wooster, brushes and rollers
- Graco, sprayers
- DAP, caulk and sealants
- 3M, masking and sanding
Free on-site estimate within 24 hours
We come to your home within 24 hours of your request, measure every surface, and you get a written line-by-line estimate. Free, no obligation.