What Cabinet Painting Can Fix
Most homeowners book cabinet painting because the kitchen is dragging down the rest of the home. Common reasons:
- Dated wood tones — orange oak, yellowed maple, or 1990s honey finishes that fight every other choice in the room.
- Worn or chipped finishes around handles and edges where daily use has taken its toll.
- A kitchen that just doesn't feel like yours — the layout works, the cabinets are solid, but the look is wrong.
- Mismatched cabinets from a renovation or addition that left two finishes in the same room.
- Bath vanities that look out of place after a wall or floor update.
- A whole kitchen remodel budget that you'd rather not spend on tear-out and new boxes.
Recent Cabinet Painting Projects
Cabinet work shows the most dramatic before-and-after of any painting service. Take a look at recent kitchens and baths around the region in cabinet project photos, with the kind of in-progress shots and final results that make replacement look unnecessary.
Why Homeowners Choose AJ Painting for Cabinets
AJ Painting is a veteran-owned local crew based in the Lake Sunapee region. Founder James Hannon spent years on job sites learning the trade before launching the company in 2020, and he runs it the way he was trained to run things in the military: punctual, organized, and accountable for the result.
Cabinet projects in particular reward a careful, methodical crew. Two or three painters led by an experienced lead, working through a clear process, with the owner walking the job at the start and the finish. You can meet the owner on our About page.
How Your Cabinet Project Will Run
Cabinet work runs differently than wall painting, so here's exactly how we'll handle it:
1.
Walkthrough
James looks at every cabinet, drawer, and hinge, asks about your color and finish preferences, and notes any issues.
2.
Written estimate and product picks
Clear scope, clear cost, color and finish locked in.
3.
Prep day
Doors and drawer fronts come off the boxes and get labeled. Hardware comes off. Boxes get masked off from the rest of the kitchen.
4.
Cleaning and sanding
Years of cooking grease and surface grime have to come off before primer goes on. Surfaces get sanded for adhesion.
5.
Prime
A cabinet-appropriate primer goes down for a strong base coat.
6.
Spray
Smooth, level coats from the spray gun on doors and drawer fronts. Boxes carefully sprayed or rolled depending on access.
7.
Cure time
The finish gets the time it needs to harden before doors go back on the boxes.
8.
Reinstall and final walkthrough
Doors, drawers, and hardware return. You inspect alongside the lead before we call it done.
Other Painting Services That Pair With Cabinets
A cabinet project often becomes a small kitchen refresh, and that pairs naturally with other work:
- Interior painting — walls, trim, and ceilings to match the new cabinet look.
- Exterior painting — siding, trim, and decks for a full-home refresh.
- Commercial painting — offices, retail, multifamily, and more.
- All of our painting services — full overview.
Why Homeowners Choose AJ Painting for Cabinets
AJ Painting is a veteran-owned local crew based in the Lake Sunapee region. Founder James Hannon spent years on job sites learning the trade before launching the company in 2020, and he runs it the way he was trained to run things in the military: punctual, organized, and accountable for the result.
The same crew for the whole project — not a rotating cast.
A written warranty, not a verbal promise.
An owner who's actually on your job, not just on the marquee.
A clean site every evening, not a half-finished mess to live around.
Cabinets Backed for Five Full Years
Every cabinet project carries a 5-year workmanship warranty. If a covered issue shows up in that window — a hinge area showing wear, a finish that needs a touch — get in touch and we'll handle it. You'll have the written terms with your paperwork. Cabinets are an investment, and a real warranty is what tells you the painter expects the work to hold.
