Cabinet Painting · Medford, Oregon
Kitchen Cabinet Painting and Refinishing in Medford, Oregon
A cabinet finish gets touched every day, so it has to be done right. Travis Sheets has spent 35 years doing close-up finish work in Rogue Valley kitchens: repaints, stain matching, stripping, and clear finishes on stain-grade wood. Licensed, bonded, and insured, Oregon CCB #237413.
Why Repaint / 01
New Kitchen, Same Cabinets
Most kitchens in Medford, Jacksonville, and Ashland have cabinet boxes that are perfectly sound. It is the finish that is tired: worn edges around the handles, yellowed varnish, a color from a different decade. Repainting or refinishing keeps the layout you already have, skips weeks of demolition, and costs a fraction of replacement or refacing.
A cabinet job is not a wall job with smaller brushes. Kitchen grease, old lacquer, and factory finishes all reject ordinary paint. The difference between a finish that chips in a year and one that lasts is the same as everywhere else in painting: preparation, the right primer, and a hard-curing enamel on top.
- Kitchen and bathroom cabinet repaints
- Stain-grade refinishing: stripping, stain matching, clear coats
- Painted-to-stained and stained-to-painted conversions
- Vanities, built-ins, bookcases, and laundry cabinets
- Benjamin Moore cabinet-grade enamels over bonding primer
Process / 02
How We Refinish Cabinets
Every kitchen gets the same sequence. It is slower than the spray-and-run approach, and it is why the finish holds up.
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Doors off, everything labeled
Doors and drawer fronts come off. Hinges and hardware are removed and labeled so every door goes back exactly where it came from, adjusted to close the way it did before.
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Degrease and clean
Kitchen cabinets carry years of cooking oils that paint will not stick to. Every surface is washed and degreased before any sandpaper touches it.
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Sand and repair
Existing finishes are scuff-sanded or taken down further where they are failing. Dings, worn edges, and old hardware holes are filled and sanded flush.
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Bonding primer
The primer is matched to what is underneath, whether that is old varnish, factory conversion finish, laminate, or previous paint. This is the coat that decides whether the job lasts.
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Finish coats
Doors and drawer fronts are sprayed for the smoothest surface; boxes are finished in place with fine-finish methods and full masking, so overspray never reaches your counters or floors. Two coats of Benjamin Moore cabinet enamel, with proper cure time between them.
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Rehang and adjust
Doors go back on their labeled hinges, drawers are aligned, new or original hardware is installed, and the kitchen is cleaned up like we were never there.
Stain-Grade / 03
The Wood Finishing Work Most Painters Won't Touch
Anyone can roll white paint onto oak. The harder jobs are the ones we get called for: stripping paint off wood cabinets someone painted twenty years ago, matching a new stain to the trim in the rest of the house, and laying down clear finishes on stain-grade cabinetry that have to look like furniture.
That includes front doors. A stained entry door takes more weather than any cabinet ever will, and refinishing one properly means stripping, sanding, staining, and building up finish coats that can handle southern Oregon sun.
- Paint stripping on wood cabinetry and trim
- Stain matching to existing woodwork
- Varnish and clear-coat work on stain-grade casework
- Front door refinishing, painted or stained
Cost / 04
What Cabinet Painting Costs in Medford
Cabinet jobs are priced by the work in them, not by a flat rate, so an honest number requires seeing the kitchen. These are the things that move the price:
- Door and drawer count. A galley kitchen with 15 doors is a different job than a great-room kitchen with 40.
- Condition of the existing finish. Sound finishes get scuff-sanded; failing or greasy ones need more prep, and that prep is where the labor goes.
- Paint or stain. A repaint is the baseline. Stripping to bare wood, stain matching, and clear coats take considerably more time.
- Insides, islands, and extras. Painting the interiors of glass-front cabinets, an island in an accent color, or a vanity added to the job.
Whatever the scope, the bid is free, written, and itemized, so you can see exactly what you are paying for and compare it fairly against replacement or refacing quotes. Most homeowners are surprised how far the same budget goes when the boxes stay on the wall.
Call (541) 531-8980 and Travis will walk the kitchen with you, usually within a few days.
Recent Work / 05
Cabinet and Finish Work Around the Rogue Valley
Cabinet work is one part of the job. See everything we do, including interior and exterior painting and deck refinishing, on the Medford painting services page, or check the towns we serve across the Rogue Valley.
FAQ / 06
Cabinet Painting Questions We Hear in Medford
- Should I paint my cabinets or replace them?
- If the cabinet boxes are sound, repainting or refinishing almost always makes more sense. You keep the existing layout, avoid weeks of demolition, and spend a fraction of what new cabinets or refacing would cost. Replacement only earns its price when the boxes themselves are failing or you want a different layout. We will tell you honestly which situation you are in when we look at the kitchen.
- Do you spray or brush cabinets?
- It depends on the job. Doors and drawer fronts get the smoothest result sprayed, and cabinet boxes are often brushed and rolled in place with a fine-finish method that avoids overspray in your kitchen. Either way, the finish quality comes from the prep underneath: cleaning, sanding, and the right bonding primer.
- How long does cabinet painting take, and can we use the kitchen?
- Most kitchens take about a week from the first day of prep to rehanging the doors, depending on the number of doors and the condition of the existing finish. The kitchen stays usable for most of that time: doors and drawer fronts are labeled and finished away from the boxes, and we mask and contain the work area while primer and finish coats go on.
- Can you refinish stained wood cabinets without painting them?
- Yes. Stain-grade work is a specialty: stripping worn finishes, matching new stain to the existing woodwork in the rest of the house, and applying fresh clear coats. We can also take painted cabinets back to stained wood, which is a harder job that most painters will not take on.
- What paint do you use on cabinets?
- Benjamin Moore cabinet-grade enamels over the right bonding primer for the surface, whether that is old varnish, factory finish, laminate, or previously painted wood. Cabinet enamels cure harder than wall paint, so the finish stands up to fingernails, cleaners, and daily use.
- How much does it cost to paint kitchen cabinets in Medford?
- The honest answer is that it depends on the number of doors and drawers, the condition of the existing finish, and whether the job is a straightforward repaint or a stain conversion. Every bid is free, written, and itemized, so you can see exactly what the price covers. Call (541) 531-8980 to set up a walkthrough.
- Do you also paint bathroom vanities and built-ins?
- Yes. Bathroom vanities, built-in bookcases, window seats, laundry cabinets, and stain-grade trim all get the same process as kitchen cabinets: clean, sand, prime, and two finish coats.