Kitchen Refinishing
in the SF Bay Area Don't replace it. Refinish it.

What is kitchen refinishing?

Kitchen refinishing restores the kitchen you already have — instead of demolishing and remodeling it. We refinish your cabinets, resurface your countertops, and reglaze your sink as one coordinated project, so the whole room looks new for a fraction of a remodel.

It's the right call for the huge share of Bay Area kitchens — most built around 1975–1976 — where the layout works and the cabinet boxes are solid, but the honey-oak cabinets, dated laminate, and chipped sink make the whole room feel old. Nothing structural is wrong; the surfaces are simply tired. Refinishing changes the surfaces, keeps the bones, and keeps about 80% of the cost in your pocket.

Why refinish your whole kitchen instead of remodeling?

Because you get a transformed kitchen for about 70–80% less, in days instead of weeks, with no demolition. A minor kitchen refresh — which refinishing falls under — returns roughly 84% of its cost at resale, one of the best ROIs in home improvement.

• $2,000–$5,500 vs. $30,000+. A full remodel pays for demolition, new cabinetry, new stone, and new plumbing; refinishing pays only for the finishes.
• Days, not months. Most kitchens are done in 3–7 days — no dumpster, no living without a kitchen for weeks.
• Keep your solid wood. Many older Bay Area cabinet boxes are real oak or maple — better than the particleboard in many new big-box kitchens.
• One cohesive look. Cabinets, counters, and sink are coordinated together, so the finished kitchen reads designed, not patched.

Three transformations, one project

A whole-kitchen refinishing bundles our three kitchen services. Do all three for the full effect, or start with one — each links to its own page with full pricing and process.

• Cabinet refinishing — your doors and boxes degreased, primed, and sprayed factory-smooth in any color ($1,200–$3,800). The biggest visual change in the room.
• Countertop resurfacing — dated laminate turned into a stone-look multispec finish ($400–$1,200), no demolition, sink and backsplash stay put.
• Sink refinishing — a chipped or dated sink reglazed glossy and recolored ($250–$600), with no plumbing work.

Want a new door style or fresh boxes instead of refinishing? We also do IKEA cabinet installation. Refreshing the bathroom too? See bathtub and tile & shower refinishing.

How much does it cost to refinish a kitchen in the Bay Area?

A full kitchen refinishing runs about $2,000–$5,500 — the three services bundled into one project. Bay Area labor runs about 20–30% above the national average, so we publish real local ranges, and your photo gets the exact fixed price in 60 minutes.

Add-ons like new hardware, soft-close hinges, or a tile backsplash reglaze are spelled out in your written quote.

Your kitchen refinishing, step by step

One crew, one schedule, the three surfaces sequenced so the kitchen comes together cleanly in 3–7 days — sprayed like an auto-body shop, not brushed.

1. Photo quote & color plan Day 0

   You text a photo; we send a fixed price and help you choose the cabinet color, counter finish, and sink color so everything coordinates.

2. Prep & protect Day 1

   We degrease, remove cabinet doors for off-site spraying, mask the room, and set up dust containment.

3. Resurface the counters Day 1–2

   Counters are repaired, primed, and built up to a stone-look multispec finish under a clear urethane topcoat.

4. Spray the cabinets Day 2–4

   Boxes are sprayed in place and doors in a dust-controlled booth with catalyzed coatings that cure glass-smooth.

5. Reglaze the sink Day 3–4

   The sink is repaired, etched, and sprayed to a glossy, recolored finish — no plumbing required.

6. Reinstall, hardware & cure Day 4–7

   Doors go back on with your new or existing hardware and soft-close; everything cures before normal use.

Kitchen colors & finishes for 2026

The most-requested Bay Area kitchen this year: warm-white or greige cabinets, a stone-look counter, and a crisp white sink — clean, bright, and resale-safe.

Two-tone kitchens — white uppers over a sage or navy island — are especially strong for Bay Area buyers, and they cost no more to refinish than a single color. We coordinate the cabinet color, counter pattern, and sink shade so the whole room works together.

How long does a refinished kitchen last?

A refinished kitchen holds up for years: sprayed catalyzed cabinets last 8–15 years, resurfaced counters 10+ years, and a reglazed sink 15–20 years, all with simple, non-abrasive care.

Longevity comes from prep, not paint — degreasing, sanding for adhesion, bonding primers, and sprayed catalyzed coatings that cure hard. That's why a professionally refinished kitchen resists the chipping and peeling that DIY jobs suffer. Every surface in your project is backed by our 5-year written warranty on adhesion and finish workmanship, and the same crew that quotes your kitchen stands behind it.

Common kitchen problems we fix

If your kitchen looks dated but the layout works and the cabinet boxes are solid, these are the things refinishing fixes — all at once, for a fraction of a remodel.

• Dated honey-oak or golden-oak cabinets darkening the room
• Worn, scratched, or '80s-'90s laminate counters
• A chipped or stained porcelain sink
• Peeling finish from a past DIY paint job
• Grease, wear, and water damage around the sink and stove
• A whole kitchen that simply feels old — with nothing structurally wrong

See any of these? Text a photo and we will tell you honestly whether refinishing is the right fix — and the exact fixed price.