Both keep your existing cabinet boxes. The difference is your doors. Here is how to decide whether your kitchen needs a new color or a completely new door style.
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If you like the shape and style of your doors and they are in good condition, painting gives you a fresh new look for less. If your doors look dated, damaged or you want a different style, refacing replaces the doors and drawer fronts while keeping your cabinet boxes.
Like your doors = Paint · Want new doors = RefaceChoose painting when:
Choose refacing when:
| Painting | Refacing | |
|---|---|---|
| Cabinet boxes | Kept and painted | Kept and updated |
| Doors & drawer fronts | Kept and painted | Replaced with new ones |
| Door style | Stays the same | Changes completely |
| Investment | Lower | Higher than painting |
| Timeline | Most projects in 3–5 business days | Usually longer (new doors) |
| Demolition | None | None |
How much of your kitchen do you actually want to change?
Keep boxes + keep doors. Change the color.
Keep boxes + new doors. Change the style.
New boxes + new doors. Change the whole kitchen.
We look at your doors and boxes first and recommend painting only if it will give you the result you want.
Doors and drawer fronts are spray-finished in our shop. Frames are finished on-site.
One professional primer and two finish coats, backed by a 1-year warranty.
It depends on your doors. If you like your door style and the doors are in good condition, painting is usually the better value. If you want a different style or your doors are damaged, refacing is the better choice.
Yes. Refacing includes new doors and drawer fronts, so it costs more than painting your existing ones. Both options cost less than replacing the entire kitchen.
No. Painting changes the color and finish, but the door shape stays the same. To change the style, for example from raised panel to shaker, you need refacing.
Most cabinet painting projects are completed in 3–5 business days. Refacing usually takes longer because new doors and drawer fronts need to be made and finished.
Often, yes. Some kitchens keep and paint the cabinet frames while getting new doors and drawer fronts. We recommend the right combination after seeing your cabinets.
Yes. Nextcoat cabinet projects are backed by a 1-year warranty.
Send us photos of your cabinets and tell us the look you want. We'll recommend painting, refacing or a combination. Serving Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade.