A new kitchen without the demolition.
A factory-smooth finish on the cabinets you already have.
5.0 from 45+ Google reviews30+ years in Florida
What is in a cabinet job
Doors and drawers come off and are finished off-site. Frames are sanded, primed, and hand-finished in place. The kitchen stays usable through most of the project and the bill lands nowhere near a replacement quote.
- Doors and drawer fronts removed, numbered, and sprayed off-site
- Frames degreased, sanded, primed, and finished in place
- Painted, stained, distressed, glazed, and high-gloss options
- Hardware removed, protected, and reinstalled
- Colour matched to new countertops or tile
- Durable, cleanable finish rated for kitchen use
Ideal for: Kitchens, bathroom vanities, built-ins, libraries, laundry rooms
What happens to your kitchen
Most kitchens take three to five days. Pick a stage to see what is happening and what it means for using the room.
Day one, morning
What happens
Doors and drawer fronts come off, get numbered, and go to the shop. Hardware is bagged and labelled by cabinet, so everything goes back on the box it came from.
What it means for you
Shelves stay reachable with the doors away, so the dishes stay where they are.
Refinish or replace
Six things people weigh, and 2 of them come out on the side of replacing. Use the filter to go straight to those; we would rather you saw them than found out later.
- CostRefinishing
Refinishing
Priced on door and drawer count, with the boxes, countertops, and plumbing left as they are
Replacing
A different order of magnitude, before countertops and plumbing
- Time on siteRefinishing
Refinishing
Three to five days for most kitchens
Replacing
Weeks, plus manufacturing lead time before anyone arrives
- Using the kitchenRefinishing
Refinishing
Usable for most of the project. Shelves stay reachable with the doors off
Replacing
Out of action from tear-out until the last unit is hung
- CountertopsRefinishing
Refinishing
Stay where they are, untouched
Replacing
Come off. Stone often does not survive removal
- Changing the layoutReplacing
Refinishing
Not possible. The boxes stay where they are
Replacing
The reason to do it. New footprint, new sizes, new configuration
- Failing boxesReplacing
Refinishing
Not a fix. Water-damaged or delaminating carcasses need replacing
Replacing
The correct answer when the structure has gone
Same boxes, same layout
Nothing came out. The countertops never moved. What changed is the finish on the doors and frames, sprayed rather than brushed, which is why it comes back smooth instead of showing strokes.
Kitchens we have refinished
Painted, stained, glazed, and high-gloss. Click any photo to see it larger.
Sealed off before the sanding starts
The walk in from the front gate before any work starts: paper down the walkway, plastic sheeting closing off the work area, and every floor edge taped. Sanding frames in place makes dust, and this is the barrier that keeps it in one room.
- 01Every door and drawer front is numbered as it comes off, so it goes back on the box it started on.
- 02Frames are sanded and hand-finished in place, so the boxes stay on the wall.
- 03Shelves stay reachable with the doors away, so the kitchen is off limits for days, not weeks.
What the neighbours said
5.0 average across 45+ verified Google reviews
“Florian and his team painted our dull, dated kitchen cabinets and new baseboards as part of an overall remodel. It's like having a new kitchen. The cabinets are beautiful! The color is exactly what I wanted and the finish is perfect. Florian is meticulous and was onsite several times each day to oversee the job. I can't say enough about the quality work that this company does and will recommend him every chance I get!”
Sherri Kurlas-Schalk
Verified Google review · a month ago
“Ancient modern finishes is a great company that my wife and I used to refinish our cabinets about a year or so ago. They are friendly, professional, and great craftsman. Florian the owner, was easy to work…”
“Florian and his team do an outstanding painting work. Their professionalism, attention to detail, and quality of work are impressive from start to finish. The project gets completed on time, the work area…”
Cabinet refinishing questions
Including what refinishing costs, and how it compares with replacing the kitchen.
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Send a photo of your kitchen.
We can tell you from a photo whether refinishing is worth doing on your cabinets. If it is not, we will say so and you will have saved a visit.
- One photo of the run, one of a doorWide enough to count the doors, close enough to see the existing finish.
- We tell you if it is worth doingSolid wood refinishes well. Water-damaged boxes and delaminated fronts do not, and we will say so.
- A figure by door and drawer countWhich is what the price actually runs on, not the square footage of the room.
Photos of the inside of a corner cabinet help too; that is where water damage shows first.