My family and I live and work in Trophy Club, and between us, we’ve been inside a lot of homes in the neighborhood. One of the most frequent conversations I have with homeowners lately is about kitchen cabinets — specifically whether to paint them, replace them, or reface them. The right answer depends on the situation, and it helps to understand what each option involves before you decide.
If your cabinet boxes are in good shape — no warping, no water damage, no structural issues — and you don’t like how they look, painting is worth considering. A professional spray-finished paint job on a typical Trophy Club kitchen usually runs $3,500 to $6,500, depending on size and condition. If it’s a smaller kitchen, you’re not changing colors, and you’re fine with brush and roll instead of spray — say you’re just freshening things up before you sell — that can come down closer to $2,500. Compare that to full replacement, and painting is still the cheaper path to a kitchen that looks new.
Done correctly, painting means thoroughly cleaning, deglossing, and sanding every surface, then applying the right primer and finish coat. We use a sprayer rather than a brush or roller for most jobs because brush marks show up more on cabinets than on walls. Done right, a painted cabinet can be durable and look factory-finished.
When does it make more sense to replace? Replacement makes more sense when the cabinets themselves are the problem. Water damage, cheap construction like melamine boxes, or drawers and doors that never worked right — paint won’t fix any of that. Water damage limited to the bottoms of the cabinets can sometimes be repaired by reskinning rather than replacing the whole box. If you’re going from a dark stain to a light one, replacement is usually the answer too, since stain only goes darker. And if you’re changing your kitchen layout, replacement is typically necessary — existing cabinets rarely fit a new footprint without major rework.
For a smaller kitchen, paint-grade replacement cabinets typically run $12,000 to $15,000, plus a few thousand more if you want them painted. Other costs like countertops come into play too, but that’s a separate conversation.
There’s also a middle option, short of full replacement. If the cabinet boxes are in good shape and the layout works but the doors and drawer fronts look dated, we can update those fronts— for example, going from a raised-panel style to a cleaner shaker look —and take care of any small repairs along the way. It usually costs about half as much as replacing everything, and it still gives the kitchen a real refresh. It’s a good fit when you like the bones of your kitchen and want to keep the budget in check.
If you’re trying to figure out which direction makes sense for your kitchen, we’re glad to take a look. There’s no charge for that conversation, and we’ll tell you what we actually think.
Taylor Kelly lives in Trophy Club and owns TaylorMade Home Services. He and his team specialize in residential painting, flooring, and remodeling.
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