A kitchen transformation

Cabinet Refinishing

Kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, built-ins and pantry cabinets refinished to a factory-smooth, durable finish — for a fraction of replacement cost.

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What’s included

Every cabinet refinishing project from Optimized Painting Co. is handled by our own trained professionals — never day laborers — and backed by our 100% satisfaction guarantee.

Kitchen cabinets, vanities, built-ins, and pantry cabinets
Hardware removal and reinstallation included
Factory-smooth, durable, scrubbable finishes
Minimal disruption to your daily routine
Sherwin-Williams & Benjamin Moore cabinet-grade coatings

The Process Behind a Factory-Smooth Finish

Cabinet refinishing done right is a multi-day, multi-step process — and every skipped step shows in the final finish. We remove doors, drawer fronts, and hardware, labeling everything so it goes back exactly where it came from. Boxes are masked off in place while doors and drawers are prepped: degreased (kitchen cabinets carry years of cooking residue that ruins adhesion), sanded, and primed with a bonding primer made for slick factory finishes.

The color coats are applied with cabinet-grade enamels from Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore — coatings formulated to level out smooth, cure hard, and stand up to daily scrubbing. Between coats, surfaces are sanded lightly and cleaned, which is where the glass-smooth feel comes from. Once everything has cured, doors are rehung, hardware reinstalled, and alignment checked door by door.

Refinishing vs. Replacing in a DFW Kitchen

A huge share of homes in Plano, Frisco, McKinney, and North Dallas were built with solid, well-made cabinet boxes wearing dated finishes — golden oak, orange-toned stains, early-2000s builder colors. If the boxes and doors are structurally sound, refinishing gets you a current look for a fraction of what new cabinets cost, without weeks of demolition or a torn-up kitchen. It's also faster: most refinishing projects wrap in days, not the weeks a replacement runs.

Refinishing isn't right for everything, and we'll tell you when it isn't. Cabinets with water-damaged particleboard, failing hinges, or peeling thermofoil are usually better candidates for replacement, and we'd rather point that out at the estimate than put a beautiful finish on a failing box.

What Determines the Cost

Cabinet pricing is driven by the number of doors and drawer fronts, the finish you're starting from, and the finish you want. Heavily grained oak that needs grain filling, stained wood converting to a painted finish, and glazed or two-tone looks all add steps. Islands, built-ins, and vanities add scope. Your free estimate counts every piece and walks you through the options so you can weigh finish choices against budget.

Frequently asked questions

How long will I be without my kitchen?

You're rarely without it entirely. Doors and drawer fronts are finished off-site or in a controlled work area while your cabinet boxes are masked and finished in place, so the kitchen stays largely usable through the project. Most refinishing jobs run several days from start to rehang, depending on the number of doors and the finish. We give you a day-by-day plan up front.

Will the painted finish chip or peel?

Not if the prep is done right — which is exactly why we degrease, sand, and use bonding primers before any color goes on. Cabinet-grade enamels cure into a hard, scrubbable finish built for daily use. Like any finish, it isn't indestructible: slamming metal pans into a door edge will mark anything. Treat it like a factory finish and it performs like one.

Can you paint over stained or glossy cabinets?

Yes — stained, glossy, and previously painted cabinets are the most common starting points we see. The key is adhesion: glossy factory finishes must be cleaned, scuff-sanded, and primed with the right bonding primer, or paint peels no matter how good it looks on day one. That prep sequence is standard on every cabinet job we do, not an upgrade.

Do I need to empty my cabinets first?

Yes, please empty the cabinets and drawers being refinished before the crew arrives — it protects your dishes from dust and lets us mask the interiors properly. Countertops should be cleared too. We handle everything else: removing and labeling doors and hardware, masking, and putting it all back aligned and adjusted when the finish has cured.

Serving your neighborhood

We provide cabinet refinishing across Dallas, Highland Park, University Park, Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Prosper, Richardson, and the surrounding North Texas communities.

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