Cape Cod kitchens take a beating. Salt air, high humidity rolling in off the harbor, and years of cooking grease combine to leave cabinet doors looking dull, sticky, or chipped even when the boxes underneath are perfectly solid. Cabinet painting is the fastest way to give a kitchen a clean, updated look without the disruption and expense of a full replacement. Whether you are in Falmouth, Sandwich, Chatham, or any other town on the Cape, the goal is a finish that looks factory-fresh and holds up to daily use.
The difference between a cabinet paint job that lasts five years and one that chips by the first winter is preparation. We remove every door and drawer front, degrease the surfaces thoroughly, sand or degloss as needed, and apply a primer matched to the substrate before a single drop of finish coat goes on. The doors are painted off the cabinet in a controlled setting, not brushed on in place, so the result is an even, smooth surface free of drips and brush marks. When everything goes back on, we realign every hinge and reinstall all hardware so the kitchen works exactly as it should.
What is included
Full removal of doors, drawer fronts, and hardware before any work begins
Thorough cleaning and degreasing of all surfaces
Sanding, scuff prep, or deglosser application based on the existing finish
Adhesion primer coat on frames, doors, and drawer fronts
Two finish coats in your chosen color and sheen
Hardware reinstallation and door alignment on completion
Full site cleanup with all surfaces and countertops cleared
Guarantee: any issue after the job, we return and fix it at no cost
Over 1,000 jobs completed on Cape Cod. We know what holds up here.
How it works
Our Kitchen Cabinet Painting process
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Free On-Site Estimate
You get a clear price and timeline before any commitment.
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Prep and Protection
Doors and drawer fronts come off, countertops and appliances are covered, and every surface gets cleaned and sanded so the new finish has a solid base to bond to.
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Prime and Paint
An adhesion primer goes on first, then two finish coats are applied off-site for a smooth, even result. Cabinet frames are coated in place with the same level of care.
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Reinstall and Walkthrough
Doors are rehung, hardware is reinstalled, and every hinge is adjusted. We do a final walkthrough with you before we pack up so you can confirm everything looks and functions right.
Kitchen Cabinet Painting across the Cape
We are based in Falmouth and work in every Cape Cod town, plus Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Rhode Island.
For most Cape Cod homes, cabinet painting runs somewhere between $1,200 and $4,000 depending on the number of doors, the condition of the existing finish, and the color chosen. Darker colors or surfaces that need heavy prep work tend to land at the higher end of that range. The only way to get a number specific to your kitchen is a free on-site estimate, which you can book with a same-day response.
Most kitchens are finished in two to four days once work begins. The first day covers removal and prep, the middle days are for priming and painting off-site, and the final day is reinstallation. You will have limited kitchen access during that window, but we work efficiently to keep the disruption as short as possible.
Yes, with the right prep and product selection. Cape Cod humidity and salt air are real factors, so we use primers and topcoats rated for high-moisture, high-traffic interiors. Proper cleaning and degreasing before any paint goes on is what separates a finish that holds for years from one that starts peeling within a season.
Many laminates can be painted successfully with the right adhesion primer. Thermofoil is more of a case-by-case situation, especially if the edges are already lifting. During the free estimate we check the material and give you an honest answer about whether painting is a good fit or whether replacement would serve you better in the long run.
You do not need to empty the boxes themselves, since the work is done on the doors and drawer fronts after removal. It helps to clear off the countertops and move anything fragile away from the work area. We handle everything else and leave the kitchen clean when we are done.
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