Bedford homeowners had updated everything on the first floor except the 2014 stained-maple shaker cabinets. Cabinet refinish + first-floor wall repaint bundled in one mobilization.
The challenge
Shaker cabinets at 12 years are structurally fine but have a finish that resists bonding — original factory urethane is harder than most primers. Plus the open-concept layout means the cabinet box-spray and the wall repaint had to coordinate so contaminating dust didn't land on wet finish.
What we did
- Removed all 28 doors + 14 drawers to our shop
- Aggressive 220-grit sand on factory urethane
- Two coats STIX bonding primer on all components
- Three HVLP-sprayed coats of BM Advance Cloud White on doors/drawers
- Two-coat brush-and-roll on cabinet boxes in-kitchen under containment
- Reinstalled with new matte-black hardware
The result
Same kitchen layout, completely different room. Saved roughly 75% vs. cabinet replacement.