The floor also needs refacing. Unless you are going white with the cabinets, I'd get new appliances including a dishwasher and a refrig. that opens in the other direction.

Circle Goods Reclaimed,
We have not selected species or door style yet. I would first like to select the vendor for the materials, then choose through their options. We do know that we want the cabinets to be white.

Design Details,
The grey maple hardwood floor is brand new (I finished the install last night). Yes, we will be making the cabinets white, and are planning on all new stainless steel appliances. We are also planning to relocate the fridge to where the oven is, then we will shift the cabinet that currently exists next to the fridge to where the fridge currently sits, and the oven will go in that space.

supplying paint grade doors and a veneer to cover the cabinet fronts won't be too bad at all. Were you planning to finish them yourselves?

Circle Goods Reclaimed,
Yes, I am planning to do the work myself. However, I don't want to paint anything, I would like to buy the doors pre-painted white. Because of the cost savings that we would be getting by doing this as DIY, my wife and I would like to buy quality doors. We would like to stay away from the thermofoil-finished doors. Do you know of any online vendors that would sell high-quality, pre-painted doors for a refacing job like this?

I'm just thinking of the refacing we do, we provide a peel and stick veneer for cabinet faces but cutting that stuff pre-painted would cause it to have cracks in the edges of the paint. So that is one reason I ask about the painting. What I would do for the doors is use a white lacquer instead, it leaves a much tighter flatter finish compared to paint. It also is a little more durable, where are you from?

If you want to email me over a list of current door sizes and drawer fronts I would be happy to give you a price.

Yes, please email me the list. I would think a white veneer (not painted white) would work better for the frames...

go ahead and email me at jesse.circlegoods@gmail.com so I have your contact just leave a name and number and I will send you over the way to write up the list that is easiest.

Having recently faced the same situation with dark, like new cabinets in my 30+ year old home I purchased new, eventhough you mentioned undertaking painting yourself was not an option you might want to consider a professional painter. I removed the doors and hinges cleaned, sanded and then used 0000 steel wool and acetone on all the surfaces, primed then painted, with two coats of semi-gloss. Using the same hinges and reinstalling them in the same pre-drilled holes, materials cost me less than $200 and my time (1 week). That was my incentive to paint. Also as a DIY project using new hinges, drilling the holes correctly to have new doors aligned is in itself another project.

I used appliance white paint using existing newer white appliances with an existing light tan tile floor and a (+$2,000) white with tan swirl granite top and (+$500) white farmers sink. If you really don't want to do the painting yourself, there are many professional painters who would welcome the work....certainly less expensive than resurfacing the cabinet fronts and purchasing new quality doors with installation costs. I would suggest doing a single door yourself and see if you like the results, especially if they are quality doors in good shape. Also I found when the doors were off hanging sliding drawers in difficult lower cabinets became an option for me.

Bob,
Thanks so much for your advice. Do you have any before & after photos you can post? I think that hiring a professional painter is a great idea. My only concern is the durability of the paint. You said that you used appliance paint - I am assuming because it is so much harder than other paint types? This would be a much more econnomical way to change the color to white, especially because the existing cabinets are in EXCELLENT condition and look great, it is simply the color we do not like. My father (who died last year) bought the cabinets and installed them himself in 1997. The alignment and install he did was excellent. Painting would be a way to continue his work, but simply refresh the facade. Also, I am wondering, where in the world did you only pay $2000 for a granite countertop? Did that include the countertop templating and installation? I

Pictures, unfortunately I didn't take. Appliance white was the color not the type of paint. There is a special hardened cabinet paint the Pros use. Any brand paint store near you will understand what you need. My Granite was material cost only. My brother is a homebuilder and was owed a favor by one of his contractors. Judging by your picture my surface area was 1/2 again as large. There is a lot of labor work, before and after a slab is picked and becomes a fitted counter.