Unused handle holes get plugged and hidden beneath the finish, while a jig places each new hole so pulls sit perfectly level. Loose hinges get swapped at the same time, since cabinet painting already has every door down.
New pulls cost little yet catch the eye first once the cabinet painting is done. Planning it early keeps the cabinet painting schedule on track. Because hardware is easy to price loosely, our quotes show it separately, with the number of pieces listed.
Original Don Mills slab doors often used a finger groove along one edge or a single small knob. Putting bar pulls on those doors means drilling new holes into finished wood. Across twenty-five or more doors and drawers, that drilling adds up, so the cabinet painting quote shows it up front.
Holes are drilled after the primer and before the final coats. Small splinters around a new hole are patched before the last coats cover them. A clamped template sets each hole, so every pull lands at the same height and a crooked one never catches your eye.
Moving from knobs to pulls leaves the old knob hole behind. We glue in a wood plug, fill and sand it, then prime it, and once the cabinet painting is done it is invisible. Plugging a hole costs little, and it lets you pick any pull you like without being tied to the old spacing.
When a door drifts open or slams, the hinge is worn out. Adjusting a loose hinge will not cure it. Adding hinges during cabinet painting is inexpensive, since no door needs to come down twice.
Kitchens with concealed cup hinges can take soft-close versions in minutes, using the existing bore. Kitchens from the 1990s onward usually have them.
Older wrap-around and surface hinges are harder. Matching parts can be hard to find, so the options are tracking down a close replacement or boring the doors for hidden hinges. The second option is priced as its own item. Replacement doors face the same choice, covered under refacing and new doors.
Brass and brushed gold are the most popular choices with cabinet painting right now, with matte black close behind on modern kitchens. Slim round knobs and short bar pulls suit a mid-century kitchen best. Try it on a test door first, since the same brass pull looks very different against cream and against cool grey.
Pull length changes the look. A long bar across a wide drawer feels modern, and a small pull on that drawer feels more classic. Metals can be mixed when there is a rule behind it, such as one finish for the island and another for the perimeter. Pairing metals with colours is covered under choosing a cabinet colour.
Tightening a handle onto cabinet painting that is still soft presses the shape of the handle into the finish for good. That is why the handles are the final step, fitted after the doors are rehung and the hinges are set.
That final pass is also when the gaps get squared up. Hinges are adjusted until every gap along a run is even, and that detail is what separates a finished kitchen from one that has only been coated.
Pull counts, plugged holes, fresh drilling and hinge swaps are priced one by one on the quote. We can also supply the hardware or fit what you buy. Call +1 (647) 370-5216, tell us what hardware you like, or browse the rest of the site.
Wall units, vanities, laundry rooms, mudroom lockers and pantries in Don Mills bungalows get a kitchen-grade primer and spray.
Doors and drawer faces come down, get cleaned of grease, scuffed, primed for their substrate and sprayed with durable enamel, then go back up. Kitchen cabinet painting changes the colour of the entire room without touching the counters, the flooring or the floor plan.
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Flat slab doors, clean lines and simple pulls make mid-century kitchens some of the best candidates for cabinet painting anywhere in Toronto. The job is about keeping the style of the house while giving the cabinets a hard, fresh finish.
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Tannin inside oak stains water-based primer, and the deep pores telegraph through colour unless someone fills them. Oak cabinet painting starts with a stain-blocking primer and a decision about the grain.
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Good wood can be kept in view by sanding or stripping the old finish, adjusting the stain and sealing it under a sprayed clear coat. Refinishing makes sense whenever the timber itself is more valuable than any paint colour could add.
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Sprayed enamel lands as a fine fog that settles into a single even layer with no bristle tracks. Cabinet painting applied like this resembles a new factory door rather than a home repaint.
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Glossy factory doors call for a specialty bonding coat, since standard primer has nothing to hold on to. Paint works well on sound melamine and laminate, and on thermofoil only while its vinyl skin is still tight.
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Fresh doors can go onto your existing carcasses, and the frames are then painted or veneered so everything agrees. A single damaged door can also be replaced and sprayed with the rest of the kitchen during cabinet painting so it blends in.
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People most often ask for pale upper cabinets above deeper lowers in sage, charcoal or navy, with the island carrying the darker shade. Painting just the island counts as a complete booking too.
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One vanity usually needs a day, two at most, and barely interrupts household routines. Its doors are sprayed off site and its box is coated in place, so this short cabinet painting job returns the bathroom to you fast.
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Most condo galleys hold ten to fifteen doors and drawer fronts, so the work goes fast. Cabinet work in a tower runs smoothly once the elevator, parking and odour plan are agreed with the building.
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Laundry uppers, pantry doors, entry lockers, shelving units and fitted wall cabinets are finished with the kitchen's exact primer and sprayed enamel. Because they are attached to the house, the work is done on site inside plastic sheeting.
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Cream, greige, soft white, sage, charcoal and navy are the current favourites, yet a tiny store swatch proves almost nothing. We spray one of your doors in the actual cabinet painting colour and set it back in your room.
See Colour ConsultationWe come to the house, count every opening, check the material and set out the scope on paper. The visit and quote cost nothing.
Birch, walnut, painted or not sure, jot it down and we will call to set a visit time. Your name and phone number are all it takes. Or talk to us now at +1 (647) 370-5216.
