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Picture walking into your kitchen next week and barely recognizing it. Same layout, same cabinets—but everything feels fresh, modern, and exactly how you imagined it should look.
That’s what happens when you choose cabinet painting over replacement. You get the transformation without the months of disruption, without contractors tearing apart your kitchen, and without spending your kids’ college fund.
Your mornings start feeling different when you’re making coffee in a space that actually reflects your style. Your kitchen becomes the heart of your home again, not the room you avoid because it feels outdated and tired.
Legends Construction has been transforming Mount Clemens kitchens for over 10 years, with our current company operating for two years. We’ve built our reputation on two things that matter most to homeowners: exceptional quality and fair pricing.
We’re not the biggest painting company in Mount Clemens, and we’re not trying to be. We’re the company that shows up when we say we will, does exactly what we promised, and makes sure you’re so satisfied you’ll call us for your next project.
Mount Clemens homeowners appreciate our straightforward approach. No high-pressure sales, no surprise costs, no cutting corners to save a few bucks that’ll cost you later.
First, we come out and assess your cabinets to make sure they’re good candidates for painting. Most are, but we’ll tell you honestly if yours aren’t and save you the headache.
Next, we remove all cabinet doors and hardware, taking them to our workspace where we can control every detail of the prep and painting process. Your kitchen stays functional while we work—you can still cook, just without cabinet doors for a few days.
We clean, sand, prime, and spray your cabinet doors with professional-grade equipment. Meanwhile, we’re carefully painting the cabinet boxes in your kitchen, protecting everything around them. When everything’s dry and perfect, we reinstall the doors and hardware, and you’ve got a completely transformed kitchen.
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Our cabinet painting service covers every surface that matters. Cabinet doors get removed and professionally sprayed for that smooth, factory-like finish. Cabinet boxes are hand-painted with the same attention to detail.
Mount Clemens kitchens come in all shapes and sizes, from compact galley styles in older homes near downtown to spacious layouts in the newer developments. We’ve worked in them all, and we know how to handle the unique challenges each presents.
We also paint crown molding, baseboards, and any built-in features that need to match. If you want new hardware, we’ll install it for you as long as it fits the existing holes. The goal is a cohesive look that makes your entire kitchen feel intentional and updated.
Most Mount Clemens homeowners spend between $3,000 and $6,000 for professional cabinet painting, depending on kitchen size and cabinet complexity. This is typically 60-70% less than cabinet replacement, which can easily run $15,000-$25,000 for the same kitchen.
The exact cost depends on how many cabinet doors and drawers you have, the condition of your existing cabinets, and whether you want any additional features like crown molding painted. We provide detailed, written estimates so you know exactly what you’re paying for before we start.
Small kitchens with 10-15 cabinet doors usually fall on the lower end of that range, while larger kitchens with 25+ doors and multiple drawers cost more. But even our most expensive cabinet painting projects cost less than most cabinet replacement projects.
Most cabinet painting projects in Mount Clemens take 5-7 days from start to finish. This includes removal, prep work, painting, drying time, and reinstallation.
Your kitchen stays mostly functional during this time. We remove the cabinet doors on day one, so you won’t have doors for a few days, but you can still use your appliances, sink, and countertops. Most families find this much easier to manage than the 4-8 weeks of complete kitchen disruption that comes with cabinet replacement.
Weather can affect drying times slightly, especially during humid Michigan summers, but we plan for this and communicate any timeline adjustments upfront. We’d rather take an extra day to ensure perfect results than rush and deliver subpar work.
We use high-quality, durable paints specifically designed for kitchen cabinets. These aren’t the same paints you’d use on walls—cabinet paints are formulated to withstand daily use, moisture, grease, and frequent cleaning.
For cabinet doors, we use professional spray equipment to achieve that smooth, factory-like finish that’s impossible to get with brushes or rollers. The spray finish is more durable and looks more professional than hand-painted surfaces.
We typically recommend semi-gloss or satin finishes for kitchen cabinets because they’re easier to clean and more resistant to wear than flat paints. The specific paint brand and formula we use has proven itself in hundreds of Mount Clemens kitchens over the past decade.
Most kitchen cabinets can be painted successfully, but not all. Solid wood cabinets, painted cabinets, and most laminate cabinets are excellent candidates for painting. The key is that the cabinet boxes and doors need to be structurally sound.
Cabinets with extensive water damage, severe warping, or failing hinges aren’t good candidates for painting. In these cases, replacement makes more sense, and we’ll tell you that honestly during our initial assessment.
Thermofoil cabinets (the ones with the plastic-like coating that’s peeling off) can sometimes be painted, but it requires special prep work. We evaluate each kitchen individually and explain what’s possible, what’s not recommended, and why. Our goal is to set realistic expectations so you’re thrilled with the results.
Yes, we stand behind our cabinet painting work with a comprehensive warranty that covers both materials and workmanship. The specific terms depend on the scope of your project, but we typically warranty our work for several years.
This covers issues like paint adhesion problems, premature wear in normal use areas, and any defects in our application process. It doesn’t cover damage from accidents, excessive wear, or changes you make to the cabinets after we finish.
We’ve been doing this for over 10 years, and warranty claims are rare because we do the prep work right the first time. But when issues do arise, we take care of them quickly and completely. Our reputation in Mount Clemens depends on customers being happy with their cabinets years after we finish the work.
If your cabinet boxes and doors are structurally sound and you like your current kitchen layout, painting is almost always the better choice. You’ll save 60-70% compared to replacement while getting a dramatic transformation.
Replacement makes sense when your cabinets are falling apart, when you want to change your kitchen layout, or when you’re doing a complete kitchen renovation anyway. But for most Mount Clemens homeowners who just want their kitchen to look and feel updated, painting delivers better value.
The decision often comes down to budget and timeline. Cabinet painting gives you a beautiful new kitchen in a week for a fraction of replacement cost. Cabinet replacement gives you completely new cabinets but takes months and costs significantly more. For most families, painting is the smarter choice.
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