Love the layout, hate the doors?
Cabinet refacing keeps suitable existing boxes and replaces the doors, drawer fronts, and visible exterior surfaces. Most ColorUp refacing projects fall between $5,000 and $12,000, with the final proposal based on door count, profile, material, finish, and hardware.
Sixteen profile directions. Shop-finished doors. Boxes stay put.
Cabinet painting, refinishing, and refacing in Houston
Cabinet refacing is the right fit when the boxes and layout work but the door profile needs to change. ColorUp measures and installs new doors and drawer fronts, then coordinates the visible box surfaces, finish, and hardware.
| Service | Typical planning range | Best fit |
|---|---|---|
| Cabinet painting | Usually from $3,500; most $3,500–$9,000 ($2,500 smaller standalone only) | Keep the boxes, doors, and layout |
| Existing cabinet refinishing | $4,500–$9,500 | Update a compatible existing wood finish; new unfinished doors are scoped separately |
| Cabinet refacing | $5,000–$12,000 | Keep sound boxes but change the door profile |
Final pricing depends on cabinet count, condition, repairs, finish direction, hardware, and the written scope. ColorUp serves Houston, Kingwood, The Woodlands, Humble, Spring, Katy, Cypress, and nearby communities as a service-area business based in Kingwood, TX.
See completed Houston-area cabinet projects or review the full cabinet painting cost guide.
Refacing, refinishing, or painting?
All three keep the cabinet boxes and the layout you already have. The difference is what changes on the surface you see.
01 / PaintKeep the doors. Change the color.
Best fit when the boxes, doors, and layout all work and the finish is what feels dated.
Planning range $3,500–$9,000 for most kitchens
02 / RefinishKeep the wood. Renew the grain.
Best fit for compatible solid wood when you want the grain to stay visible.
Planning range $4,500–$9,500
03 / RefaceKeep the layout. Change the doors.
Best fit when the boxes are sound but you want a new door profile.
Planning range $5,000–$12,000
You are on the refacing page
Planning ranges only. Final pricing depends on cabinet count, condition, repairs, finish direction, hardware, and the written scope.
New door profiles. Approved finish direction. One coordinated scope.
Refacing replaces the door fronts, drawer faces, and visible end-panels — everything you actually look at — without disturbing the boxes, plumbing, or layout. Quoted, scheduled, installed by us.
Doors counted, profiles chosen.
We measure every door and drawer face in your kitchen, confirm one of the 16 available profile directions in the full door catalog, and agree on color and hardware. The written estimate identifies what is included.
Built in the shop, hand-finished.
Doors are fabricated in solid hardwood or veneered MDF (your choice), then hand-sprayed in our production shop (controlled spray environment; ColorUp is a service-area business based in Kingwood, TX, and we come to you) with the same Renner Italia coating used on our painted projects. High-build primer and topcoat, applied through The Toucan Process.
Hung, aligned, and checked.
Old doors come off, new doors and drawer faces are hung, selected hardware is installed, and alignment is checked. Fabrication and installation timing are confirmed in the project schedule.
Door and finish collection
Sixteen profiles. Paint and stain directions.
Browse the finished-door styles available through our replacement-door program. Paint previews stay smooth and texture-free. Stain previews show restrained natural grain so the wood still reads as wood. If the existing door shape works, refinishing may be enough. If the profile needs to change, refacing keeps sound cabinet boxes and replaces the visible door surfaces.
Selected profile
Shaker in White Dove
Select any profile or finish above to update this larger view. The screen preview shows design direction only; final color, wood grain, and sheen are approved with a physical sample in your kitchen.
Open the full color visualizerSolid wood or veneered MDF. Your choice.
Solid hardwood — oak, white oak, walnut, maple — if you want to see the grain, take a stain, or match a designer spec. Veneered MDF if you’re going painted and want the most stable substrate for a glassy finish that won’t telegraph wood movement.
Either way, fabricated in our shop, hand-finished with Renner Italia (1K standard, 2K upgrade), and hung in your kitchen. The boxes you have now stay put — we just replace the visible surfaces.
Range covers a typical 25–40-door kitchen, all visible door fronts and drawer faces. Door profile, substrate, finish, hinges, pulls, panels, modifications, and warranty are included only when listed in the written estimate. Solid-wood substrates and beadboard can change the range.
What people ask before they say yes.
Refacing sits between painting and full replacement. These are the questions we hear most often when people are deciding which fits.
Refacing or painting — how do I choose?
Painting if your existing doors are in good shape and the profile already works for you. Refacing if you want a different door style (e.g., raised-panel to slim shaker), if your existing doors are warped or damaged, or if you’re changing the cabinet box layout and want fresh visible surfaces.
Will the new doors match the existing cabinet boxes?
Yes. We finish exposed end-panels, gable returns, and visible box faces in the same color as the new doors. From across the kitchen, the boxes and doors read as one continuous run.
How is this different from cabinet replacement?
Replacement tears out the boxes, the countertop, the backsplash, the plumbing, and starts from drywall. Refacing keeps everything structural in place — just the doors, drawer faces, and visible panels change. The written comparison should account for the complete refacing scope and the actual replacement alternative for your kitchen.
Can I add soft-close hinges and slides during refacing?
Yes, when the cabinet construction and selected hardware are compatible. The estimate lists each hinge or slide upgrade, the quantity, and the installed price before it becomes part of the project.
Bring us your existing kitchen. We’ll handle the rest.
Share photos and what you want to change. We’ll review whether refacing fits the cabinets and what information is needed for a written scope.