ruffshady187
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Hi all
I just bought my house in october and have been working on updating and redoing the kitchen. The house is 37 years old. I want to change the cabinets but am unsure what to do. I priced out new ones at homedepot an another local contractor supply place. Home depot wanted 2800 for all new cabinets and the other 3900 both with the same amount of cabinets. I have the money bu plan on selling this place as it is only a 2 bedroom in a few years so i thought it wouldnt be worth it for me to put new cabinets in if i couldnt enjoy them. So i looked at refacing and everyone I talked to told me it doesnt last and the laminate bubbles over time. So i thought about stripping the boxes and getting new doors and hardware somewhere. The cabinets now are white( painted) and i think they are oak. Could I strip the paint and stain these cabinets to have a wood finish or not? Also how hard is that since i am only stripping the boxes and repainting and then trying to find unfinished doors and painting them as well? Does anyone have any better ideas? Please let me know all input would be appreciated. Thanks
Jay
I just bought my house in october and have been working on updating and redoing the kitchen. The house is 37 years old. I want to change the cabinets but am unsure what to do. I priced out new ones at homedepot an another local contractor supply place. Home depot wanted 2800 for all new cabinets and the other 3900 both with the same amount of cabinets. I have the money bu plan on selling this place as it is only a 2 bedroom in a few years so i thought it wouldnt be worth it for me to put new cabinets in if i couldnt enjoy them. So i looked at refacing and everyone I talked to told me it doesnt last and the laminate bubbles over time. So i thought about stripping the boxes and getting new doors and hardware somewhere. The cabinets now are white( painted) and i think they are oak. Could I strip the paint and stain these cabinets to have a wood finish or not? Also how hard is that since i am only stripping the boxes and repainting and then trying to find unfinished doors and painting them as well? Does anyone have any better ideas? Please let me know all input would be appreciated. Thanks
Jay