Types of Cabinet Finishes

Maybe your kitchen cabinets are old and worn out, or you’re probably just tired of what they look like, and you’d like something different. Refinishing your kitchen cabinets is a great solution to both problems as opposed to replacing them completely, which could be more expensive and time consuming.  Refinishing is also a great way of changing the appearance of your cabinets if they are still new. There are several types of  kitchen cabinet finishes you can use based on your desired result or the problem you’re trying to fix and some of them include:

Types of Kitchen Cabinet Refinishing

Here are some types of finishes you can use for your kitchen cabinets.

●      Kitchen Cabinet Painting

Painting is most likely the most typical method of cabinet refinishing. Painting adds an extra protective layer to the wooden cabinets and is water-resistant. For kitchen cabinets, semi-gloss paints are the best type of paints as they are easy to clean without removing the layer of paint. There are, however, other types of paint such as matte or flat and eggshell or satin. With cabinet painting, you have many color options to choose from, which allows you to get creative with colors, patterns, and themes. However, the surface must be rid of all dirt, moisture, and old paint before applying a new paint finish. Professional painting offers the best results and there are numerous professional painting services in Vista.

●      Kitchen Cabinet Staining

Another method of finishing your wooden kitchen cabinets is with wood stain. Not only are they aesthetic but they also protect the surface from water damage. Wood stains are of three types;

-         Solid stains:

This type of stain produces a solid covering on the wooden surface without penetrating the wood. This is the most protective type of wood stain finish.

-         Transparent stains

This type of stains allow the knots and grains of the wood to show through because they are absorbed into the wood. Transparent stains do not change the color of the wood and offer minimal protection to the wood surface.

-         Semi-transparent stains

Semi-transparent stains only allow a few of the knots and grains of the wood to show through. This type of stain is a balance between solid and transparent and offers slightly more protection to the wood surface than transparent stains do.

●      Laminating Kitchen cabinets

Another popular kitchen cabinet finish you can find in San Marcos CA is laminating which is a combination of paper and plastic materials to produce and a thin, hard decorative sheet. They are durable and resistant to chemicals and abrasion.

●      Glaze Cabinet Finishes

A glaze finish is transparent and usually applied to a cabinet surface that has already been finished with paints, stains, or any other finishing. A glaze finish adds profoundness and dimension to the surface, hence, we can call it an enhancer.