Cabinet Painting & Refinishing – Davis, CA

We refinish kitchen uppers, lowers, and islands, bathroom vanities, built-ins, and mudroom and laundry storage. Older downtown and campus-area bungalows tend toward compact kitchens — 12–20 doors and drawers — with original wood or replacement cabinets. Mace Ranch and Wildhorse homes run closer to 20–30 pieces for a standard tract kitchen. Rental properties in Davis often want a straightforward single-color refresh in a neutral that holds up to tenant turnover.

Doors and drawers come off labeled on day one, hardware bagged by location. The boxes get sanded and deglossed in place with dust containment set before we start. Doors spray off-site or in our mobile booth — the cleaner the spray environment, the better the finish. We prime with INSL-X Cabinet Coat or Sherwin-Williams Extreme Bond, then two finish coats of Sherwin-Williams Emerald Urethane Trim Enamel, Benjamin Moore Advance, or Dunn-Edwards Aristoshield. Older Davis homes sometimes have original finishes — shellac, oil-based paint — that need adhesion testing before we commit to a primer. We do that check on day one. Daily photo updates go out throughout the project.

Satin is the standard spec for kitchens — holds up to daily use and wipes clean easily, which matters especially in rental properties with higher turnover. Semi-gloss is the better call for bathroom vanities and high-moisture areas. Davis rental properties typically go with neutral whites — Sherwin-Williams Alabaster or Benjamin Moore Simply White — that photograph well and appeal to the widest range of tenants. Owner-occupied homes near downtown Davis see more variety: some lean toward warmer off-whites to complement the craftsman architecture, others go two-tone with a deeper island color. Mace Ranch and Wildhorse homes see more standard contemporary palettes consistent with newer tract construction across Yolo County.

Door and drawer count is the main variable. Older campus-area bungalows with compact kitchens cost less than larger Mace Ranch or Wildhorse kitchens with islands. The original finish matters: old shellac or oil-based paint needs adhesion testing and the right primer. A color change from stained wood to painted costs more in prep than refreshing an already-painted surface. Rental-grade work typically means single color, no glass inserts, existing hardware retained — all of which keeps the scope lean. Owner-occupied projects with two-tone specs or hardware replacement add to the cost.

We've refinished rental property kitchens near the UC Davis campus — compact bungalow layouts where the goal is a clean, durable neutral finish that holds up across tenant cycles. In Mace Ranch owner-occupied homes we've done standard white conversions on 1990s oak. In Wildhorse we've handled two-tone kitchen projects. Bathroom vanities in Davis rentals are a regular request, often done as a standalone 2–3 day project between tenants.