Cabinet Painting & Refinishing – Redwood City, CA

We refinish kitchen uppers, lowers, islands, and pantry cabinets, plus bath vanities and built-in shelving. Downtown Redwood City's Victorian and older craftsman homes have smaller kitchens with original wood cabinets — often painted over multiple times and in need of a full strip-and-reprime before a clean finish can go on. Roosevelt-area tract homes typically have basic flat-panel or simple shaker cabinets in standard upper-lower bank configurations. Bayfront newer construction tends toward modern frameless or full-overlay shaker styles. We handle all three. Bath vanities are a regular part of the scope in older downtown homes being updated room by room.

Doors and drawers come off, get labeled, and go off-site or into a mobile spray booth for a flat, consistent finish. Box frames are sanded and deglossed in place with dust containment. We use SW Emerald Urethane Trim Enamel or BM Advance as the finish system, with INSL-X Cabinet Coat or SW Extreme Bond as bonding primer. Bayfront and near-bay homes in Redwood City deal with salt-air exposure — we inspect hinges, slides, and pulls for corrosion at teardown, treat sealed hardware before reinstall, and note any pieces that should be replaced due to rust or binding. Pre-1978 homes — which includes most of the Victorian and Roosevelt-era stock — follow EPA RRP lead-paint protocol.

Satin is the practical choice for kitchens — cleanable and not overly reflective. Semi-gloss for bathrooms where moisture resistance matters. Downtown Redwood City's Victorian and craftsman homes suit warm whites and creamy tones that work with original wood trim. Roosevelt-era kitchens being updated tend toward cleaner whites or greiges. Bayfront newer homes often go for bright whites or muted cool tones. We work off whatever palette direction you've already landed on.

Door and drawer count is the first variable. Victorian kitchens tend to be smaller and simpler; Roosevelt-era tract homes are mid-range; bayfront newer construction can run larger. The condition of the existing finish is the second variable — multiple paint layers on original Victorian cabinetry add prep steps. Color change adds a primer coat. Salt-air hardware inspection adds time at teardown and reinstall. Pre-1978 lead-paint scope adds to the prep phase.

We've worked on original Victorian-era kitchen cabinets in the downtown Redwood City grid — multiple paint layers going back decades, full strip and INSL-X prime before the finish coat went on. We've also refinished standard tract kitchens in the Roosevelt neighborhood where the existing factory white was in decent shape and just needed degloss, prime, and two finish coats to look clean again.