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Do you live in an older home that needs a lot of updating? One of the most expensive rooms to refinish or remodel is the kitchen. And the largest expense in that room is purchasing and installing all new cabinetry. But, there is an alternative and it is called cabinet refacing.

If your current cabinets were constructed well and are square and sturdy, a great option is to have the cabinets refaced. This doesn’t mean that tacky contact paper will be stuck all over your old cupboard doors and drawers. It means that all of those doors and drawers will be removed and new doors and drawer fronts, made of beautiful solid wood of your choice will appear. The existing outer frame of your cabinets can either be painted or stained to match or complement the new refaced cabinets or they can have a real wood, matching veneer glued onto them. A good cabinet refacing guide will walk you through each step of the process.

Cabinet refacing is the perfect option if you like the arrangement of your kitchen cabinets, but you dislike either the style or low-quality material that the cupboard doors and drawers are made of. All of your existing framework will stay in place. If your cupboard doors are standard sizes, you may be able to purchase new ones directly from your local home improvement store. If not, they may have to be special ordered. Even special ordering will still be hundreds of dollars less than installing all new cabinetry.

Knowing how to reface your cabinets is such a legitimate alternative and looks so natural and professional, that you may want to have all of the cabinets refaced in your whole house. You could do cabinet refacing in the laundry room, the bathrooms, and basement - virtually anywhere that you have old, outdated cabinets.

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