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Cabinet Painting in Raleigh, NC
Raleigh kitchens span everything from Victorian-era Oakwood homes to brand-new construction in Brier Creek, and Simpli Painted sprays each one to the same factory-smooth standard, using Sherwin-Williams Gallery Series and backing the finish with a 2-year warranty. That is what cabinet painting and cabinet refinishing Raleigh NC homeowners get from us: a proper sprayed refinish, not a brush-and-roller paint job.
Raleigh, NC Homeowners — A Cabinet Painting Specialist Worth Knowing
Raleigh was planned as the state capital in 1788, and the City of Oaks has neighborhoods from every era since. Oakwood holds Victorian homes from the 1870s onward, Hayes Barton and Boylan Heights have 1920s Tudors, Colonials, and bungalows, and the areas around NC State are full of 1950s to ’80s ranches and split-levels. North Raleigh along Six Forks Road was mostly built between 1970 and 1990. Wakefield, Brier Creek, and Falls River came through the 1990s and early 2000s, and new communities keep going up in the northeast near I-540.
Whether it’s forty-year-old oak in a North Hills kitchen or builder-grade doors in a new Brier Creek home, every project gets the same full process: thorough degreasing, filling and sanding of every ding and worn edge, bonding primer, and a sprayed Gallery Series topcoat. We don’t skip steps on newer cabinets or rush older ones.
Doors and drawer fronts come off, get labeled, and go to our shop for spraying in a controlled environment. Boxes are masked and sprayed in place. Nothing is brushed. The result is an even, durable finish with no brush marks, no roller texture, and no drips on the door edges. For cabinet painting Raleigh NC, that standard is the whole point.
- Kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and built-ins
- 3 to 5 business days, about 3 of them in your home
- Doors and drawer fronts sprayed in our shop, boxes sprayed in place
- 2-year warranty against peeling, blistering and yellowing
- 4,000+ kitchens, 11+ years in business, 5.0 on Google, licensed and insured
- Interest-free financing available, if you qualify
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What Kitchen Cabinet Painting Costs in Raleigh
Most full kitchens we paint run between $3,000 and $8,000. Where yours lands depends on the number of doors and drawer fronts, the size of the kitchen, and extras like crown molding, an island or a wine rack. Painting costs a fraction of new cabinets because your boxes, doors and countertops stay right where they are.
Getting a number is simple. Text or send us three or four photos of your kitchen and we’ll send back a written quote, usually the same day. Interest-free financing is available if you qualify.
Cabinet Painting vs. Refinishing vs. Refacing vs. Replacing
Most Raleigh homeowners searching for cabinet refinishing want exactly what we do: the existing cabinets cleaned, repaired, primed and sprayed with a new factory-style finish. Refacing covers the boxes with veneer and swaps out the doors and drawer fronts. Replacement means tearing the old cabinets out and installing new ones. If your cabinets are solid and in good shape, refinishing gets you a new-looking kitchen in under a week for a fraction of the cost. Read our refinishing vs. refacing comparison.
How a Raleigh Cabinet Job Runs, Day by Day
Day 1. The crew arrives between 7 and 8 a.m. Doors and drawer fronts are removed, labeled and taken to our shop. Everything that isn’t being painted gets covered, plastic containment goes up, and the boxes are cleaned, degreased, sanded and caulked. Plan on not using the kitchen that night.
Day 2. Everything is primed and sprayed. Once it looks right, the containment comes down and you get your kitchen back that evening.
A few days later. Once your doors pass inspection at the shop, the crew comes back to rehang every door and drawer front and handle any touch-ups that couldn’t be done while the paint was fresh.
What we paint
Fronts and backs of doors and drawer fronts, the cabinet boxes and face frames, the one-inch return inside each door opening, and the underside of the upper cabinets. The insides and shelves of glass-door cabinets get painted too.
What we don’t paint
The tops of upper cabinets, the insides of solid-door cabinets, shelving, and drawer boxes (only the drawer faces come off).
How to get your kitchen ready
Clear your countertops and any glass-door cabinets completely, and empty the front half of every other shelf and drawer so we have room to mask, pull hinges and handles, and get a drill to the drawer faces. Appliances stay where they are; we wrap them and spray around them. If you want the area behind the refrigerator painted, move the fridge out of the kitchen before we arrive, because our crew isn’t allowed to move it. Either way, the price is the same.
The Simpli Painted Process — Delivered to Every Raleigh, NC Kitchen
Every Raleigh client receives the same thorough, carefully managed process that is backed by five-star Google reviews across the greater Charlotte area. Here’s exactly what that looks like on your project:
Cabinet painting exclusively — Not one service among many. Ronald has spent 26 years in the trade, including work as a NACE-certified coatings inspector on the V.C. Summer nuclear reactor, and cabinets are all this crew does.
Off-site shop painting — Doors and drawer fronts are carefully removed, labeled, and transported to the shop, where a clean and controlled environment produces an even, consistent finish.
Thorough cleaning & degreasing — Every surface meticulously cleaned of years of kitchen grease, cooking residue, and buildup before any primer is applied.
Complete surface preparation — Every scratch, ding, worn edge, and surface imperfection filled, sanded, and repaired before painting begins.
Bonding primer and Sherwin-Williams Gallery Series — Gallery Series is a single-component waterborne acrylic topcoat, and we have held a Sherwin-Williams commercial account for over a decade. If you prefer another brand, such as Renner or Milesi, we will spray it as long as it can be sourced.
Spray-applied finish — Perfectly smooth, perfectly even coverage with zero brush marks, zero roller texture, and zero visual shortcuts.
Respectful job site management — Every countertop, appliance, floor surface, and surrounding area carefully masked and fully protected at every stage of the project.
Same crew, same process, every job — the painters on your kitchen have been with Simpli Painted for years and paint cabinets only, and every cabinet gets the same prep, primer, and sprayed topcoat.
Serving Raleigh & The Heart of the Triangle
We provide cabinet painting Raleigh NC homeowners can count on across the city: Downtown and Glenwood South, Five Points, Hayes Barton, Oakwood and Boylan Heights, Midtown and North Hills, North Raleigh along Six Forks and Falls of Neuse, Brier Creek, Wakefield, Falls River, and the newer neighborhoods along I-540.
We paint kitchens across the Triangle too: Cary, Apex, Wake Forest, Durham, Chapel Hill, Morrisville, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina (including Angier and Coats), Garner, Knightdale, Clayton and Rolesville. Send us three or four photos of your kitchen and we’ll send back a written quote, usually the same day.
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Raleigh Cabinet Painting FAQ
Do you really work in Raleigh?
Yes. We’ve painted Raleigh kitchens since the company started more than 11 years ago, and Raleigh and the rest of the Triangle get the same crew, the same process and the same 2-year warranty as our Charlotte kitchens.
How much does cabinet painting cost in Raleigh?
Most full kitchens run $3,000 to $8,000. Send three or four photos and we’ll send a written quote, usually the same day.
How long will I be without my kitchen?
The job takes 3 to 5 business days, about 3 of them in your home. You lose the kitchen the night of day 1 and usually get it back the evening of day 2. The crew comes back a few days later to rehang the doors.
Is cabinet painting the same as cabinet refinishing?
The way we do it, yes. It’s a full refinish: degrease, repair, sand, bonding primer and a sprayed topcoat. That’s different from refacing, which replaces the doors and covers the boxes.
What paint do you use?
A bonding primer and a Sherwin-Williams Gallery Series topcoat. We can also spray another brand you prefer if it can be sourced.
Will there be brush marks?
No. Everything is sprayed: doors and drawer fronts in our shop, boxes in place.
Do I have to empty my cabinets?
Clear your countertops and any glass-door cabinets completely, plus the front half of every other shelf and drawer.
Do you paint bathroom vanities and built-ins?
Yes. We paint kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and built-ins.
What does the warranty cover?
Two years against peeling, blistering and yellowing.
Do you offer financing?
Yes. Interest-free financing is available if you qualify. Ask when you request your quote.
Ready for a quote? Text or call (704) 978-7618 or use our free quote form. Send three or four photos of your kitchen and we’ll usually have a written quote back to you the same day.
