Cabinet Refacing, Refinishing & Painting in Oak Brook

Cabinet specialists who understand an Oak Brook kitchen

Oak Brook is a west suburb about 19 miles from downtown Chicago, and it is built on a different scale than most. Cabinet painting, refacing, and refinishing are what we specialize in, not a service tacked onto general contracting, and that specialty is exactly what an Oak Brook kitchen calls for. The village took shape in the late 1950s and 1960s as a low-density community of large lots, winding roads, and open space, with polo fields and a golf course at its center. What grew up around all that is a village of substantial homes, and the kitchens inside them tend to be large, well-appointed, and held to a high standard, which is exactly how we like to work.

The homes in Oak Brook

Oak Brook is almost entirely large single-family homes set on generous lots, with very little of the density you find in most suburbs. Much of the housing dates to the 1960s through the 1980s, when the village was first built out, alongside a steady wave of newer luxury homes and full rebuilds since. Kitchens in homes like these are rarely short on space, which opens up room for a proper island, a butler's pantry, and the kind of layout a large household runs on, and it makes the finish on the cabinetry a real centerpiece rather than an afterthought.

Matching the color to the architecture

With kitchens this size, color and material carry the whole room. A painted Shaker in white, off-white, sage, or a soft muted tone keeps a large kitchen feeling fresh and current, and there is plenty of room for a two-tone look, a painted perimeter with a stained white oak or walnut island that adds warmth and depth. Many Oak Brook kitchens were built in a heavier Tuscan or Mediterranean style in the 2000s, and softening that toward something lighter and more current is some of our favorite work here. A designer consultation comes with every sizable project. Together you land on a cabinet color that works with your floors, your trim, your light, and the age of the home.

Older kitchens, and the quirks we plan for

The older estate kitchens and the 2000s Tuscan builds tend to reach the same point. Finishes darken and date, hinges loosen, and heavy molding, corbels, and coffee-toned islands start to feel out of trend, and MDF center panels on those Tuscan islands can swell where they have taken on moisture over the years. In most of these homes the boxes are still solid, well-built cabinetry with good bones, which makes them strong candidates for refacing or a fresh painted finish. You keep the layout you like and put the work into the surfaces you see and touch every day, and all of it gets noted at the first walkthrough so nothing catches you off guard mid-project.

More than the kitchen in an Oak Brook home

A home this size usually has more woodwork worth caring for than just the kitchen. A lot of Oak Brook projects grow to take in a butler's pantry, a mudroom, an office, a wet bar, or vanities throughout, all finished to match so the house reads as one considered whole. Oak Brook is a straight shot west from the Fulton shop, well within the service area, so getting a crew to your street is simple. Expectations get set from the very beginning, and from the first coat to the last, the only job is to meet them and exceed them.