Cabinet Refacing, Refinishing & Painting in Ravenswood

Ravenswood is a leafy North Side Chicago neighborhood, one of the city's original railroad suburbs, laid out along the tracks in the late 1800s and later folded into the city. Cabinet painting, refacing, and refinishing are what we specialize in, not a service tacked onto general contracting, and that specialty is exactly what a Ravenswood kitchen calls for. It has a gracious, residential feel, with wide, tree-shaded streets and some of the larger, more character-filled homes on the North Side. The kitchens inside them deserve cabinet work that respects the house rather than fighting it.

The homes in Ravenswood

Ravenswood is known for its housing. Because it started life as a planned commuter suburb, many of its homes are larger and more gracious than the city norm, greystones, grand Victorians, American Foursquares, and bungalows on generous, tree-lined lots, with worker's cottages and two-flats mixed in. Along the old industrial corridor by the tracks, you will also find loft conversions and newer construction. Kitchens run from formal rooms in a big single-family home to open, contemporary spaces in a loft, and each one calls for its own approach.

Matching the color to the architecture

With homes this full of character, the cabinetry has to fit the room. A painted Shaker in white, off-white, sage, or a soft muted tone suits the greystones, Victorians, and Foursquares, and keeping a stained island or a run of real wood in the mix honors the woodwork these homes were built with. In a loft or a modern build, a clean Flat Panel fits beautifully. Two-tone works across the board, a painted perimeter with a stained white oak or walnut island for warmth and depth. 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

Homes this age come with their own quirks, and planning for them up front is the whole game. Cabinets settle over a century of a house shifting, hardware gets painted over through decades of touch-ups, and there are often layers of old finish to work through. Where the cabinetry is solid real wood, and in these homes it frequently is, the boxes usually have good bones, which makes them strong candidates for refinishing to bring the grain back, or for refacing or a fresh painted finish. You keep the layout and the character you love and put the work into the doors, drawer fronts, and finish you see and touch every day. All of it gets noted at the first walkthrough, so nothing catches you off guard mid-project.

Working in Ravenswood's homes, lofts, and flats

Ravenswood kitchens sit in everything from single-family houses to lofts, two-flats, and condo buildings, so a project here can call for a bit of coordination, and we take care of it as part of the job: certificates of insurance, any building or association rules, protecting stairwells and entryways, and keeping shared spaces clean as we come and go. Ravenswood is a straightforward run up the North Side from the Fulton shop in Pilsen, so we are close by and easy to schedule. 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.