Cabinet Painting in Oak Park, IL Without the Mess or the Downtime
Kitchen cabinets sprayed smooth, doors removed and painted off-site, and your kitchen usable by dinner. Licensed, insured, and painting Cook County cabinets every week. Free estimates, and $50 off when you book online.
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How much does cabinet painting cost in Oak Park, IL?
Cabinet painting in Oak Park, IL starts at $179 with Broadview True Coat Painting, a licensed and insured Illinois painting company that gives free written estimates. Every cabinet job includes degreasing and sanding all surfaces, priming and two sprayed coats of a durable cabinet-grade finish, and new hardware reinstalled. We paint cabinets in Oak Park, Broadview, Forest Park, River Forest, Melrose Park and the rest of the Cook County suburbs.
Cabinet Painting Prices in Oak Park, IL
Here's where our pricing starts for the cabinet jobs Oak Park homeowners ask for most. Final price depends on the number of doors and drawers, the condition of the wood, and whether you want a colour change that needs extra coats. You get that number in writing before we start.
| Cabinet project | What it usually covers | Starts at |
|---|---|---|
| Full kitchen cabinet painting | All doors, drawers, frames and boxes | $179 |
| Upper cabinet repaint | Just the wall cabinets, doors removed and sprayed | $99 |
| Lower cabinet repaint | Base cabinets only, including toe kick | $99 |
| Island cabinet painting | Kitchen island, all sides and doors | $149 |
| Bathroom vanity cabinet painting | Vanity doors, drawers and front frame | $149 |
| Laundry room cabinets | Cabinets above appliances, doors included | $99 |
| Built-in bookcase painting | Shelves and face frame, sanded and primed | $149 |
| Kitchen cabinet refinishing | Sanding, priming, topcoat on existing wood | $179 |
| Custom colour cabinet painting | Full spray job in any Benjamin Moore or Sherwin-Williams colour | $199 |
| Cabinet hardware replacement | New handles and hinges installed during reassembly | $79 |
Not sure which line you fall under? Call (708) 797-7649 and describe your Oak Park kitchen. Most estimates take about five minutes on the phone.
What Makes Cabinet Painting Harder Than It Looks in Oak Park Homes
A lot of Oak Park kitchens are original to the house, which means decades of cooking grease, worn varnish and that shiny oil-based finish that comes on older cabinets. Rolling over that without preparation is why so many DIY cabinet jobs peel or stick shut within six months. Our crews deal with these kitchens every week, the same way we do on our kitchen painting jobs across the county.
Grease won't let paint stick
Oily film above the stove stops adhesion. We degrease every surface before sanding so the primer grabs.
Old varnish is too slick
Shiny cabinet doors need a full scuff-sand. Skip that and the new finish chips around the handles. See our trim work.
Bare wood needs real primer
Water-based paint soaks into bare edges. We use a bonding primer that seals the grain and blocks tannins.
Brush strokes show on flat doors
Rolling leaves stippling. We spray the doors on saw horses for a finish that feels like it came from a factory.
Dark stains bleed through light paint
Going from cherry to white takes a stain-blocking primer. Without it, the brown comes through. Details on our primer coating.
Door frames have dust trapped
Spray dust settles in the frames. We tack-rag every run so the finish has nothing to land on.
What You Get With Cabinet Painting From Broadview True Coat Painting
Book us for cabinet painting in Oak Park and this is the standard package. Nothing here is an upsell we spring on you halfway through the week.
- +Full cabinet disassemblyDoors and drawer fronts come off, labelled, and set up in our spray area.
- +Deep degreasing and sandingEvery surface cleaned and scuffed so the primer bonds to the wood.
- +Stain-blocking primerBare wood and tannin bleed get sealed before any colour goes on.
- +Two sprayed finish coatsBenjamin Moore Advance or Sherwin-Williams Emerald, in the sheen that suits your kitchen.
- +Cabinet boxes painted on-siteFrames, sides and toe kicks get brush-and-roll finish matched to the doors.
- +Colour help if you want itBring us a photo of your kitchen and we'll suggest three colours that work with your counters.
- +Daily cleanupDrop cloths, tape and dust vacated from your kitchen each evening.
- +Reassembly and walkthroughDoors hung, handles back on, drawers gliding smooth. We fix anything you point at.
An Oak Park Cabinet Crew, Not a Call Centre
We're based a few minutes away in Broadview, so when you call about a kitchen off Lake Street or near Oak Park Avenue, you're talking to the people who will be standing in your house. We know the housing stock here: the Prairie-style homes with custom millwork, the 1920s bungalows with original cabinet doors, and the two-flats near the Green Line that need a fresh look before listing.
That same crew covers the neighbouring suburbs too, from Forest Park and River Forest across to Elmwood Park, Melrose Park and Hillside. Same crew, same prep, same price list.
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Cabinet Painting for Oak Park Houses, Offices and Rental Units
One crew, three kinds of jobs. Whether it's your home kitchen, your office breakroom, or the unit you need turned over by the first, the prep and the finish are the same.
Houses and apartments
Kitchens, bathrooms, laundry rooms and built-ins across Oak Park. We paint one set of cabinets or the whole house, including kitchen painting and bathroom painting. Neighbours in Berkeley and Westchester book the same package.
Offices and storefronts
Breakroom cabinets, retail display cases and church kitchens along Lake Street. We work evenings and weekends so you don't close, and we handle larger sites through our commercial interior painting and office painting teams. Same setup in Cicero and Berwyn.
Landlords and move-outs
Turnover cabinet refresh is our fastest work. Degrease, scuff, prime, two coats, keys back to you. Most small kitchens are done in three days. Add touch-up painting before photos, or pair with house painting. Property managers in Chicago and Oak Park use us the same way.
We also paint cabinets across the rest of the county and out into the collar suburbs:
How We Paint Cabinets in Oak Park, Step by Step
Most of the work that decides how a cabinet job looks in five years happens before any colour goes on the wood. Here's the order we do it in, every single time.
Walk the kitchen with you
We look at every door, drawer and cabinet box, then write the price down. No charge, no pressure.
Lock the colour choice
Samples sprayed on a spare door or board, checked in daylight and kitchen light before anything is ordered.
Remove and label everything
Doors off, drawers out, hinges bagged and labelled so they go back on the same cabinet.
Degrease and sand
Every surface cleaned, scuffed, corners sanded by hand. This is the day that takes the longest.
Prime the problem spots
Stain-blocking primer on bare wood and over dark varnish, applied in a thin coat that levels out.
Spray doors and roll boxes
Doors laid flat and sprayed on saw horses. Boxes get brushed and rolled in place with matched paint.
Two coats and a light sand
Second coat goes on after the first dries, sanded lightly between coats for a glass-smooth feel.
Reassemble and inspect
Doors hung, drawers back in, hardware on, then you walk it and we fix anything you point at.
The Cabinet Painting Problems Oak Park Homeowners Call Us About
Almost every call starts with one of these. Here's what's actually going on, and what your kitchen looks like once we're done.
Sticky cabinet doors that stick shut
Paint on the edges and frames builds up and makes doors jam. We sand the edges bare and finish them thin so they close clean. Same treatment on door painting.
Peeling paint around the handles
Oil from hands breaks down paint over time. We degrease and sand so the new finish bonds better. Details on our touch-up work.
A kitchen that looks like new cabinets
Factory-smooth finish, no brush marks, doors and drawers that open without friction.
Your kitchen back by the end of the week
Doors reinstalled, hardware back on, no tape left behind. Low-odour paint means you cook in the room that night.
Why Homeowners Hire Broadview True Coat Painting for Cabinet Work in Oak Park, IL
We're not the cheapest number you'll get, and we'll tell you that on the phone. What you get instead is a crew that preps properly, shows up when we said, and doesn't disappear for three days in the middle of your kitchen.
Cabinets are a speciality. We paint them every week, not as a sideline to something else. We know what works on oak, maple and painted surfaces.
Licensed and insured in Illinois, so your kitchen counters, floors and appliances are covered from the minute we arrive.
Based in Broadview, minutes from Oak Park. If something needs a fix after we leave, we're not driving in from another county.
What's true on every Oak Park cabinet job:
What a Finished Cabinet Job Looks Like When You Walk Back In
Smooth doors that close evenly. Even colour across every panel. Hardware back on straight and drawers that glide.
The People Holding the Spray Gun in Your Kitchen
Wondering who's actually walking through your front door? We're a small painting outfit out of Broadview, licensed and insured in Illinois, working Oak Park and the Cook County suburbs around it. The same crew comes back each day until your job is done. You get a free estimate, a written price, and a phone number that reaches a person and not a queue.
Call (708) 797-7649 and we'll have your cabinet painting price in about five minutes. Book online and take $50 off.
Book online and save $50What Oak Park Neighbours Say After the Van Pulls Away
Most of our Oak Park cabinet work comes from someone down the street. Read what homeowners said about the prep, the finish and how their kitchen looked when we finished.
Other Painting Work We Do Around Oak Park and Cook County
Cabinet painting is a big part of our week, but the same crew covers most of what a house or building needs.
Interior painting
Walls, ceilings and trim for the rest of your house. See interior house painting.
Kitchen painting
Walls and ceilings to match your new cabinets. Details on kitchen painting.
Exterior painting
Siding, trim and porches prepped for Illinois winters. See exterior house painting.
Commercial painting
Offices, retail and multi-unit buildings, scheduled after hours. See commercial painting.
Also asked for a lot: door painting, trim painting, bathroom painting, primer coating and colour consultation.
Cabinet Painting in Oak Park, IL: Common Questions
How much does cabinet painting cost in Oak Park, IL?
How long does it take to paint a kitchen in Oak Park?
How soon can you start a cabinet painting job in Oak Park?
Can you paint the old oak cabinets in Oak Park homes?
Do you paint cabinet boxes or just the doors?
What type of paint do you use on cabinets?
Do I need to empty my cabinets before you start?
Is Broadview True Coat Painting licensed and insured?
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