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Cabinet Painting & Refinishing
Fabricio Painting provides cabinet painting and refinishing in South Dennis, MA, for kitchens and bathroom vanities across Cape Cod. A typical kitchen runs $3,000 to $8,000 and is completed in three to ten days depending on door and drawer count. We degrease, sand, prime, and spray a cabinet-grade enamel over your existing boxes and doors so the result looks like new casework, not a repaint. Homeowners choose this when the boxes are structurally sound but the finish is dated, yellowed, or worn at the pulls. Fabricio Painting has served Cape Cod since 2007 and holds a 5-star rating on Google Reviews.
Cabinet Refinishing
Cabinet refinishing from Fabricio Painting covers prep and painting of your cabinet boxes, doors, and drawer fronts, plus minor wood repair, masking of countertops and walls, hardware removal and reinstall, and full cleanup. It does not include countertop or backsplash replacement, structural cabinet repair, or plumbing and electrical work. Every surface goes through a full degreasing wash, scuff-sanding at 120 to 220 grit, one to two coats of bonding primer, and two to three coats of cabinet-grade enamel, followed by a 7 to 14 day cure before normal use. Dry to the touch is not the same as cured, and cabinets look done days before the finish is ready for daily wear. Fabricio Painting handles kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities across Cape Cod, including South Dennis, Yarmouth, Dennis, and Barnstable, on homes, second homes, and small commercial properties.
Sub Services
Each service below has its own page with full detail, all under our Cape Cod painting services hub.
Walls, ceilings, trim, and woodwork finished clean, with prep and masking done right. Best for year-round homes and quick off-season turnarounds on second homes. See interior house painting on Cape Cod.
Clapboard, shingle, and trim coated to hold against salt, fog, and strong coastal sun. Built for Cape homes on exposed lots. See exterior house painting on Cape Cod.
Kitchen and bath cabinets brought back to a smooth, durable finish for far less than replacement. Full degreasing, bonding primer, and cabinet-grade enamel sprayed to a furniture-grade result. See cabinet refinishing on Cape Cod.
Decks, fences, and railings cleaned and sealed with stain chosen for the exposure. The right product on a deck that faces the water adds years of life. See deck and fence staining.
Interior and exterior trim, casings, and molding finished with sharp, lasting lines. See trim and molding painting on Cape Cod.
Cracks, water stains, and dated popcorn ceilings repaired so the surface is ready for paint. See drywall and ceiling repair on Cape Cod.
Full wallpaper removal and wall prep before paint, leaving surfaces smooth and ready for a clean topcoat without lifted seams or adhesive shadows. See wallpaper removal on Cape Cod.
Exterior surfaces, driveways, decks, and siding cleaned and prepped before any coating work begins. Salt, mildew, and dirt removed so paint and stain bond properly. See pressure washing on Cape Cod.
Exterior cleaning and surface prep before cabinet or interior work are handled through our pressure washing services on the Cape.
Homeowner Guide
The prep stage decides whether the finish holds for years or peels within months. Look for a contractor who degreases every surface with a TSP or equivalent wash, scuff-sands at 120 to 220 grit, and fills nicks and open grain before priming. Skipped degreasing is the most common reason kitchen cabinet finishes fail early, because cooking oil residue breaks the bond between enamel and wood.
Laminate, thermofoil, and previously varnished surfaces each need a bonding primer rather than a standard one. Ask whether the contractor will run an adhesion test on your specific cabinets and which primer they plan to use. Contractors who apply a single primer to every job regardless of substrate are cutting a corner that shows up as peeling within a season on difficult surfaces.
A detailed written quote should name what is included and what is not, covering box prep, door and drawer front painting, hardware removal and reinstall, masking, and cleanup. It should also identify what falls outside the scope, such as countertop work or structural cabinet repair. Vague quotes become disputes mid-job.
Cabinet-grade enamel looks dry to the touch within hours but needs 7 to 14 days to fully cure before the shelves are loaded and the doors see daily use. A contractor who hands off the kitchen on the last spray day and expects normal use immediately is handing you a finish that will mark and scuff before it has hardened. Ask for a written cure window and a final walkthrough before sign-off.
Service Area
Fabricio Painting refinishes cabinets throughout the Mid Cape, with consistent work in Dennis, Yarmouth, Harwich, and Brewster close to our South Dennis base. We also take kitchen and bathroom vanity projects in Falmouth, Mashpee, and Sandwich on the Upper Cape, in Chatham and Orleans, and out to Wellfleet and Provincetown on the Outer Cape. Beyond the bridges, we serve Plymouth and Duxbury as well.
From one end of Cape Cod to the other, the same local crew handles the prep, priming, and spraying and answers the phone when you call.
See what local homeowners in South Dennis and across Cape Cod say about working with Fabricio Painting on their exterior and interior projects.
"Fabricio Painting did a full exterior repaint on our South Dennis home. The crew was thorough with prep, masked everything carefully, and the finished coat looks excellent. They clearly know how to work with Cape Cod's weather conditions."
"From the estimate to the final walkthrough, the communication was excellent. They showed up when they said they would, worked cleanly, and the exterior looks better than it has in years. Would recommend to any Dennis homeowner without hesitation."
"Professional, detail-oriented, and genuinely respectful of our property. They identified areas of peeling trim we had not noticed and addressed them properly before painting. The result speaks for itself. A crew that takes real pride in their work."
Where We're Based
We are based in South Dennis and serve homeowners across Cape Cod and the surrounding communities. Most projects start with a free on site visit, so we come to you.
Most projects start with a free on site visit. Tell us where your home is located and we will confirm coverage for your area.
Frequently Asked Questions
Get answers to common questions about cabinet painting and refinishing costs, methods, timelines, materials, and what to expect during a professional cabinet refinishing project in South Dennis and across Cape Cod.
Cabinet refinishing on Cape Cod runs $7 to $16 per square foot installed, or roughly $3,000 to $8,000 for an average kitchen. What moves the number is door and drawer count, whether the existing surface is laminate or solid wood, how complex the color change is, and whether doors are removed for off-site spraying. We confirm the figure after seeing the space.
Spray finishing through an HVLP gun gives the smoothest, most factory-like result and is what we use when doors are removed and sprayed in a controlled setup. Brush-and-roll suits simpler repaints where removal is not practical. Resurfacing adds new door faces over existing boxes. We assess the substrate and the result you want before recommending which approach fits your cabinets.
A bathroom vanity set takes one to two days. An average kitchen of 20 to 30 doors and drawers runs three to five days on-site, or five to ten days if doors are removed and sprayed off-site. Large or multi-room kitchens can take one to two weeks including cure time. We coordinate the schedule before work starts so the timeline fits your household.
Refinishing makes sense when the cabinet boxes are structurally sound and the finish is the only problem. If the frames are damaged or the layout no longer works, replacement is the honest answer. In South Dennis, we check the substrate at the assessment visit and tell you which path holds up before any commitment is made.
We cover cabinet box, door, and drawer front prep and painting, minor wood repair and filling, masking of countertops and walls, hardware removal and reinstall, and cleanup. Countertop or backsplash replacement, structural box repair, plumbing or electrical disconnects, and interior shelf refinishing are not included unless that scope is agreed before work begins.
Laminate and thermofoil surfaces can be refinished, but they need a shellac-based or urethane bonding primer rather than a standard one, and the surface must pass an adhesion test first. We check the existing finish type at the assessment visit and build the prep sequence around the actual material so the topcoat holds through daily use.
We apply bonding primers such as Zinsser B-I-N shellac-based or INSL-X Stix on previously finished or laminate surfaces, then finish with cabinet-grade waterborne alkyd or acrylic-urethane enamels including Benjamin Moore Advance, Sherwin-Williams ProClassic, or BM Scuff-X. The product tier is matched to the wear demands of the specific kitchen or bath rather than applied uniformly across every job.
Every cabinet refinishing job we complete in the Cape Cod service area is backed by a 1 year workmanship warranty. We also do not leave a job until you have walked through it with us and confirmed the result is right. If something is off after the walkthrough, we come back to correct it.
Ready to Get Started
You are weighing your options, and that is the right approach before committing to a cabinet project. When you reach out, we schedule a free on-site visit, check the actual substrate and finish condition, and deliver a clear quote, usually within 2 to 3 days. Fabricio Painting is a family run company that has served Cape Cod homeowners since 2007.
