Cabinet Refacing in Bellevue, WA
Bellevue Kitchen Remodeling Pros is King County's trusted expert in kitchen cabinet refacing, specializing in wood veneer face frame resurfacing, solid hardwood door and drawer front fabrication, and soft-close hinge and slide retrofits. We offer rigid thermofoil and high-pressure laminate door options.
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Tell us about the project and we will get back to you the same business day.
Or call (940) 209-3977. Calls only, we do not receive text messages.
Licensed, insured and bonded in Washington State. No obligation, and no charge for the visit.
Thank you. We have your request and will reply the same business day.
BeforeAfterThe same room, before demolition and after punch
Drag the handle across. One project, one camera position, no staging between the two frames.
You are judging the finish, not the photography. We show comparable work on homes like yours before anything is signed.
See the galleryOur team provides cabinet interior upgrades and finished end panel installation, delivering week-long transformations for homes and low-disruption resurfacing for both residential and commercial properties. Backed by a Washington State contractor license and general liability insurance, we take on work at every scale, from a nine door galley to a 40 opening kitchen with a butler's pantry.
From checking a sink base for hidden water damage to trimming veneer tight against a scribed end panel, our team handles every detail. Serving Bellevue and neighboring Newcastle, Mercer Island and Issaquah, we deliver fast, clean, low-disruption service and reliable, professional, beautiful results on every cabinet refacing project.
Call (940) 209-3977 for a free in-home cabinet evaluation. We will open a few doors, check the boxes, and tell you honestly whether refacing is right for your kitchen.
What Cabinet Refacing Actually Is
Your cabinet boxes stay. Everything you see is replaced.
- New doors and drawer fronts, built to your exact openings in your chosen style and species
- Matching veneer or laminate on the face frames, box ends and every exposed side
- New finished end panels, toe kick covering, crown and light rail
- New hinges, full-extension soft-close slides, and handles or knobs
- Optional interior upgrades: pull-out shelves, lazy susans, tray dividers, trash pull-out
- Old doors, fronts and hardware hauled away
It looks like new cabinetry because everything visible is new cabinetry. What you keep is the part nobody sees: the box and its position. That is why the job takes days instead of months.
Is Your Kitchen a Good Candidate?
Refacing works when the bones are good. We check five things at the free evaluation:
- Box material. Solid plywood is ideal. Particleboard still works if it is dry and intact, but swollen panels cannot hold new hardware.
- Water damage. The sink base is the usual casualty. A soft floor under the disposal is a replace signal, not a reface signal.
- Structure. Face frames square and attached, shelves not sagging, boxes level and tight to the wall.
- Layout. If the kitchen works the way you cook, refacing keeps it. If not, new cabinets are the only fix.
- Sizes. Refacing preserves existing widths and heights. Wanting a 42 inch upper where a 30 inch one lives means replacement.
Bellevue's housing stock makes this a common call. Plenty of homes in Lake Hills, Woodridge and Newport were built with solid plywood boxes still sound decades later, sitting under doors that stopped looking current in the 1990s.
Cabinet Refacing Cost in Bellevue
Refacing is priced by opening count (doors plus drawer fronts), material, and linear feet of veneer.
| Scope | Typical Bellevue range | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Small kitchen, up to about 15 openings | $6,000 to $12,000 | Doors, fronts, veneer, hinges, slides, hardware |
| Average kitchen, 20 to 30 openings | $12,000 to $22,000 | Same, plus finished ends, crown and light rail |
| Large or premium, 30+ openings, solid hardwood | $22,000 to $35,000 | Custom profiles, matched grain, interior upgrades |
| Bundled with counters, backsplash and fixtures | $25,000 to $50,000 | The full cosmetic remodel on the existing layout |
What moves the number:
- Door material. Rigid thermofoil is the value option, painted MDF the middle, solid maple or white oak the top.
- Opening count. A galley with 14 openings and a U-shape with 32 are different jobs at the same square footage.
- Exposed sides. Every island end, peninsula return and visible box side needs veneer or a panel.
- Interior work. Pull-out shelves, lazy susans and organizers are priced per unit.
- Condition. Box repairs and a rebuilt sink base floor happen before refacing starts.
A reface typically lands at roughly a third to half the cost of comparable new cabinetry. That gap is the reason the service exists.
Refacing, Painting or Replacing
| Approach | Cost | Time on site | Best when |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painting existing doors | Lowest | 3 to 7 days | Boxes and doors both sound, you want a color change |
| Refacing | Middle | 3 to 6 days | Boxes sound, doors dated or damaged, layout works |
| New cabinets | Highest | 1 to 2 weeks install, 6 to 12 weeks lead | Boxes failing, or layout and sizes must change |
Painting is cheaper but keeps your old door style, old hinges and any existing damage. Refacing changes the style entirely and adds new hardware. Only replacement changes the layout, and our custom cabinet installation page covers that.
Door Styles, Veneers and Finishes
| Material | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Solid hardwood | Maple, oak, ash, birch, cherry, alder | Stain-grade. Maple takes stain cleanly, oak shows open grain, alder reads soft and warm. |
| Painted MDF | Smooth, seamless, stable | Stays flat and holds a factory finish better than solid wood on a flat panel. The most requested option here. |
| Rigid thermofoil | Vinyl heat-formed over MDF | Seamless, easy to clean, strong value. Keep it clear of an unvented wall oven. |
| High-pressure laminate | Post-formed or self-edge over MDF or particleboard | Durable, huge color range, the same material family used on laminate counters. |
| Wood veneer sheet | Matches the door species | Goes on the face frames and box ends so the kitchen reads as one piece. |
Door styles run from flat slab through shaker to raised panel and mullion glass. Matching matters most on the veneer. If the face frame veneer and the door species disagree in grain or tone, the eye catches it immediately, so we order both together from the same run.
This is also the cheapest moment you will ever have to change the counters and the wall behind them. See countertop replacement and backsplash installation.
What Refacing Cannot Do
Honest limits, up front:
- It cannot move a cabinet, change a width, or open a blind corner.
- It cannot fix a bad layout, a cramped aisle, or a sink in the wrong place.
- It cannot rescue boxes that are water damaged, racked or crumbling.
- It cannot add a run where none exists, though we can build matching new boxes alongside a reface.
If two or more of those describe your kitchen, refacing is the wrong purchase, and we say so at the evaluation rather than after your deposit. A full kitchen remodel is the honest answer then.
How Refacing Works
- Free in-home evaluation. We inspect the boxes, count openings, and measure every door and drawer front.
- Selections. Door style, material, finish, hardware and interior upgrades.
- Written estimate. Fixed scope, itemized, with box repairs priced separately.
- Fabrication. Doors and fronts built to your measurements, typically 3 to 5 weeks.
- Day one. Old doors, fronts and hardware off. Boxes cleaned, prepped, repaired.
- Veneer applied and trimmed on face frames, box ends and exposed sides.
- Install. Hinges, doors, slides, fronts, end panels, crown, light rail, hardware.
- Adjustment and walkthrough. Every door aligned and every soft-close set before we leave.
Three to six days on site for most Bellevue kitchens. Sink, appliances and countertops keep working the whole time, which makes refacing the easiest kitchen project in this catalog to live through.
Related Services
Refacing pairs with the rest of a cosmetic refresh. New surfaces are countertop replacement, the wall behind them is backsplash installation, and a matching new kitchen island can sit alongside refaced perimeter runs. Condo owners should read condo and townhome kitchen remodeling, since refacing clears HOA review easily. When the boxes are past saving, move to custom cabinet installation or a full kitchen remodel.
Areas We Serve
We reface kitchens across Bellevue: Lake Hills, Woodridge, Newport, Crossroads, Somerset, Eastgate, Factoria, Bridle Trails, Downtown, West Bellevue, Northeast Bellevue, Wilburton, BelRed, Cougar Mountain and Lakemont, ZIP codes 98004 through 98009.
Refacing is also available in Mercer Island, Kirkland, Redmond, Sammamish and Issaquah, plus Newcastle, Medina and Clyde Hill. The Bellevue kitchen remodeling home page covers the full service list.
Why Bellevue Homeowners Trust Our Refacing Crews
We will talk you out of it when it is wrong. Refacing a failing box is money burned. If your sink base is soft or the layout is the real problem, we say so at the evaluation.
Doors are built to your openings. Measured individually, not ordered from a nearest-size chart. A consistent reveal around every door is the tell of a good reface job.
Veneer and doors come from the same run, so grain and tone match because they were ordered to match.
Licensed and insured. a Washington State contractor license and general liability, certificates available before work starts. Your sink, range and dishwasher stay in service throughout, and we clean up every evening.
Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers, from the questions we get asked at the estimate.
How much does cabinet refacing cost in Bellevue?
Most kitchens land between $12,000 and $22,000 for 20 to 30 openings. Small kitchens run $6,000 to $12,000, and large hardwood kitchens reach $22,000 to $35,000. Bundled with counters, backsplash and fixtures, the cosmetic refresh runs $25,000 to $50,000.
How long does refacing take?
Three to six days on site, after 3 to 5 weeks of door fabrication. A full remodel takes six to ten weeks.
Is refacing cheaper than new cabinets?
Typically a third to half the cost of comparable new cabinetry, because the boxes, demolition, disposal and most of the labor drop out.
Do I need a permit to reface cabinets?
No. Refacing is cosmetic and alters no plumbing, electrical or structure. If the scope grows to new circuits or moved plumbing, we pull City of Bellevue permits then.
Do you offer free estimates?
Yes. Free in-home evaluation and written estimate, no obligation. Call (940) 209-3977.
Do you serve my ZIP code?
Bellevue 98004 through 98009, Mercer Island 98040, Kirkland 98033 and 98034, Redmond 98052 and 98053, Sammamish 98029, Issaquah 98027.
Are you licensed and insured?
a Washington State contractor license and general liability. Certificates on request before work begins.
Should I reface or replace?
Reface when the boxes are sound and the layout works. Replace when the boxes are water damaged, when you need different cabinet sizes, or when the layout itself is the problem.
Can I live in the house during refacing?
Yes, comfortably. Sink, appliances and countertops stay in use throughout. Emptying the cabinet interiors before day one is the only real inconvenience.
What warranty comes with the work?
Workmanship is covered by a written workmanship warranty, and manufacturer warranties on doors, veneer and hardware pass to you. Terms are printed in the contract.
Get a Free Cabinet Refacing Estimate in Bellevue
Ten minutes with your cabinets tells us whether refacing is right. If it is not, we will tell you that too.
Free written estimate
Tell us about the project and we will get back to you the same business day.
Or call (940) 209-3977. Calls only, we do not receive text messages.
Licensed, insured and bonded in Washington State. No obligation, and no charge for the visit.
Thank you. We have your request and will reply the same business day.
Related services
Every service is available across Bellevue and the Eastside.
Areas we serve
Bellevue plus five Eastside cities, each with its own page.