What is the difference between refacing and refinishing cabinets?
Refacing and refinishing both keep the cabinet boxes, but refacing replaces the doors and drawer fronts and covers the frames with new veneer, while refinishing keeps the existing doors and changes their color or finish with paint or stain.
Refacing lets you change the door style completely, for example from raised panel to flat shaker, and usually includes new hinges and pulls. Refinishing changes only the surface, so it suits doors whose shape you already like.
Neither works when the boxes are water-damaged or the layout needs to change; at that point replacement is the honest option. A remodeler can look at the boxes during the visit and price more than one approach for the same kitchen.
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