What cabinet painting costs
Cabinet painting is the one project where we can hand you our actual published range up front — most Pro 1 kitchens land between $3,500 and $9,000 and are back in service in 5–8 business days. Here's how that compares to the national data, and what sets your spot in the range.
What the national data says
These are published national industry ranges — not Pro 1 prices. Every figure links to its source. Your home, your prep needs, and Gulf Coast conditions set where a real quote lands, which is why ours are written in person and free.
| Scope | National range | What moves it | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional kitchen, per linear foot | $30 – $70 / linear ft | Cabinet run length, door and drawer count, finish system | HomeGuide2026 data |
| Professional kitchen, total | $2,000 – $6,500 | Kitchen size, spray vs. brush finish, prep condition | HomeGuide2026 data |
| Smaller-scope cabinet projects | $425 – $1,466 (avg $941) | Angi's average skews low — it includes small and partial scopes like a bathroom vanity | Angi2026 data |
National published ranges from HomeGuide and Angi (2026). Note the spread between them: Angi's average blends in small partial projects, while full sprayed kitchens land in HomeGuide's higher band — and finish quality between a rolled on-site job and a booth-cured sprayed finish is not the same product.
Pro 1's published kitchen range: $3,500 – $9,000
This is our real, owner-confirmed range, published on the cabinet painting page. Smaller kitchens with 20-25 doors typically run $3,500-$5,500; larger kitchens with 35-50 doors and a separate island run $6,000-$9,000. It reflects the full facility process: doors and drawers removed and taken to our own facility, sprayed in Sherwin-Williams Emerald Urethane, and cured in climate-controlled drying & preparation booths while bases are finished in-home — back in service in 5-8 business days. The 4-question estimator gives you an instant range for your kitchen; the free in-home estimate locks the number.
The factors behind every quote
- 01
Door and drawer count
The honest unit of cabinet pricing. Every door and drawer front is removed, prepped, sprayed on all faces, cured, and re-hung with adjusted hinges — a 40-door kitchen is simply twice the work of a 20-door kitchen, whatever the square footage says.
- 02
Existing finish and condition
Factory finishes, old paint, grease build-up near the range, and water-swollen sink bases each add prep steps. Slick thermofoil and laminate need bonding primers; sound painted wood preps fastest.
- 03
Islands, glazing, and two-tone
A separately colored island, glass-door interiors, or a two-tone upper/lower scheme add masking, color changes, and spray passes. Beautiful, and priced as the extra work it is.
- 04
The finish system
A booth-cured, sprayed urethane-reinforced enamel is a different product than a brushed-on repaint — harder film, factory-smooth level, no dust flecks. That difference is most of the gap between the low and high ends of the national data.
Why coastal Alabama isn't the national average
Humidity is the enemy of a curing cabinet finish
Enamel curing in a humid Gulf Coast kitchen stays soft longer, picks up airborne dust, and can blush. It's exactly why Pro 1 doesn't cure doors in your house: parts are sprayed and cured in climate-controlled booths at our facility, where humidity is a dial instead of a forecast.
Kitchens here work hard
Salt air, humidity swings, and summer AC condensation are tough on cabinet finishes near the coast. A hard, properly cured enamel with the right bonding primer is the difference between a finish that shrugs off Gulf Coast kitchen life and one that peels at the sink base in two years.
Painting vs. replacing math favors painting here
Coastal construction costs make full cabinet replacement a five-figure project in most kitchens. When the boxes are sound — and in most homes we see, they are — refinishing delivers the new-kitchen effect for a fraction, without weeks of demolition.
FAQs
- Why is Pro 1's range higher than Angi's average?
- Different product. Angi's $941 average (2026) blends in small partial scopes — a vanity, a laundry cabinet, touch-up work. Our published $3,500-$9,000 range is for full kitchens through the facility process: removal, bonding prep, sprayed Sherwin-Williams Emerald Urethane, booth curing, and re-installation. HomeGuide's $2,000-$6,500 professional-kitchen range (2026) is the closer national comparison.
- What sets where my kitchen lands in the $3,500–$9,000 range?
- Mostly door and drawer count, then kitchen size, island and two-tone choices, and finish selection. Smaller kitchens with 20-25 doors typically run $3,500-$5,500; larger kitchens with 35-50 doors and an island run $6,000-$9,000. The online estimator narrows it to your kitchen in four questions.
- Is my kitchen unusable during the project?
- No — that's the point of the facility approach. Doors and drawers leave; your boxes, counters, plumbing, and appliances stay put and usable. Bases are finished in-home with the least-invasive scheduling we can manage, and most kitchens are fully back in service in 5-8 business days.
- Paint or reface or replace?
- Painting wins when the doors and boxes are structurally sound and it's the color and finish you want to change. Refacing (new door fronts on existing boxes) makes sense when the door style itself has to go. Replacement is for failed boxes or a new layout. We'll tell you plainly at the estimate if your cabinets aren't good candidates for paint.
- How long does the finish last?
- A properly prepped, booth-cured urethane enamel finish is the most durable way to paint cabinets — and it's backed by our 3-year residential workmanship warranty. Gentle treatment during the first weeks of full cure protects it; after that, it lives like a factory finish.
Want your kitchen's exact number?
Run the 4-question estimator for an instant range, or book the free in-home estimate — we'll count doors, talk color, and put it in writing.