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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I hear you.  I’ve been living with a kitchen I hate for over a decade because I hate the waste of throwing out perfectly good solid wood cabinets. We are starting to have a lot of issues with broken doors/hinges (we repaired and replaced a couple already) and there are also some things I would prefer to change (like better storage for baking sheets).  Have you done cabinet refacing or have suggestions about how to do upgrades in a more environmentally friendly manner?  I’d love recommendations for a kitchen designer who can take environmental costs into consideration but also form and function.[/quote]

DP.  I did some research, and it appears that repainting the cabinets - the heavy duty stuff where they take your doors to the factory, strip and reglaze them could be the way to go, but I am not clear what happens to the frames and other parts that stay behind.  They can be painted in place, but is that any good?  Would love for someone who's done it to comment.   [/quote]

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