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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oak cabinets (I have them) are very hard to paint well b/c the grain from the oak shows through.  There are people who will sand or fill the grain before they paint them (professional kitchen cabinet painters, I'm talking about here).

Most likely, you will not be happy with just painting them yourself.  And it's a lot of work to do all the details (inside, watching for the hinges, etc.).

You might want to look at re-facing.  I'm looking into that now myself.  Hate to replace the entire kitchen... but also considering that.

[b]Refacing will run you around $9K for a typical full size kitchen. [/b] [/quote]

If you are going to pay $9k for new doors, make sure you are not throwing good money after bad.  You might be better off saving that money for a full remodel down the road.[/quote]

[b]the question is whether $9K will last me another 10 yrs. or so in this house.[/b]  I'd consider that a decent price for not having to see those orangy oak cabinets for another 10 years!  Full remodel is what?? --- $30-50K?[/quote]

This just totally depends on the quality of the existing cabinets.  You don't want to have them collapse in a few years with beautiful new doors.  Cost of total remodel varies widely based on size of kitchen, quality of finishes, and whether you have to do major structural work.  You want to keep in mind the value of your house and the neighborhood and not over-improve or totally cheap out.   There are many DCUM threads on this issue.  You might also try the gardenweb forums, which I think have now merged into houzz.[/quote]

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