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Cabinet Refinishing in North BaySprayed on-site. Finished like factory.

Most local painters brush cabinets right on your countertop. We do not. We build a fully sealed spray booth right inside your home (garage, basement, or unused room), wrap it floor-to-ceiling in 6-mil plastic, and spray every door and drawer face with two coats of Renner or Envirolak 2K commercial urethane. Your doors never leave the property. No brush marks. No sheen difference between door and frame. Same finish you would get on a $30,000 replacement kitchen, for a fraction of the price. Backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee.

Cabinet refinishing in North Bay typically costs $4,000 to $10,000 per kitchen, depending on door count, accent cabinetry, and whether you are making a color change. All In One Painting removes every door and drawer front, builds a fully sealed plastic-sheeted spray booth right inside your home (typically in the garage, basement, or an unused room), sands and primes each face, and applies two coats of Renner or Envirolak 2K commercial-grade urethane. Cabinet boxes are sprayed in your kitchen with full plastic masking and dust containment. Hardware is reset, doors are reinstalled, and the work is backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Founded by Ahmed Khalil, serving North Bay, Callander, Powassan, Sturgeon Falls, Mattawa, and across the Nipissing region.

The reason this service exists, and the reason it is the work All In One Painting is most known for, comes down to one decision most local painters get wrong: spray versus brush. Brushed cabinets always look brushed. The finish carries the same texture you see on any wall-painted door, plus the visible micro-streaks of bristle marks, plus the soft sheen difference between where the rag was wet and where it had dried out. You see it every time you walk past a kitchen that was hand-painted to save a few thousand dollars. Sprayed cabinets do not have that. The finish is uniform, the sheen is identical across every face, and the door reads as a continuous factory-finish surface, not a hand-applied repaint.

The hardware that lets us do this is a sealed in-home spray booth we build on-site for every job, not a tarp in your driveway and not a shop across town. We wrap a garage bay, basement, or unused room in 6-mil plastic sheeting from floor to ceiling, set up negative-pressure ventilation where possible, and turn that space into a controlled spray environment for the duration of the project. Dust stays inside the enclosure. Doors stay on your property the entire job. The products we put through it are not interior wall paints. Renner is an Italian-engineered cabinet coating designed specifically for vertical kitchen and bath cabinetry. Envirolak 2K is a two-component urethane finish that cures by chemical reaction rather than air drying, which is why it stands up to oven splatter, dish soap, fingernails, and toddler abuse for ten years or more. We do not use Benjamin Moore or Dulux on cabinets. Those are interior wall paints. The combination of a sealed in-home booth plus 2K product plus Ahmed's spray technique is what makes the finish look factory, not painted.

Cabinet refinishing works on wood, MDF, laminate, and thermofoil cabinet doors. Color change in either direction (dark to light or light to dark) is the most common request. Free on-site quotes, scheduled by Ahmed, and you get the price before we leave the driveway. If you are weighing this against a full interior repaint, a new exterior at the same time, or a commercial cabinet project, we can scope all three on one visit.

Cabinet Refinishing North Bay Renner Envirolak 2K Sealed Spray Booth Commercial Urethane Color Change MDF Cabinets Thermofoil Laminate Wood Cabinetry In-Home Finishing 100% Satisfaction Guarantee WSIB Covered Fully Insured Ahmed Khalil Doors Stay On-Site Callander Powassan Sturgeon Falls
Primary finish
Renner
Italian-engineered cabinet coating built specifically for vertical kitchen and bath cabinetry.
Secondary finish
Envirolak 2K
Two-component urethane that cures by chemical reaction. Chemical and abrasion resistant.
Application
Sealed in-home booth
Plastic-sheeted enclosure built on-site in your garage, basement, or unused room. Dust-controlled, with HVLP and conventional spray equipment.
Surfaces accepted
Wood · MDF · Laminate · Thermofoil
All four common cabinet door substrates. Color change in either direction supported.
Spray vs Brush vs Replace

Three options. Three very different outcomes.

If your existing cabinet boxes are structurally sound (and almost all wood, MDF, and built-in boxes are) you have three honest choices for changing how the kitchen looks. Here is how they actually compare.

Option A

Hand-brush in your kitchen

$2,500 to $4,000

What you usually get from a general painter who adds cabinets as an add-on. Doors stay on or get brushed on the counter. Latex or alkyd paint right out of the can.

  • Visible brush marks on every door face
  • Sheen mismatch between door and frame
  • Soft finish chips at hardware contact points
  • Dust contamination from open-air drying
  • Usually no satisfaction guarantee
Cheapest up front. Looks painted (not refinished) within twelve months. This is the "painted by hand for $3K" outcome Ahmed gets called to fix.
Our approach

Spray-finished in a sealed in-home booth

$4,000 to $10,000

Doors removed, sprayed inside a plastic-sheeted booth we build right in your garage, basement, or unused room. Sanded, primed, two coats Renner or Envirolak 2K, reinstalled. Boxes sprayed in-kitchen with masking. Your doors never leave the property.

  • Zero brush marks, factory-smooth finish
  • Identical sheen on door and frame
  • Chemical-cure 2K urethane, 10-year durability
  • Sealed booth eliminates dust contamination
  • No transport risk, doors stay on your property
  • 100% satisfaction guarantee against chip and peel
The price point that gets you a true refinish, not a repaint. What we do, and what we are known for in the Nipissing region.
Option C

Tear out and replace

$25,000 to $60,000+

Rip out the boxes, doors, and trim. Order new cabinetry. Coordinate a kitchen contractor, electrician, plumber, counter fabricator. Five to eight weeks of construction in your home.

  • Brand new boxes and hinges
  • Can change layout, not just color
  • Significant construction disruption
  • 5x to 10x the cost of refinishing
  • Wait time often 12 to 16 weeks total
The right call if your existing boxes are water-damaged, the layout fights you, or you are doing a gut renovation. Overkill if you just want the look changed.
Our process

Seven steps. Six to eight days. One uninterrupted kitchen finish.

Cabinet refinishing is methodical, and the sequence matters. Here is exactly how the work moves from your kitchen, into the sealed spray booth we build inside your home, and back onto your walls.

  1. 1

    Quote & color

    Ahmed walks the kitchen, counts doors, identifies substrate, confirms color targets against Benjamin Moore or Dulux chips.

    Day 0
  2. 2

    Build the sealed booth

    Every door and drawer front comes off. Hinges and pulls labelled and bagged. Garage, basement, or unused room sealed floor-to-ceiling with 6-mil plastic into a controlled spray enclosure.

    Day 1
  3. 3

    Booth prep

    Inside the sealed booth: degrease, dent fill, full sand to break the factory finish, vacuum, tack cloth, position on spray racks.

    Day 2
  4. 4

    Prime & sand

    Stain-blocking or adhesion primer sprayed full coverage, cured, then resanded to a perfect tack-free surface.

    Day 3
  5. 5

    Spray boxes in-home

    Cabinet boxes (frames) sprayed in your kitchen with full plastic masking. Two coats Renner or Envirolak 2K.

    Day 4
  6. 6

    Finish coats on doors

    Two coats 2K urethane sprayed inside the sealed in-home booth with intermediate cure time. Inspected face by face under raking light.

    Day 5
  7. 7

    Reinstall & reset

    Doors brought back to the kitchen. Booth plastic taken down and the space restored. Hinges and pulls remounted to original holes. Soft-close adjustments. Final walkthrough with you.

    Day 6-7
Real cabinet pricing

Three kitchen sizes. Honest ranges.

Final cabinet quotes depend on door count, hinge type, presence of an island or accent run, current finish condition, and whether you are doing a color change. These three tiers cover almost every kitchen in North Bay we have refinished. Every quote is free, scheduled directly with Ahmed, and you get the price on the spot.

Small kitchen

Apartments, condos, smaller homes. 10 to 18 doors.
$4,000 $5,500all-in, doors + boxes
  • 10 to 18 cabinet doors
  • Drawer fronts included
  • Sealed in-home spray booth finishing
  • Two coats Renner or Envirolak 2K
  • Cabinet box spray in-kitchen with masking
  • Standard color or one color change
  • Hinge and pull reset
  • 100% satisfaction guarantee
Most Common

Mid-size kitchen

Average North Bay home. 18 to 30 doors.
$5,500 $7,500typical project range
  • 18 to 30 cabinet doors + drawers
  • Sealed in-home spray booth on all doors
  • Cabinet boxes sprayed in-kitchen
  • Two coats premium 2K urethane finish
  • Dark-to-light or light-to-dark color change
  • Pantry, lazy susan, corner units included
  • Hardware reinstall with soft-close adjustment
  • 100% satisfaction guarantee

Large kitchen + accents

Island, pantry, accent cabinetry. 30+ doors.
$7,500 $10,000premium scope, fully loaded
  • 30+ cabinet doors and drawer fronts
  • Island cabinetry, often in accent color
  • Walk-in pantry doors and shelving
  • Built-in bookcase or display units
  • Two-tone scope (uppers vs lowers)
  • Two coats Renner or Envirolak 2K
  • Hardware swap available (priced separately)
  • 100% satisfaction guarantee

Bathroom vanity refinishing typically runs $800 to $2,200 depending on size, and is often added to a kitchen quote at a small bundle discount. Built-in entertainment units and home-office cabinetry are quoted on a per-square-foot of door face basis. Interior wall and trim painting can be scheduled before or after the cabinet work so the entire room reads as one finished space.

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I get good products. I have done almost ten cabinet jobs now. No issues, very good quality. You see people with twenty-five years of experience who have never held a spray gun. That is why this is what we are known for.
Ahmed KhalilFounder & Lead Painter · All In One Painting
Substrates we finish

Every common cabinet material. Right primer, right product.

The substrate matters more than most homeowners realize. Each of the four common cabinet door materials needs a different prep and primer system before the 2K urethane goes on. We adjust the process for each.

Solid wood

Maple, oak, cherry, birch, pine. Grain filling on open-grain species (oak, ash) before primer if you want a smooth finish. Otherwise standard sand and prime.

MDF doors

Routered MDF profile doors are the most common in modern North Bay kitchens. They spray beautifully because the substrate is uniform. Edge sealing is critical.

Laminate

Older melamine and high-pressure laminate doors. Requires a bonding primer specifically engineered to mechanically grip the slick surface before finish coats.

Thermofoil

The vinyl-wrapped MDF doors common in 1990s and 2000s kitchens. We inspect for peeling first. If sound, an adhesion primer locks the foil and 2K finish on top.

Real North Bay work

Kitchens we've sprayed and finished.

Doors removed, sprayed inside a sealed plastic-sheeted booth built right in the client's home, finished with Renner or Envirolak 2K, then reinstalled. Below: real client work in North Bay homes.

Cabinet refinishing FAQ

Five questions we get on every cabinet call.

If your question is not here, call (705) 482-1039 or use the quote form below and Ahmed will get back within 24 hours, Monday through Saturday.

How much does cabinet refinishing cost in North Bay?

Cabinet refinishing in North Bay typically costs $4,000 to $10,000 per kitchen. A small kitchen with 10 to 18 doors runs $4,000 to $5,500. A mid-size kitchen with 18 to 30 doors runs $5,500 to $7,500. A large kitchen with an island, pantry, or accent cabinetry runs $7,500 to $10,000.

Pricing includes building the sealed in-home spray booth, full prep and two coats of Renner or Envirolak 2K on every door and drawer face, in-kitchen box spraying with full plastic masking, reinstallation, and a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Free on-site quotes scheduled directly with Ahmed.

Where do you actually spray the doors? Do they leave my house?

No. Your doors never leave the property. We build a fully sealed spray booth right inside your home for every cabinet job. We pick an out-of-the-way space (typically a garage bay, basement, or unused spare room), seal it floor-to-ceiling with 6-mil plastic sheeting, set up negative-pressure ventilation where possible, and turn it into a controlled spray environment.

Doors and drawer fronts come off, move into that sealed booth, get sanded, primed, and finished with two coats of 2K commercial-grade urethane, then go straight back onto your cabinets. Cabinet boxes that stay in your kitchen are sprayed in place with full plastic masking. Hand-brushed cabinets leave visible brush marks and sheen mismatch. Our sealed-booth spray finish reads as a single factory-smooth surface with no texture difference. That is the entire point of refinishing instead of replacing, and it is the reason this is the service we are most known for in North Bay.

Why an in-home sealed booth is actually better than an off-site shop booth: zero transport risk (no door damage in transit), your property never leaves your sight, faster turnaround because there is no driving back and forth, and the finish cures in your home's actual climate so there is no temperature or humidity mismatch when the doors go back on.

Can you change my cabinet color from dark to light, or light to dark?

Yes. Color change is the most common cabinet refinishing request we get in North Bay. Light-to-dark conversions usually take one tinted primer coat plus two finish coats. Dark-to-light conversions take a stain-blocking primer plus two finish coats and sometimes a third to get a true clean white.

The process works on wood, MDF, laminate, and thermofoil cabinet doors. Color match is done against a Benjamin Moore or Dulux chip you select during the on-site quote, then mixed into the Renner or Envirolak 2K base. Two-tone (lighter uppers, darker lowers or island) is also a common request.

How long does the spray finish last?

Renner and Envirolak 2K are commercial-grade urethane finishes engineered for chemical resistance, abrasion resistance, and household cleaner exposure. With normal kitchen use the finish lasts 10 years or more before needing a refresh, often longer.

Your work is covered by our 100% satisfaction guarantee against chipping and peeling at the door edges, hinge points, and high-touch areas around handles and pulls. Routine care is a damp microfibre cloth and any pH-neutral kitchen cleaner. We do not recommend bleach, ammonia, or abrasive scrub pads on any 2K finish.

Will I be able to use my kitchen while you work?

Mostly yes. Day one is door removal, labelling, and building the sealed in-home spray booth in your garage, basement, or unused space, which takes a few hours. From day two through five your doors and drawer fronts are curing inside that sealed booth while you keep open access to your cabinet boxes, counters, sink, fridge, and stove.

We spray the cabinet boxes in your kitchen on one or two specific days during that window with full plastic masking, and we coordinate those days so you have notice. Doors are reinstalled and hardware reset on day six or seven. You lose your kitchen for less than 48 hours total across the whole project, and your doors never leave the property.

Ready for your free cabinet quote?

Fill out the form and Ahmed will get back within 24 hours, Monday through Saturday. We schedule cabinet quotes around your kitchen routine, walk every door and drawer with you, count substrates, confirm color targets, and leave the price before we leave the driveway. No upsell, no high-pressure pitch, and no padded extras.

  • Free on-site walkthrough with door count and substrate ID
  • Spring kitchen calendar fills early, book ahead for April through June
  • Cabinet boxes only? Doors only? Vanity only? All quoted
  • 100% satisfaction guarantee against chipping and peeling, included
Prefer to call?
(705) 482-1039

24-hour response

Free cabinet refinishing estimate

Tell us about your kitchen. Ahmed will get back within 24 hours, Monday through Saturday.

No obligation · No pressure · 100% satisfaction guarantee
Page last reviewed and updated May 2026 · Pricing accurate as of 2026 cabinet season · Cabinet calendar booking 4-6 weeks out