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Author Message   melicious Citizen Username: Melicious Post Number: 339 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 10:33 am:        As in wood stain, not the thrown-spaghetti kinda stain - got those. My cabinets are in good shape, they are solid wood, but they are that weird orangey maple stain (WHY? the previous owners just LOVED orange). I would like them to be stained a different color. Please do not tell me how easy it would be for me to do it - it will NEVER happen. Any thoughts about who to call? Recs? Thanks so much! M   melicious Citizen Username: Melicious Post Number: 342 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 11:13 am:        bump!   peteglider Citizen Username: Peteglider Post Number: 1723 Registered: 8-2002 Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 11:22 am:        If your wood cabinets are already finished (with stain and polyurethane over the top say), what you are asking for is a BIG job. To restain the cabinets, they first need to be stripped, then prepped/sanded, then stained, and then polyurethaned. If you can do this yourself -- it can be done. But I would imagine paying someone to do this would not be cost effective (reface the cabinets, replace the doors instead). Depending on the color, and what you are looking for, you could put a coat or two of colored polyurethane over the top (would make your cabinets darker). This requires much less prep work, but again, its not restaining -- its a layer on top of what you have. Some thoughts -- have you considered changing the wall color, maybe backsplash, or even the counters -- to a color that will not make the cabinets look so orange? I've seen that done -- it can be very very effective, can be done quickly, and for a lot lower cost. Also lighting can make a big difference. If you have cool white bulbs, try a warm white, etc. Can make things look entirely different. (I speak from experience, having once stripped and refinished an entire oak cabinet kitchen!) Pete   max weisenfeld Citizen Username: Max_weisenfeld Post Number: 13 Registered: 9-2001 Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 12:12 pm:        Might be cheaper/easier to have them re-faced or replace the doors. Black with that orangy cherry used to be popular, but I think that's over now.   Virtual It Girl Citizen Username: Shh Post Number: 3836 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 12:42 pm:        It would also be a lot easier to paint them (or have them painted). We did this in my mom's kitchen over a weekend (think While You Were Out). It was not terribly difficult, and for pro's I'm sure it's a snap.   Case Citizen Username: Case Post Number: 1031 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 1:24 pm:        I am talking to the folks at Carriage House; I'd strongly suggest giving them a call and asking for a quote. Painted cabinets are great, but if you want that 'wood' look then give CH a try.   Mummite Citizen Username: Mummite Post Number: 204 Registered: 6-2003 Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 2:21 pm:        What color are the counters? We are looking at a new maple kitchen and have chosen a light color cabinet (is that orange?) and it looks totally different with white vs black. Is maple and black over? - oh no!   melicious Citizen Username: Melicious Post Number: 343 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 7:11 pm:        My counters WILL be black soapstone. They are currently [eek!] red formica. The counters would have been cool if there weren't apple tiles and other weirdo decorating choices. I am going to paint the cabinets - depressing, since I stink at painting. So many drip marks - oh well! Thanks for the advice! m   Virtual It Girl Citizen Username: Shh Post Number: 3839 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 9:09 pm:        My tips, since we did it not too long ago... take off the doors, it will make it much easier! lightly sand and clean the doors/frames use a good primer I heard oil based paint is better, but we didn't have time. The latex was fine, and my feeling is touch ups will be less complicated. One other good thing about painting them is you can change the hardware placement or use different types of knobs/handles. My mom had odd handles in the middle of her doors, they looked like nipples. We just puttied up the holes and then drilled new holes in a more attractive location. It made a BIG difference. Good luck and let us know how it goes!   Bob K Supporter Username: Bobk Post Number: 10367 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 4:26 am:        We also did this a few years ago. Buy yourself a decent orbital sander and the job will go faster. We changed out all the hardware, including the visible hinges.