How much will it cost to have my kitchen cabinets professionally painted? That's what almost every discussion starts with. Although not a complicated question, the answer is generally, "it depends." It's like asking, "how much does a car cost?" or … [Read more]
Sharing Our Cabinet Painting Secret Sauce
I have learned that the real secret of a company's secret sauce is that there really isn't any secret sauce. With remarkable regularity, the best stores attract the most customers and the best-selling products are a combination of value and quality. … [Read more]
How Will My Painted Cabinets Look and Feel?
"Will it look like a factory finish?", everyone asks.If you don't want to read on, the short answer is yes. … [Read more]
Benjamin Moore Advance vs Sherwin Williams ProClassic
We get a lot of questions about using Sherwin William's ProClassic Interior Waterbased Acrylic-Alkyd or Benjamin Moore's Advance Interior Paint. We have used both in the past, and here's what we learned. … [Read more]
Setting Expectations When Painting Oak Doors
Who doesn't love the beauty of oak?The truth is, a lot of people don't. As a cabinet painter, I've started to dislike oak jobs because some customers aren't 100% happy with the end result. They like the color, they like the quality of the work, … [Read more]
How To Choose a Cabinet Painter for Your Home
Over the past five years, I've learned so much from my customers. The most important thing I've learned is what's important to them better be important to me too. Here's a short list of the questions anyone hiring someone to paint their cabinets … [Read more]
Why I’m Rarely The Cheapest Quote
I am so happy that almost everyday I get at least 1 or 2 people contacting me for a quote. About 10% of the time, I hear back from the person telling me that they received a quote from someone else for "a lot less."When I was first starting out, … [Read more]
The Best Kind of Paint for Painting Kitchen Cabinets
If you're painting cabinets in a home you're already living in, use a waterborne alkyd paint. This paint creates a glass-like finish that doesn’t show brush or roller marks and will hold up to your day-to-day wear.We love the Benjamin Moore … [Read more]
How a Negative Yelp Review Made Me Better
I'm lucky, my husband has been working on the web since 1995 and has been helping big brands with their digital marketing for the past 10 years. So when my little business received a 1-star review from Yelp, he reminded me that it's not the end of … [Read more]
How to Paint Your Own Cabinets – Step-by-Step Instructions
I started off painting my own cabinets, and they looked like it. To save you from that fate, I've decided to write down the step-by-step process we've honed over the last 3 years if you want to try on your own.Pre-Step 1. Take picturesThis … [Read more]
Painting cabinets vs. refacing them
Sometimes customers ask whether it's more budget friendly to paint their existing kitchen cabinets, or to have them refaced. This graph gives you a good idea of the pricing, for this area. It's approximately double! … [Read more]
I’m a Pro @ Houzz.com
We're now listed as a Pro at Houzz.com. Go check it out! http://www.houzz.com/pro/2cabinetgirls/2-cabinet-girls … [Read more]
What to Expect While Your Cabinets Are Being Painted
One thing we have noticed since we started painting cabinets is that the process can be confusing. Nobody knows what expect to see each night when they come home and see what has accomplished each day. I'm not sure why this was such a surprise to us, … [Read more]
Make your kitchen island stand out – with paint or stain!
Who says your kitchen island has to be the same color as your cabinets? Why not give your kitchen some much needed style, by making your island stand out?! The current trend of contrasting islands is here to stay. With a contrasting scheme, the … [Read more]
Transforming ‘builder grade’ to ‘custom’ cabinets in 1 week.
In the Raleigh-Durham area of NC, where hundreds of thousands of new homes have popped up in the past 10 years, sadly a lot of those home received, dare I say it, UGLY builder-grade cabinets. With tract builders, it's all about putting up the biggest … [Read more]
Why we use water-based, and green products.
Dina and I are both moms, first and foremost. And so far, all of the homes we've worked in have had children of one age or another. The health of our customers and their children, we take very seriously. That's why at 2 Cabinet Girls we made the … [Read more]
When Painted Cabinets Are A Bad Idea
Believe it or not, sometimes we have to tell clients that painting their cabinets isn't the right solution. Here are some of the fringe cases where a coat of paint isn't going to help. … [Read more]