Can you refinish oak cabinets to a smooth painted finish?

Yes. Add grain filling in the calculator and we will include smoothing the visible oak grain as a line item on your quote.

Elite · Professional Cabinet Enameling — Chaska & the Twin Cities, Minnesota

Cabinet refinishing with a factory finish — for the cabinets you already own.

Q: Can I see the cabinet finish before I commit?

Yes — request a sample door viewing and we will bring real enameled sample doors to your home, so you can see the process and feel the finish in your own light before you decide anything. The sample doors are finished examples in the colors we currently have on hand, so a specific color can't be requested — your own color is chosen separately, and we can enamel virtually any color you want.

Hillcrest's dedicated cabinet team does everything right in your home — doors, drawers, and frames are prepped, sprayed, and finished on site, and nothing is ever taken off site — for a smooth, durable, furniture-grade finish without a full kitchen remodel. Cabinets are all we do.

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5–7 daysTypical kitchen turnaround

Gallery SeriesSherwin-Williams enamel — the only enamel we use

100% on siteNothing is ever taken off site

Kitchen cabinet refinishing in the Twin Cities, Minnesota — white enamelled cabinets with a navy island and gold hardware, refinished on site by The Hillcrest Company

Not paint slapped on.Degreased, sanded, primed, and sprayed — all on site in your home. The Hillcrest finishing standard, applied to cabinets only.

The Transformation

Before & after cabinet refinishing: stained wood to factory finish.

Traditional stained-wood cabinets don't need to be replaced. They need to be properly prepped and enamelled. Drag the line to compare the before and after.

Kitchen after cabinet refinishing — cabinets enamelled in a smooth, factory-style painted finish

Kitchen before cabinet refinishing — dated traditional stained wood cabinets before enameling

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AfterBefore

From dated stained wood to a smooth, factory-style enamel finish — the cabinets stay, the look is transformed. Every Hillcrest quote starts with an in-person look at your actual cabinets.

Know Your Options

Cabinet enameling vs. refacing vs. replacing

Our Specialty

Cabinet Enameling

Your existing doors, drawers & frames — professionally refinished
100% on site — nothing is ever taken off site
Exclusively Sherwin-Williams Gallery Series enamel
Smooth, sprayed, factory-style finish
Fastest turnaround of the three
Best value when your layout already works
Unlimited color choice, including two-tone

Middle Ground

Refacing

New doors over your existing boxes
Changes door style, keeps layout
Costs significantly more than enameling
Veneer on frames can peel over time

Full Remodel

Full Replacement

Everything torn out and rebuilt
Weeks to months without a kitchen
Highest cost by a wide margin
Makes sense only when layout changes

How It Works

The Hillcrest cabinet enameling process

Cabinets are all we do. Your doors, drawers, and frames are sprayed right in your home, on site, for a finish no brush can match. Nothing is taken off site — ever.

Remove & Label

Every door, drawer front, and hinge is numbered and carefully taken down — and it all stays right in your home. Nothing is taken off site.

Refinished On Site

Doors and drawers are degreased, sanded, primed, and sprayed inside a sealed spray booth we set up in your home — exclusively with Sherwin-Williams Gallery Series enamel.

Frames On Site

Your kitchen is masked and protected. Frames are prepped and enamelled in place with the same Gallery Series enamel.

Upgrades Installed

Soft-close hinges, new hardware, crown, and any add-ons from your quote are fitted and adjusted.

Reinstall & Walkthrough

Everything is rehung, aligned, and walked through with you — door by door — before we call it done.

Cabinet enameling in progress — a Hillcrest finisher in a respirator spraying cabinet doors inside a sealed spray booth set up on site in the client's home — **Sprayed in a booth, right at your home**We build a sealed spray booth on site — your doors hang, get sprayed, and dry inside it. Never out in the open on your counters, and never taken off site.

Dark cabinet enameling — a finished Twin Cities kitchen with deep charcoal enamelled cabinets by The Hillcrest Company — **Bold colors welcome**From bright whites to deep navy and near-black — enameling handles dramatic color changes.

Color Studio

Cabinet colors: don't settle for a color. Choose your color.

Tap a color and see it on a finished kitchen — these eight are the shades our clients ask for most. But they are favorites, not limits: we can enamel your cabinets in virtually any color there is, from the full Sherwin-Williams collection to a custom match pulled from something you already love. Your quote includes a color consultation, and two-tone kitchens are always an option in the calculator.

Don't see your color here? It is still yours. Bring us a paint chip, a fabric swatch, a photo — if you can point to a color, we can put it on your cabinets.

Pure White

Sample Doors

See the cabinet enamel finish in person before you decide.

Photos don't do enamel justice. Request an appointment and we'll bring real sample cabinet doors — finished with the same Sherwin-Williams Gallery Series enamel we use in your kitchen — so you can hold the finished product, see the process up close, and feel the finish in your own light, in your own home. The doors are finished examples from our work, so the colors on them vary — they're there to show you the finish, not to pick a color from. Your color is chosen separately, from virtually any color there is.

Real sample doors, not paint chips — actual cabinet doors, prepped and sprayed exactly the way yours will be.
The process, door by door — see what each stage of prep and spraying produces, and how the finished enamel looks in satin and semi-gloss.
Smooth vs. grain-filled oak — compare finishes side by side and see what your cabinets could look like.
At your home, on your schedule — morning, afternoon, or evening appointments throughout our service area.
No obligation — the viewing is free, and your quote stays good for 30 days.

Request a sample door viewing

Tell us where and when works for you. Fields marked * are required so we can schedule your appointment. The sample doors we bring are finished examples that show the process and the quality of the finish — they come in whatever colors we currently have finished, so a specific color can't be requested.

First name *First name is required.

Last name *Last name is required.

Email address *A valid email is required so we can confirm your appointment.

Mobile phone *Phone is required so we can confirm your appointment.

Home street address *Address is required — the viewing is at your home.

City *City is required.

ZIP code *ZIP is required.

Preferred date *Please pick a preferred date.

Preferred time * Please choose a time window.

When would you like your project completed?

How did you hear about us? * Please tell us how you heard about us.

Anything else we should know?

By submitting, you agree to be contacted about your appointment by call, text, or email. No spam — your details go to the Hillcrest team only.

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Your viewing request is built.

Here's exactly what will be sent to our team. Tap below to open it in your email app and send it — we'll confirm your appointment time and bring our finished sample doors.

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Instant Quote Calculator

Build your preliminary quote — we'll email it to you.

Count your pieces, pick every upgrade you want, add at least one photo of your kitchen, and tell us where to send it. Your preliminary quote is prepared from your selections and photos and emailed straight to you — final pricing is set after an on-site visit, where we measure and inspect everything in person. Every project is also protected by an area minimum based on your distance from Chaska, applied automatically from your city — your preliminary quote is never prepared below it.

1 · Your Kitchen

2 · Upgrades & Add-Ons

3 · Finish & Style

4 · Email My Quote

Count your pieces

Open your cabinets and count. Don't worry about being perfect — we verify every count in person before final pricing.

Upgrades & add-ons

Tap everything you're interested in. If you're unsure, tap it anyway — it will simply appear as a line item on your emailed quote.

Finish & style

Tell us what your cabinets are today and where you want them to land.

Project type

Current cabinets

Cabinet wood / grain

Color(s) you're considering

Where should we email your quote?

Same details we'd ask on a call — plus at least one photo of your kitchen. Fields marked * are required so we can prepare and email your preliminary quote.

First name *First name is required.

Last name *Last name is required.

Email address *A valid email is required — that's where your quote goes.

Mobile phone *Phone is required so we can confirm your details.

Project street address *Project address is required.

City * Please choose your city — it sets your area minimum.

ZIP code *ZIP is required.

Every project is protected by an area minimum based on your distance from Chaska. Choose your city above and yours is applied automatically when your quote is prepared.

When would you like the project completed? * Please choose a timeframe.

Preferred way to reach you

Best time to contact you

How did you hear about us? * Please tell us how you heard about us.

Photos of your kitchen *

At least one photo is required — your preliminary quote is prepared from your photos as well as your counts. Wide shots of the whole kitchen plus close-ups of any wear or damage help most. You can select more than one.

Please add at least one photo of your kitchen — your quote can't be prepared without one.

Anything else we should know?

By submitting, you agree to be contacted about your project by call, text, or email. No spam — your details go to the Hillcrest team only.

Quote Request

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One moment — your request is on its way to the Hillcrest team, and your preliminary quote is being prepared from your selections and your photos.

Questions

Frequently asked questions about cabinet refinishing

No — never. Everything we do is done on site, right in your home: doors, drawers, and frames are prepped, sprayed, and finished where they live. Nothing is taken off site at any point in the project.

Most kitchens run 5–7 working days from start to finish. Because everything is done on site in your home — doors, drawers, and frames — your kitchen stays usable for much of the project.

It depends on your kitchen — your piece count, the condition of your cabinets, and the upgrades you choose all change the work involved, so every Hillcrest project is quoted individually rather than from a flat rate. Build your selections in the instant quote calculator above, add at least one photo of your kitchen, and we'll email you a preliminary quote. Final pricing is set after an on-site visit, where we measure and inspect everything in person.

Not the way we do it. We exclusively use Sherwin-Williams Gallery Series enamel, sprayed on site after degreasing, sanding, and priming — for a smooth, hard, factory-style finish that holds up to daily kitchen use.

Yes — request a sample door viewing above and we'll bring real enameled sample doors to your home, so you can see the process and feel the finish in your own light before you decide anything. The sample doors are finished examples in the colors we currently have on hand, so a specific color can't be requested — your own color is chosen separately, and we can enamel virtually any color you want.

Yes. Add "grain filling" in the calculator and we'll include smoothing the visible oak grain as a line item on your quote.

Because a real quote depends on your exact piece count, condition, and upgrades. The calculator captures everything we need — including photos of your kitchen — and your preliminary quote is prepared and emailed to you, so you're not pushed to a scheduling page just to start over. Final pricing is set after an on-site visit, where we measure and inspect everything in person.

Based in Chaska, we serve Chanhassen, Victoria, Waconia, Shakopee, and Eden Prairie, plus Carver, Cologne, Norwood Young America, Watertown, Glencoe, Medina, Wayzata, Excelsior, Minnetonka, Hopkins, Edina, Eagan, and Delano — across Carver County and the southwest Twin Cities metro. Choose your city in the calculator and we'll confirm coverage with your quote.

Ready when you are, Twin Cities.

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