Kitchen Cabinet Painting in Orlando, FL
Serving Winter Park · Dr. Phillips · Lake Nona · Windermere · Celebration · Ocoee
Kitchen cabinet painting from Winter Park bungalows to Windermere builds — and our cabinet painters will tell you when painting isn't the right call. Five-year warranty when it is.
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- 5 days
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- Monday start, Friday reinstall
- 2017
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Orlando covers a lot of ground. A bungalow in Winter Park, a newer build in Lake Nona, and a large luxury home in Windermere or Dr. Phillips are not the same kitchen in any respect — not in size, not in cabinet material, and not in what the homeowner is trying to achieve.
It is also a design-forward market. Two-tone kitchens, where the island runs darker than the perimeter, and specialty finishes come up far more often here than in most of Central Florida. Those are not harder to spray, but they are considerably less forgiving of poor preparation, because the eye lands on the contrast between two colors and any inconsistency sits right on that line.
Central Florida heat and humidity do the rest of the testing. We run the job from start to finish — our crew, our process, our five-year warranty. You work with Premier the whole way through.
What cabinet painting costs in Orlando
| Cabinet Painting | Full replacement | |
|---|---|---|
| Typical cost | $3,500–$6,500 | $12,000–$25,000+ |
Cabinet painting is priced per door and drawer front — typically $80–$160 each — so your total comes down mostly to how many you have. A typical kitchen has 25 to 40. Cabinet material matters less: open-grain woods like oak and hickory need their grain pores filled first, which smooth surfaces like MDF, maple, and birch do not.
Read the full breakdown of what drives cabinet painting cost →
Why the cheapest cabinet painting quote usually costs more in Orlando
Cabinet painting is unusually easy to do badly in a way that looks fine for a year.
The finish on a cabinet door does not fail because someone chose the wrong color. It fails at the bond — the coating releases from the surface underneath it. That shows up as chipping at door edges, peeling around the sink and dishwasher, and a soft, tacky feel near the stove where cooking grease was never fully removed before priming.
Orlando adds a wrinkle most markets do not. Because so many kitchens here are going two-tone or taking a specialty finish, the work is less forgiving than a single-color job. When an island runs dark against a light perimeter, the eye goes straight to the line where they meet — and any difference in film thickness, sheen, or coverage sits exactly on that line. The same crew that could get away with an uneven coat on an all-white kitchen cannot get away with it here.
Size compounds it. The larger kitchens common in Windermere, Dr. Phillips, and Lake Nona mean more doors, more surface, and more opportunity for an inconsistency to show up somewhere you look every day. Repainting a kitchen that size to correct it is no small job either.
Before you accept any quote, there are five questions worth asking any cabinet painter — about whether doors come off, which degreaser is used and when, which primer and why, whether the topcoat is KCMA-certified, and who honors the warranty.
Choosing a two-tone split in an Orlando kitchen
Two-tone comes up more here than anywhere else we work, and the decisions that make it succeed are made before any color is chosen.
Where the line goes. The usual split is a darker island against a lighter perimeter, which works because it reads as intentional from any angle. Splitting upper and lower cabinets instead is the other common approach, and it does more to change how tall the room feels — but it is less forgiving in a kitchen with an irregular layout, because the eye follows that horizontal line all the way around.
Larger kitchens need it more. In the bigger kitchens common in Windermere, Dr. Phillips, and Lake Nona, a single color across that much cabinetry can flatten the room. A second tone gives it a center.
The contrast has to survive your lighting. Central Florida light through large windows is strong and changes considerably between morning and late afternoon. A pairing chosen under showroom lighting frequently reads differently at home — which is why the decision is worth making in the room itself, at more than one time of day.
The line is where quality shows. Whatever split you choose, the eye lands on the boundary between the two colors, and any inconsistency in film thickness or sheen sits exactly there. It is the strongest practical argument for spraying both colors in a controlled environment rather than brushing either one.
What we do to your kitchen
Doors and hardware come off and are tagged. Surfaces are professionally degreased and fully rinsed before any abrasive touches them. Sanding creates the profile the primer bonds to, and chips, dings, and the open pores in woods like oak are filled and sanded flush. A bonding primer matched to your specific cabinet material goes on next, then a KCMA-certified topcoat sprayed with HVLP or airless equipment in a controlled environment — which is what keeps a two-tone kitchen consistent across both colors. Doors are rehung, hardware reinstalled, alignment and reveals checked, and we walk the kitchen with you before we leave.
Every step is included on every job, and each one is there for a reason — the full cabinet painting process explains what each stage does and what goes wrong when it is skipped.
Getting a real number
Start with your ZIP code. It takes a few seconds, confirms we cover your address, and leads into a short set of questions about your kitchen — then we come back with real pricing. No measuring, no appointment, and no salesperson at your counter.
If the job is complex, or once we have agreed on the general number and want to nail down scope, we will come out and see it in person. That is a step in our process, not a condition of hearing a price.
What a Orlando homeowner said
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“Exceeded my expectations - I had done some research on different vendors but after watching the video with their process felt very comfortable that we would get a great result. They did our kitchen and bathroom cabinets - with new counters and backsplash in the kitchen. The communication was fantastic - we had some issues with accessing the main community gate as we are just getting used to it but the team was patient while we worked to let them in! Leah was very helpful in getting everything scheduled and took that off my plate. Both she and the project manager were very available for all my questions. Timing - they beat their expected finish timeframe by 2 weeks! When my plumber realized that the hole diameter for the faucet wasn't right, Leah had the counter top guys RIGHT over to make it right - before the plumber had left the townhome. I would recommend Premier Cabinet Painting to any of my neighbors for a quality job done right!”
Questions to ask cabinet painters in Orlando
- Do you serve Winter Park, Lake Nona, and Windermere?
- Yes. We cover Orlando and the surrounding communities, including Winter Park, Dr. Phillips, Lake Nona, Windermere, Celebration, and Ocoee. Call (727) 280-5575 to confirm coverage at your address.
- Can you match high-end finishes for Orlando luxury homes?
- That is what the process is built for. Doors and drawer fronts come off and are sprayed in a controlled environment rather than finished hanging on the box, producing an even film with no brush marks and no roller texture — the same method cabinet manufacturers use. Hardware comes off completely rather than being painted around. On a Windermere or Dr. Phillips kitchen those details are visible at arm's length, which is exactly where they get judged.
- Can you do a two-tone kitchen?
- Yes, and it is one of the more common requests in Orlando — usually a darker island against a lighter perimeter. Worth knowing that two-tone is less forgiving than a single color, because the eye goes straight to the line where the two meet. Any inconsistency in film thickness or sheen shows up there first, which is an argument for spraying both colors rather than brushing either.
- How much does cabinet painting cost in Orlando?
- Most kitchens land between $3,500 and $6,500. The number is driven mainly by how many doors and drawer fronts you have, with an average kitchen running 25 to 40 — the larger kitchens common in Windermere, Dr. Phillips, and Lake Nona run above that. Replacing the same cabinets generally starts around $12,000 and climbs from there.
- Why is your quote higher than the other cabinet painters I called?
- Almost always because of prep. A cabinet finish fails at the bond line, not the surface, so the cost of doing it right sits in the cleaning, sanding, filling, and priming that happen before any color goes on. A lower bid is lower because fewer of those hours are in it. On a specialty or two-tone finish, that gap becomes visible sooner than it would on a plain white kitchen.
- How long does cabinet painting take in Orlando?
- Five days for a typical kitchen, and only three of those have a crew in your home. Most jobs start on a Monday and are back together by Friday — two days masking and spraying the frames in place, two days finishing your doors and drawer fronts in our shop, and a final day for reinstallation. Larger kitchens run a little longer.
- Is cabinet painting worth it before selling an Orlando home?
- Buyer expectations in this market are high, and the kitchen is where they are set. Cabinets are the largest visible surface in the room, so changing them for a few thousand dollars rather than replacing them for tens of thousands addresses the objection without spending the return. It also photographs well, which matters more than most sellers expect.
- What if painting is not the right choice for my kitchen?
- Then we will say so. We assess your cabinets and tell you whether painting, refacing, or refinishing actually fits what you have, including when the answer is not the service you called us about. Boxes with water damage or a layout that needs to change are not problems a finish solves.
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