Over time, kitchen cabinets may begin to show their age. They get scratched, dinged up, even seriously damaged. Those that are still in good shape can begin to look tired and out of style. But installing new cabinets can be an expensive proposition.
Fortunately, there’s another option.
Kitchen Tune-Up can make those cabinets look new again. The business, located at 125 Douglas Park Drive, St. Augustine, offers different tiers of service, depending on the homeowner’s goals.
The most basic tier involves a deep cleaning and application of a reconditioning product and a new finish. At the next level, the professionals at Kitchen Tune-Up can paint the cabinetry and put on new hardware.
“It makes your kitchen look brand new,” said business owner Shelly Kozlowski.
Beyond that, Kitchen Tune-Up offers redooring, in which the cabinet is painted and new doors are put on. The result is a new, current style in a fresh new color. The cost difference between this work and installing new cabinets is significant.
“It’s a very affordable way to update your kitchen,” Kozlowski said.
At level four, the craftspeople at Kitchen Tune-Up can do a refacing, which involves new doors and drawer fronts and then covering the existing cabinet boxes with a matching veneer.
Such work is only possible because the Kitchen Tune-up professionals have extensive experience — between 12 and 20 years. And, while the business offers a modified do-it-yourself package for those comfortable with some — though not all — aspects of the work, inexperienced homeowners will want to turn over the entire project to the professionals.
When attempting to do the work themselves, people might encounter elements of the project that don’t always behave as expected. The cost of having a pro undo that damage and then do it correctly is greater than simply hiring the pro to start with.
There’s another reason to seek out the professionals: Protecting your investment.
“Considering that the kitchen is one of the places that has the highest impact as far as resale value on your biggest investment — your home — it just makes sense to have any work in that room be done professionally,” said Kozlowski.
Beyond cabinets, Kitchen Tune-Up offers work on the backsplash, countertop and anything else in the cabinet area.
To learn more, go to kitchentuneup.com.
