Renovation results without renovation cost. Ellison Painting brings Google Guaranteed, family-owned cabinet refinishing to Troy kitchens and bathrooms. 3,000+ projects completed across Metro Detroit.
Troy kitchens tell on their decade. Golden oak from the 1980s, white thermofoil from the 90s, and cherry-toned maple from the 2000s fill homes across the city, and most of those cabinet boxes are still structurally excellent. That’s what makes refinishing such a smart move here: a full kitchen replacement buys new boxes, new countertops and a demolition bill, while professional cabinet painting puts the work into the finish and leaves the cabinetry you already own in place.
Brad and Rachel Ellison stand behind every project personally.
Including hundreds of cabinet refinishing jobs.
Painting Contractors Association standards on every job.
Verified screening and customer protection through Google.
Cabinets live a rougher life than walls. Steam from the stove, grease, daily hand contact, and the constant open-close cycle of family life all attack the finish. That’s why we use cabinet-grade paints and primers, not consumer-grade wall paint, and why preparation gets most of the hours: degreasing, sanding, filling, and priming before any color goes on. Skip those steps and the finish chips within a year. Do them right and your kitchen looks renovated for years.
Vision, color preferences, hardware, timeline, and budget.
Condition, material type, and the right finishing approach.
Color samples and hardware options before work begins.
Removal, cleaning, degreasing, sanding, filling, and priming.
Multiple coats with sanding between, for a smooth, durable surface.
Reinstallation, alignment checks, and care guidance.
Cost tracks door and drawer count first, then condition and material. A 1980s golden oak kitchen needs grain filling before it looks smooth, and that adds hours. Thermofoil and already-painted boxes price differently again. Every line shows up in a written proposal before we start.
They can be painted as long as the laminate isn't lifting off the substrate. Thermofoil filled a lot of Troy kitchens in the 90s, and it needs a bonding primer rather than standard wall primer. We check every door for peeling edges during the assessment and tell you straight if one should be swapped.
You keep your sink and appliances the whole time. The boxes stay put while doors and drawer fronts come off for prep and finishing, then go back on with alignment checks. Your actual dates sit in the written proposal, and you hear from us daily while we're in your Troy home.
Prep is where most of the hours go. Doors and hardware come off, then degreasing, sanding, filling and priming, because grease and steam off a Troy stove wreck a finish that skipped those steps. We use cabinet-grade primers and paints, never consumer wall paint, and sand between coats.
Ask for proof instead of promises: insurance, a detailed written proposal that spells out the prep, local Google reviews from Troy and Rochester Hills homeowners, and Painting Contractors Association (PCA) membership. Then ask what primer they'd use on your doors. Guessing is a bad sign.
If your cabinet boxes are solid, you may be one refinishing project away from a kitchen you love again. Get a clear, detailed proposal with no surprises.
