Cabinet painting and refinishing
For Belle Meade homes, Alan Robinson Painting refinishes estate kitchens, butler's pantries, bars and libraries of built-ins with a hand-finished coat that respects the cabinetry already there. The work is held to the standard of Alan Robinson, a painter of canvases and murals as well as houses, who has led the company since 2007.
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Nextdoor Neighborhood FavoriteOur cabinet refinishing is a sprayed, painted finish on the cabinets already in your kitchen, not a strip-and-stain and not new doors. When a kitchen needs refacing or replacement instead of paint, we tell you before you spend anything.
A kitchen you love walking into, a butler's pantry as elegant as the dining room beside it, and the handmade cabinetry that makes an older house what it is, still there under a fresh finish. That is what cabinet painting gives a home here, and it's the change we love to be part of: rooms that feel renewed and still entirely themselves. It's part of how we approach painting older houses, room by room.
Refinishing keeps every door, drawer and frame where the builder set it and changes only the color and the surface, so well-made cabinetry stays part of the house it was built for. Refacing hides the original boxes under new veneer, and replacement removes them altogether; when one of those is the better answer for a kitchen, we'll say so before you spend anything. It's also worth reading when painting isn't the answer for cabinets, so you can decide with the whole picture.
When the pantry, the bar, the study and the baths share one family of colors with the kitchen, the house feels composed from room to room, and that sense of calm is what most homeowners here are after.
Kitchen cabinet painting gives a room its new character while the stone counters, the range hood and the layout stay just as they are. Inset doors, beaded face frames and applied moldings each need patience at the edges, and those details are exactly what a careful brush preserves.
A butler's pantry between kitchen and dining room is one of the pleasures of an older house, with glass-front uppers and a run of drawers for silver and linens. It can match the kitchen or step into a deeper color of its own, and an island can carry a glaze that gives it the look of an old piece of furniture.
Vanities in a primary bath or a powder room are small but seen every day. A fresh enamel lets them match the rest of the house while the marble top and fixtures stay in place, and the finish is chosen to shrug off steam and daily splashes.
The service rooms at the back of a large house, the laundry, the mudroom and the flower room, tend to be the last ones updated. Their cabinets can take the same enamel as the kitchen, which keeps the whole house feeling cared for, not only the rooms guests see.
Libraries of built-in bookcases are common in older homes here, sometimes running floor to ceiling on several walls. They hold more shelf edges and inside corners than any kitchen, and cabinet refinishing here is slow, patient work that shows in the way the shelves catch the lamplight.
A study desk, a wet bar in the den or a paneled media wall is cabinetry too, and often the finest in the house. Professional cabinet painters treat it as part of the same project, so a deep green library and a pale kitchen still feel like they were chosen together.
“Our kitchen cabinets look beautiful after years of chipping and hard to clean surfaces.”
Most homeowners want the cabinetry to look as fine as the day it was built, and getting there depends on respecting how it was made.
Solid wood doors, dovetailed drawers and hand-fitted frames are hard to find in new cabinetry at any price, and many kitchens here still have them. Before any paint goes on, old finishes are cleaned and sanded carefully and loose joints or dings are noted with you, so the new coat sits on a sound surface. You can see more finished cabinetry in our gallery of past projects.
The rooms around the kitchen are where older houses show their age most gracefully, and a butler's pantry, a bar or a library of shelving can be painted in the same visit as the kitchen or on its own. A deep, saturated color often suits these smaller rooms, where it reads as rich rather than dark.
A Tudor, a Georgian and a mid-century ranch each wear color differently, and the right cabinet color is one that looks as though it could have been there from the start. We bring samples to your kitchen and look at them beside your floors, your stone and your trim, the same way we bring samples for plaster walls and original trim, and the choice is yours.
Before anything else, we look at the cabinetry together: the wood, the joinery, the finish on it now and the hinges it hangs on. From there we talk through color and sheen and write an itemized estimate.
Floors, counters and neighboring millwork are covered and masked. Each surface is degreased and then scuff-sanded, just enough to degloss the old finish without softening crisp profiles.
Doors and drawer fronts are removed and numbered so each returns to its own opening. Original hinges and pulls are set aside and cleaned, since in an older house they're often worth keeping.
A bonding primer gives the enamel something to hold, and the finish goes on in thin coats, brushed or sprayed depending on the profile of the doors and the finish you choose.
The enamel keeps hardening well after it feels dry, so doors are rehung gently and hardware goes back on by hand. We then go through the room with you and look at every door in good light.
Read more about how we refinish cabinets throughout Greater Nashville.
Alan and his team did a wonderful job with our cabinet repainting project. We did both the kitchen and master bath. They also repaired some various wall damage from our pups. They are very respectful in your home. I work from home and they were great to accommodate.
Alan Robinson did an exceptional job painting my home, and his work on my kitchen cabinets deserves special praise. What started as basic builder-grade cabinetry now looks like elegant, custom-made pieces thanks to the beautiful glaze and meticulous finish he applied. The transformation is stunning.
Alan is professional, punctual, and incredibly detail-oriented. He took the time to understand my vision, offered thoughtful suggestions, and delivered results that exceeded my expectations. His lines are clean, his finishes are smooth, and he treats your home with respect—keeping everything tidy throughout the project.
If you’re looking for someone who combines skill, artistry, and reliability, I highly recommend Alan. My home looks better than ever, and the cabinets alone make the entire space feel elevated.
I cannot recommend Alan Robinson Painting more highly!!! He and his team were so professional, thorough, honest, and efficient. This is easiest five-star review I've ever given. The price was totally fair the quality of his work was worth every cent! At the end of the project, he did a walk-through of the whole property with us to make sure everything was up to our satisfaction. When we pointed out one spot where someone had accidentally gotten paint on a light fixture, he immediately took it down and cleaned it up with a smile. Such a kind man and a great family business. Book Alan today, you won't regret it! "The most trusted brush in Nashville"!
Easily the best contractor we’ve ever worked with.
We hired Alan to paint several rooms/areas in our house.
Alan’s attention to detail is unmatched. Communication and expectations are clear. His recommendations come from a career of experience, and prep work prior to painting is meticulous.
Alan kept our best interests in mind at every step, is as courteous as any person could be, great with all family members, and just an overall stand-up guy in every way.
Most of all, Alan brought our vision to life through painting and has made our house feel that much more like a home. We will definitely hire Alan for our next project.
Thank you, Alan!
A Belle Meade house can hold a remarkable amount of cabinetry, and every project is priced on its own. These six things matter most, and your free written estimate lists each one. For published market ranges, see the cabinet painting cost guide; your estimate is written for your kitchen alone.
The largest factor. Inset and raised-panel doors with fine profiles take longer than flat ones.
Glass-front uppers make the inside of the boxes part of the view, which adds surfaces.
Several old coats, shellac or worn varnish each change how much preparation comes first.
A hand-applied glaze or a contrasting pantry color adds careful steps.
Original hardware is cleaned and reused; replacements that don't match old holes need filling.
Baths, bars and service rooms widen the scope but share one set of colors and one visit.
The package you choose is one of the biggest factors in cost. Signature, our standard service, includes the full preparation cabinets need for a durable finish; Refresh is our budget-friendly option for a quick update; Concierge adds full project management. Every package carries our five-year workmanship warranty. See the cabinet painting packages for Belle Meade homes.
Doing cabinets right costs more than a quick spray because the prep is most of the job, and the prep is why the finish lasts. Pay for your project in fixed monthly payments through Acorn Finance. Check your options in about a minute; it won’t affect your credit score.How financing worksCheck your options (opens Acorn Finance in a new tab) can turn that into fixed monthly payments; checking your options takes about a minute and won’t affect your credit score.
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From the houses along the boulevards to the Highlands, the Links and the Whitland Area, the kitchens and libraries here were built to last, and every one is given the same careful preparation before a coat of paint goes on.
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Kitchen cabinet painting often leads to the rooms around it.
Kitchens on every side of this neighborhood call for the same care.
