Cabinet Painting and Refinishing in Fairview, TN | Alan Robinson Painting

Cabinet painting in Fairview

Fairview Cabinet Painters, A Fresh Look With a Lasting Finish

Alan Robinson Painting brings Fairview families professional cabinet painters for the kitchen, the mudroom and the laundry, turning plain builder cabinets into a custom-looking finish made for backpacks, spills and busy mornings. The work is held to the standard of Alan Robinson, a fine artist and muralist, who founded the company in 2007.

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Built-in cabinets and shelving painted a rich navy blue, cabinet painting for Fairview homes

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Professional Cabinet Painters for Fairview Families

Our 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.

In a Fairview home the kitchen is the busiest room in the house, and freshly painted cabinets make it feel brighter, more personal and easier to keep clean. Professional cabinet painters make the difference in how long that lasts: careful sanding, a bonding primer and a hard enamel that stands up to backpacks, spills and busy mornings for years. Seeing a family enjoy a kitchen that looks this good, and keeps looking good, is one of our favorite parts of the work, alongside the rest of our painting in Fairview.

It helps to know the options. Refacing glues new veneer over the frames and swaps in new doors, and full replacement means new cabinetry and often new countertops too. Painting keeps what you have, doors, drawers and frames alike, and gives it a harder, better-looking surface, which is why it's so often the sensible choice for a newer home. We've written up how refacing and replacement compare with paint, including how long each keeps the kitchen out of use.

Where Does Cabinetry Show Up in a Fairview Home?

Doing the mudroom, the laundry and the baths along with the kitchen gives a newer Fairview house the custom, finished feel families hoped for when they moved in.

Kitchen cabinets and a large island painted clean white around wall ovens and a cooktop, part of the cabinet painting we do for Fairview homes

Kitchen cabinets

Kitchen cabinet painting is where families feel the difference every single day. The new color goes on the doors, drawer fronts and face frames, while the granite, the backsplash and the appliances stay just where they are, so there's no remodel to live through. Homeowners describe the change in their own reviews of painted kitchens.

Kitchen with a white-painted island under pendant lights beside warm wood cabinetry, part of the cabinet painting we do for Fairview homes

Islands and butler's pantries

The island is where homework, snacks and conversations happen, and it can carry a bolder color than the perimeter. A small butler's pantry or coffee station between the kitchen and dining room can pick up that same shade and tie the two spaces together.

Bathroom vanity sprayed a soft sage green, part of the cabinet painting we do for Fairview homes

Bathroom vanities

Kids' baths and primary baths both tend to have builder vanities in the same stain as the kitchen. A painted finish chosen for steam and splashes gives each bathroom its own personality without new tile or tops.

Painted built-in cabinets and shelving beside a small window, part of the cabinet painting we do for Fairview homes

Laundry room and mudroom cabinets

Mudroom lockers and laundry cabinets take the brunt of daily life in a family home, and plain builder finishes scuff and chip there first. A durable enamel in a practical color, darker if you like, keeps them looking good between wipe-downs.

Pantries and built-in bookcases

Walk-in pantry shelving and the bookcases beside a family-room fireplace have dozens of edges, and cabinet refinishing that's rushed shows it there first. Each shelf lip and corner gets reached so the built-ins look as good as the kitchen.

Built-in desks and entertainment centers

Bonus rooms and family rooms in Fairview often have a media wall or a homework desk built in, usually in the builder's stain. Painting it along with the kitchen keeps the color consistent from one end of the house to the other.

“What started as basic builder-grade cabinetry now looks like elegant, custom-made pieces thanks to the beautiful glaze and meticulous finish he applied.”

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The Hardest-Working Cabinets in a Fairview Home

Fairview families want cabinets that look good and stand up to real life, from backpacks at the door to spills at the island, and each of these gets a finish made for how hard it works.

Builder Cabinets, Custom Look

Plenty of Fairview homes were finished with the builder's standard cabinetry, solid enough but ordinary in color and finish. Professional cabinet painting, with careful sanding, a bonding primer and a hard enamel, changes how they look and how they wear, and a glaze or a contrasting island can take them further still. Browse finished kitchens in our gallery for ideas.

Kitchen island cabinetry painted and hand-glazed for a rustic finish, cabinet painting for a Fairview home

Mudrooms, Laundry Rooms and Pantries

The back of a family home works harder than the front, and the lockers, laundry cabinets and pantry doors there take bumps every day. Doing them in the same visit as the kitchen means one enamel, one color family and one period of living around the work instead of several.

Walk-in closet with built-in drawers, cabinets and shelving painted white, cabinet painting for a Fairview home

Choosing a Color for a Bright, Open Kitchen

A bright kitchen changes how a color looks, and daylight through big windows can bleach a pale color or make a deep one sing. We try samples right on your cabinets and look at them in morning and afternoon light, the same care that goes into choosing colors for a Fairview family room.

Cream shaker kitchen cabinets and drawers beside a dark stone countertop, cabinet painting for a Fairview home

How We Take Cabinets From Tired to Furniture-Smooth

We start by seeing the kitchen with you. We check the doors, the existing finish, the material and the hinges, talk about how your family uses the room, and then write up an itemized estimate.

  1. Bare wood built-ins mid-prep, nail holes filled and a canvas drop cloth over the floor, a step in our cabinet painting process for Fairview homes

    Prep and protection

    The floors, counters and appliances are covered. Cabinet faces are degreased to remove the film everyday cooking leaves behind, a step professional cabinet painting never skips, then scuff-sanded so the factory sheen won't fight the primer.

  2. Built-in cabinetry mid-project, pale blue doors freshly painted and the room under sheeting, a step in our cabinet painting process for Fairview homes

    Doors and drawer fronts

    Doors and drawer fronts come off and are marked so each one finds its way home. Hinges and pulls are kept together, and any dings from years of family life are filled.

  3. Close-up of a painted upper cabinet door with a smooth, even finish, a step in our cabinet painting process for Fairview homes

    Primer and finish coats

    A bonding primer anchors the new finish to factory surfaces, and a tough cabinet enamel follows in thin coats, brushed or sprayed depending on the doors and the look you want.

  4. Barbara K.'s kitchen cabinets, painted a warm gray, a step in our cabinet painting process for Fairview homes

    Cure, rehang and inspect

    The finish is dry to the touch well before it reaches full hardness, so for a little while it needs a gentle hand. Doors are rehung, hardware goes back on, and we look everything over with you.

For more detail, see how we handle cabinet painting for Greater Nashville homes.

What Homeowners Say About Working With Us

5.0 · 73 Verified Google Reviews
Google Cabinet Painting

Absolutely amazing! We kept putting off getting this done after trouble with another company years before in painting our deck. Wish we would have used Alan from the start. Our kitchen cabinets look beautiful after years of chipping and hard to clean surfaces. Very professional and thorough in his work.

Google Interior Painting

Alan and his team did an amazing job. The process was so easy for us. The estimate was upfront, easy to understand and helped us decide exactly what we wanted done. He took care of moving all furniture, artwork, etc, so we did not need to do any prep or cleanup. Not to mention, the paint work looked beautiful and it was so fun to come home and see our “new” home! Thank you!

Google Interior Painting

Alan did a wonderful job painting our home. He is professional, meticulous, very hard-working and timely. He was also very kind to our children and was never put out by their asking him questions. Alan brings his lunch and keeps at the job until it’s done. I would highly recommend him and certainly will be reaching out to him for future jobs!

What Affects the Price of Kitchen Cabinet Painting in Fairview?

Kitchen cabinet painting is priced on what's actually in each kitchen, so there's no single number to quote. These six items make the biggest difference, and your written estimate breaks them out. It helps to know what an island or a vanity adds to a cabinet quote before you compare estimates.

Gray shaker kitchen cabinets with a sprayed, factory-smooth finish, the kind of detail that shapes a Fairview cabinet painting estimateIsland cabinetry finished in a hand-glazed sage green with softly worn edges, the kind of detail that shapes a Fairview cabinet painting estimateBuilt-ins and cabinetry painted blue with a cabinet-grade finish, the kind of detail that shapes a Fairview cabinet painting estimate
  • Doors

    Door and drawer count

    More doors and drawer fronts mean more pieces to prep and coat, so this leads the estimate.

  • Extras

    Islands and interior of boxes

    An island adds panels and a back; painting the insides of the boxes is optional.

  • Prep

    Existing finish and material

    Slick factory finishes, worn edges or water damage by the sink add preparation time.

  • Finish

    Glazing or two-tone

    A glazed island or a second color below the counter adds steps to the finish work.

  • Doors

    Hardware and hinges

    Reusing your pulls keeps it simple; bigger new pulls may mean filling old holes and drilling new ones.

  • Extras

    Vanities and laundry rooms added

    Mudroom lockers, laundry cabinets and vanities add scope but share the same 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 Fairview 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. can turn that into fixed monthly payments; checking your options takes about a minute and won’t affect your credit score.

Questions Homeowners Ask Before Refinishing Cabinets

What Fairview homeowners usually want to know before we begin.

Have another question? Call (615) 498-3992

Is it worth painting the builder cabinets in a newer Fairview home?
In most cases, yes. Builder cabinets are usually solid boxes with a thin, ordinary finish, and a bonding primer under a hard enamel gives them both a better look and a tougher surface. If yours are thermofoil that's starting to peel, refacing or replacement is the better route.
Do you come out to Fairview for cabinet projects?
Yes. Fairview is one of the six communities we serve across Greater Nashville, and we paint kitchens, mudrooms and vanities here just as we do closer to town.
Which sheen is easiest to keep clean with kids at home?
Satin or semi-gloss. Both wipe clean without looking plastic, and semi-gloss is a little tougher for lower cabinets and mudroom lockers that take the most knocks.
Can oak or maple cabinets be made to look smooth?
Maple paints very smoothly as it is. Oak has an open grain that shows through paint, so if you want a completely smooth face the grain can be filled before priming; if you like a bit of texture, it can stay.
Searching for cabinet painting near me in Fairview? Here's what to know.
We're a family business painting across Greater Nashville, Fairview among the communities we serve. We'd rather earn your call with the finished work on this page and what homeowners have written above, so reach out and tell us about your kitchen.

Cabinet Painting and Refinishing in Fairview’s Neighborhoods

From Cumberland Estates and Fairview Station to Otter Creek, The Meadows of Fairview and Castleberry Farms, Fairview kitchens share a lot of the same builder cabinetry, and each one gets careful preparation before any color goes on.

We serve the entire Fairview and 37062 area, out to White Bluff (37187).

More Than Cabinets, and Close By

More painting for your Fairview home

Once the cabinets are done, other rooms often come next.

Cabinet painting nearby

Neighboring communities call us about their kitchens as well.