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What’s the Best Way To Paint Kitchen Cabinets in Oakland, CA?

 What’s the Best Way To Paint Kitchen Cabinets in Oakland, CA?

Should I paint my kitchen cabinets? Should I paint or stain? Can I paint cabinets myself, or hire a professional painter? How much does cabinet painting cost?

And the list goes on and on.

We get it! Cabinet painting in the Bay Area is an investment, and you want to be sure the process is done right and set up for success. Plus, you often hear horror stories of incompetent painters botching the job, or do-it-yourself projects that go horribly wrong.

The good news is that if cabinet painting is done correctly, your finish can be durable, beautiful, and easy to wash and maintain. It’s key to work with an established cabinet painter - one with a proven track record of work and experience.

With all of this in mind, let’s tackle a really good cabinet painting FAQ: what’s the best way to paint kitchen cabinets?

Sprayed cabinet finishes: the best way to go

Before we dig into this, a disclaimer: there are some cabinet finishes that can be done beautifully with a brush. But those are very specific, unique stylistic preferences, and typically used for more country or distressed finishes. Totally doable, but not the most popular right now.

What we see as Bay Area painters is a call for factory-like finishes: smooth, beautiful, and glassy. No brush strokes or lines. And the only way to really achieve this look is by spraying the cabinets with a specialized paint sprayer. It delivers a fine load of paint at high pressure, and when the spray gun is moved back and forth in just the right way, it builds a gorgeous finish that looks like it came right from the factory that way.

Here are a few pictures of our team in action:

 What’s the Best Way To Paint Kitchen Cabinets in Oakland, CA?
 What’s the Best Way To Paint Kitchen Cabinets in Oakland, CA?
 What’s the Best Way To Paint Kitchen Cabinets in Oakland, CA?
 What’s the Best Way To Paint Kitchen Cabinets in Oakland, CA?
 What’s the Best Way To Paint Kitchen Cabinets in Oakland, CA?
 What’s the Best Way To Paint Kitchen Cabinets in Oakland, CA?
 What’s the Best Way To Paint Kitchen Cabinets in Oakland, CA?

Where do you spray kitchen cabinets?

Many painters remove your cabinet doors and drawer faces, then set up a spray shop in your garage or makeshift tent outside. It’s a contained space where they can paint the pieces, then hang them to dry. This works, but you don’t have the same control over the environment, leading to potential dust contamination, overspray, plus a portion of your home is monopolized during the process.

Here at MB Jessee Painting, we’ve invested in a dedicated spray shop, and can transport the items being painted back and forth from your home or commercial space. Having a custom shop like this lets us deliver the best finishes possible, plus it keeps the painting out of your property. It’s also ideal for finishing doors, trim, moulding, windows, etc.

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As always, please feel free to contact us at MB Jessee Painting! We’re here to help, every step of the way.

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“I cannot imagine finer painters--and I have worked with many. They work exceptionally hard. It is a joy to see their workmanship!”

— Alicia R.
Oakland

“The entire MB Jessee team is courteous, efficient and professional. From scheduling and estimating to the crew managers and crew, they all did an excellent job on a small (but complicated) two room project in my house. I'm already thinking about getting them scheduled for the next project in the spring.”

— Cari Cheney

“In all the years I've worked with MB Jessee, I'm always so impressed by your crews. They are so respectful of everything--you never even know they're there! Except that the paint looks amazing when they're gone. We've had one showing of our home and already have an offer. I'm sure it is because the paint looks so beautiful.”

— Erin T.
Pleasant Hill

“MB Jessee painters are stellar! As a designer I've worked with numerous companies over the years, and MB Jessee is a top-notch firm. From the first phone call to the final clean up, every person is courteous, professional, and hard working. The owner, Matt, is a charitable leader who has instilled his team with integrity and honesty providing the customer with a first class experience at a fair price with a paint job that is guaranteed to last. I highly recommend MB Jessee. Thank you Matt and your STAR crew-Daniel, Rigoberto, Vicente, Edy, Pedro, and Mario, for a job well executed! Cynthia Brian, ASID, Starstyle® Productions, llc”

— Cynthia Brian
Morgan, CA

“Very easy to work with, they did an outstanding job with our project of re-painting our painting our kitchen cabinets. Given the scope of the job and that our kitchen is roughly half of our upstairs living area they did a fantastic job of minimizing the mess. Workmanship was top notch, would definitely recommend.”

— Vince Scola

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— Carla Banks

“M.B. Jessee painted the exterior of my Spanish house over 9 years ago, and they did such an incredible job that they are still getting referrals from me today. The paint is holding up perfectly -- there is absolutely no peeling chipping or any other deterioration. I still remember that my final walk-through list consisted of items written on one side of a 3x5 index card (and I'm REAL picky about my house!) However, when Matt and I did that walk-through over HALF the items were no longer an issue, as his team had noticed them first and they had already been resolved.”

— JoAnn Newcomb

“Julie,Just to let you know I am very appreciative of your crew catching the plumbing/mold problem. It was very astute of them. I wanted to let you know that again your crew has done excellent work here, please pass this along to Mr. Jessee. There are some bumps in the road here, but the painting and your crew has not been one of them. Their work is the only thing going right currently, and this crew is very nice and respectful. It is much appreciated. Thank you again.”

— Beth
Oakland

“MB Jessee just finished our exterior and we couldn't be happier with our experience. The foreman (Pedro) and lead painter (Ricardo) were incredible to work with: they communicated scheduling clearly, Ricardo was a joy to be around every day, the showed up early every day, were incredibly tidy and did great paint work. The final walk through experience was incredible. Pedro pointed out items I missed demonstrating a clear desire to complete another quality project. I highly recommend them. As others have noted they definitely aren't the cheapest but you quickly realize that you're getting what you pay for. The 3 year guarantee is also a nice touch since there are likely touch up items that will show up after the job is done.”

— Joshua Jansen

“Hello Matt,Just another notice of thanks to your wonderful crew, Rigoberto, Javier and John. They did fantastic work, with Rigo providing meticulous and conscientious attention to the details and excellent woodwork finishing, as evidenced by the beautiful fireplace. Javier did a fantastic job in the bathroom especially, it looks "brand new," and John always does quality work, both with the interior and exterior. I can tell they care about what they do. Rigo's "punch out" was very thorough, too. I will call again when I need some more work and will definitely recommend your company and fine crew. I also felt as a homeowner, I could leave my house in their good hands during the day and that took a lot of worry from me, they were honest, prompt and reliable. They were also very kind, respectful and clean in their work, very professional. Thank you.”

— Beth Marx & Melissa Kirsch
Oakland

“Just wanted to let you know that the crew was great to have around the house for the past two weeks. All three of them were professional, courteous, and attentive to my thoughts/concerns and were extremely knowledgeable. They paid great attention to the detail and it shows.”

— Mark & Roberta Gross

“In September, MBJessee finished painting two sides of our 3-story condominium building (six owners). We were impressed by the professionalism of the company and every one of its workers, Matt Jessee couldn't have been more helpful in planning the project. His painters were well-trained, easy to communicate with and eager to please. In addition to painting the stucco, they made extensive repairs on windows and frames, which will save us considerable money in the future. They finished earlier than anticipated, with as many as five men working on the job, and the scaffolding came down the next day. All of us were delighted with the results. Now my husband and I are looking forward to having MB Jessee paint our own apartment later this month. Matt and Gustavo (who will be our crew leader again) have explained how they will work to make the painting proceed smoothly while we're living here, and they have been endlessly patient with our protracted decision-making process. If you look at their website, you'll learn that MB Jessee is an exemplary company that takes good care of its workers as well as its customers, and contributes public service projects to the community. All in all, we can't recommend MB Jessee highly enough.”

— Jayne W.
San Francisco, CA