Here's How to Update Your Cherry Kitchen Cabinets

1.) Paint the Cabinets with a Lighter Color

Painting cherry kitchen cabinets with a white or cream color instantly brightens and modernizes a kitchen space. Painted cherry wood has a smooth finish many homeowners love, and it fits well in a variety of kitchen designs. 

If you repaint your cherry cabinets as a DIY project, you’ll want to make sure that you dedicate a significant amount of time to priming them. Stains used on cherry cabinets are usually dark and red, which means that they will need extra preparation to avoid leaving red swirls on your cabinets. 

You can also have your cherry cabinets professionally refinished. The cabinet refinishing process involves chemically stripping the old stain or paint off, so you won’t have to worry about red swirls or tannin bleeds when you hire a professional.

2.) Replace Countertops, Backsplash, or Décor 

If your cherry cabinets are relatively new and you want to update them without repainting or re-staining, consider choosing a countertop or backsplash replacement in a lighter color than your cabinets. 

The amount of surface space that countertops and backsplashes take up allow them both to have a major influence on the look and feel of your kitchen, so your investment will have a good return. 

You can also repaint the walls with a neutral color to contrast with your cherry cabinets, or add décor that follows a particular theme and gives a relaxed feeling to the space—like a beach house theme.

3.) Change the Hardware

Simply swapping out the hardware on cherry cabinets can go a long way in establishing a new look:

• If your cherry cabinets are stained, try cooler hardware finishes like silver or chrome to modernize your cherry cabinets.
  
  
• If they’re painted with a cool or neutral color, try brass, copper, or gold hardware.

4.) Add Cabinet Lighting

Installing cabinet lighting in your cherry cabinets doesn’t just brighten up the area. It also changes the tone of your kitchen from a luxe, focused feeling to an open, welcoming space.

Cabinet lighting is the perfect way to modernize your cherry cabinets when you’re under a tight budget and want to start small.

5.) Refinish Your Cherry Cabinets

One of the best ways to update cherry cabinets is to have them professionally refinished because of the assurance you’ll have that the final product will match your vision. 

Cherry cabinets are crafted from a durable hardwood, which means that they can look beautiful with most new paint or stain colors you choose. But, as mentioned previously, special attention needs to be made during the preparation stages or else your cabinets could be covered in red swirls that show through the new color. 

Cabinet refinishing professionals have the tools and experience needed to anticipate any issues with your cherry cabinets in order to meet your kitchen remodeling goals.

The Oceanside Painting & Refinishing team provides free estimates for one of the most cost-effective ways to update cherry cabinets—refinishing. 

If you have any questions or want to request your free estimate, call us at 732-818-0092, send us an email at phil.oceanside@gmail.com, or fill out the quick form below!