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Cabinet Refinishing & Staircase Banister — Calgary

Three refinishing jobs under one roof in Calgary, all part of the same renovation: the kitchen cabinets — 33 doors and drawers — six interior doors sprayed, and the staircase banister refinished in white and black. The cabinet frames were sprayed on site, the doors and drawers were lacquered in our shop, and the fireplace mantel was refinished in the same visit.

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Staircase and entry masked with plastic and paper before refinishing in a Calgary home — Prep — the staircase and entry protected before work began

Staircase spindles wrapped in masking paper during refinishing — During — every spindle masked while the finish goes on

White newel post and handrail with the spindles still masked in paper — During — the handrail and newel post in fresh white

View from the landing over the refinished white handrail, floor protection still in place — During — the landing rail in white, protection still down

Close-up of the finished white handrail with a smooth sprayed finish — Finished — the handrail up close: a smooth, even white

Finished staircase with white handrail and newel post and black spindles, seen from the landing — Finished — white rail and newel post, black spindles

Finished staircase banister in white and black seen from the front entry of a Calgary home — Finished — the staircase from the entry

Kitchen built-in cabinets masked off with plastic while the cabinet frames are sprayed — Prep — the kitchen built-ins masked, frames ready to spray

Refinished white kitchen cabinets and island after lacquer finishing — Finished — the kitchen frames and island in fresh white

MV Painting handled the fine-finish work on this renovation: the cabinetry, the doors, the banister and the mantel — the pieces every other room gets judged against. It is the kind of combined project our cabinet refinishing and staircase & railing work often shares.

The starting point

Nothing here needed replacing. The cabinets were solid, the doors were sound and the banister was well built — what all of them needed was a new finish. Refinishing kept every piece in place and gave the renovation its updated look, at a fraction of what replacement would have meant.

The work

The kitchen came first. Every cabinet frame, door and drawer was degreased and sanded. On site, the cabinet boxes and the whole kitchen were masked off, with countertops, floors and appliances protected, and the frames were sprayed where they stood. The 33 doors and drawers went to our shop, where they received two coats of primer and a pre-catalyzed lacquer finish, sprayed on both sides, then came back to be reinstalled. Six interior doors were sprayed to match. On the staircase, the spindles were masked and finished in black while the handrail and newel posts went white, and the fireplace mantel was refinished as part of the same scope. When the work was done, everything was unmasked, cleaned up and wiped down.

Result

A bright, smooth lacquer finish across the kitchen, doors that look new again, and a staircase that sets the tone for the whole entry — a crisp white handrail and newel posts against black spindles. As with every MV Painting project, the work is backed by our 2-year workmanship warranty.

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