When the color of the kitchen cabinets are to be changed to a new stained color the doors and drawers are stripped, sanded, stained, and finished in the shop and the frames are stripped, sanded, stained, and finished in the home.

The above kitchen is a maple kitchen that was originally stained very dark and was suffering from wear and tear. I completely stripped it and stained it to a medium color that the customer chose.

This was originally a dark brown birch kitchen that was stripped and stained with a white stain to obtain this color, with a more concentrated white stain and a white toner a white wash effect can also be obtained.

This kitchen (in Battle Creek MI) was originally finished in a natural oak, I stripped and refinished it with an avocodo stain.