Office Address
31121 Industry Dr Unit B,
Tavares, FL 32778
Office Address
31121 Industry Dr Unit B, Tavares, FL 32778
31121 Industry Dr Unit B,
Tavares, FL 32778
31121 Industry Dr Unit B, Tavares, FL 32778
Walk into almost any kitchen in Lake County that was built more than ten years ago and you’ll see the same thing — wood cabinets that were once a selling point and are now the reason the whole kitchen feels dated. The stain has gone orange. The finish is peeling at the edges. The color that looked fine in 2008 looks tired in a way that no amount of cleaning fixes. A full kitchen cabinet replacement in Central Florida runs anywhere from $8,000 to $25,000 or more depending on the size of the kitchen and the materials. Professional cabinet painting delivers a result that looks factory-fresh for a fraction of that cost — and when it’s done correctly, it holds up just as well. OCD Painting and Flooring has been transforming kitchens across Tavares, Mount Dora, Leesburg, The Villages, and the surrounding Lake County area since 2018. Charlson and the crew have painted cabinets in lived-in family homes, investment properties, vacation homes near the Chain of Lakes, and retirement residences throughout Sumter County. If your kitchen is the one room in the house that still doesn’t feel right, cabinet painting is where that changes.
Cabinet painting is not wall painting with smaller surfaces. It is a completely different process, and the gap between a cabinet painting contractor who understands that and one who doesn’t shows up within six months of the job being finished. Cabinets take constant abuse — heat from cooking, steam from boiling water, grease that settles on every surface, and the repeated friction of doors and drawers opening and closing hundreds of times a year. A standard interior wall paint will not survive that environment. It will chip, peel, and scratch within months. Proper cabinet painting requires a bonding primer formulated for slick or previously finished surfaces, a commercial-grade topcoat with a hard cure that stands up to heat and moisture, and an application method — typically spraying rather than brushing or rolling — that delivers a smooth, factory-level finish without brush marks or texture. Our cabinet painting contractor process uses all three. We don’t cut corners on the product or the method because the results make the difference obvious.
Our cabinet painting services cover more than just kitchen uppers and lowers. We paint bathroom vanities, laundry room cabinets, built-in shelving, entertainment centers, and any other finished cabinetry in the home. The process is the same regardless of location — remove the doors and hardware, clean every surface thoroughly to remove grease and contaminants, sand to create adhesion, apply bonding primer, spray the topcoat in a controlled environment, and reinstall everything level and clean. We paint in place for cabinet boxes and frames, and we take doors off-site or to a staging area within the home to ensure a smooth, drip-free finish on every panel. Color selection is part of the conversation — we can work from a Sherwin-Williams color fan, match an existing color in another part of the home, or help you land on a finish that works with your countertops, hardware, and flooring. White, soft gray, navy, sage, and greige are the most common choices across Lake County right now, but the right color is the one that works in your specific kitchen.
Not every cabinet update means painting over wood. Some homeowners in Tavares and the surrounding Lake County area have solid wood cabinets with a finish that has worn unevenly or faded but still have good grain underneath worth preserving. In those cases, cabinet refinishing with a fresh stain and topcoat gives the kitchen a completely updated look without covering the wood character. Our wood staining service for cabinets strips or sands the existing finish, applies a new stain in a color that works with the current kitchen design, and seals with a durable topcoat. This is a different process from painting and takes more time per cabinet — but the result on quality wood is worth it. We assess both options during the estimate and walk you through what each one looks like, what each one costs, and what each one realistically holds up to in a working kitchen. You make the call with full information.
Cabinet painting often uncovers work that was hiding behind the old finish. When doors come off and frames get stripped back, it’s common to find gaps where the cabinet meets the wall, drywall damage around the range hood or above the refrigerator, or caulk lines that have separated and let grease and moisture in behind the cabinet face. We handle all of it. Drywall repair, patching, re-caulking, and surface prep around the cabinet area are part of the job — not an upcharge conversation after we’ve already started. Homeowners across Tavares, Leesburg, and Mount Dora appreciate that the estimate reflects the real scope of what the kitchen needs, not just the painted surfaces. The finished product looks better when the surrounding surfaces are clean and tight, and it lasts longer when moisture and gaps are addressed before the topcoat goes on.
Cabinet painting is one of those services where the quality gap between a skilled crew and an average one is immediately visible. The finish either looks sprayed smooth and factory-clean or it looks painted. The edges either stay crisp after six months of use or they start to chip. The doors either hang level and close cleanly or they don’t. OCD Painting and Flooring has built its reputation in Lake County on the kind of detail work that makes the difference in a result like this. Customers like Todd G. say it directly: “Charlson and OCD did a great job with our interior paint job. Very conscientious with our furniture and great follow through.” That same care — protecting what’s already in the home, following through on every detail, leaving the space cleaner than we found it — applies to every cabinet job we take on. We back the work with a 3-year workmanship warranty. If the finish fails because of how we applied it, we come back and make it right.
When done correctly with the right bonding primer and a commercial-grade topcoat, professionally painted cabinets in a Central Florida home should last seven to ten years with normal use. The finish holds up to heat, steam, and daily contact as long as the prep and product selection were handled properly. Cabinets that were painted with standard wall paint or without a bonding primer will fail much sooner — typically within one to two years.
Yes. Painting cabinet doors in place produces an uneven finish with visible brush marks and drip risk along the edges. We remove every door, take them to a staging area, and spray them flat to achieve a smooth, factory-level result. The boxes and frames are painted in place with careful masking to protect surrounding surfaces. Everything gets reinstalled level and clean when the finish has fully cured.
Yes, and we do it regularly across Lake County. Stained wood cabinets require additional prep — sanding to break the existing finish and a bonding primer formulated for previously stained surfaces — before the topcoat can be applied. Skipping that prep is why painted cabinets peel. We do not skip it. During the estimate we assess the existing finish and tell you exactly what the prep requires for a result that holds.
White and off-white remain the most requested across Tavares, The Villages, and Mount Dora — particularly Sherwin-Williams Alabaster and Pure White. Soft gray, navy, and sage green are popular choices for homeowners who want a more current look. We work from the full Sherwin-Williams color library and can bring samples to the estimate so you can see the color against your actual countertops and hardware before committing.
The price depends on the number of cabinet doors, drawer fronts, and linear feet of frame — as well as the condition of the existing finish and whether any repairs are needed before painting. A typical kitchen in Tavares or the surrounding Lake County area runs significantly less than new cabinet installation. The only way to give you an accurate number is a free on-site estimate. Call us at (352) 630-1711 or request one through our website.