How Long Should Kitchen Cabinets Last. The total price on the kitchen renovation was about 3800 2200 on new appliances 1600 on everything else and one of the biggest changes was the cabinets. After 20 or 30 years most cabinets will start showing signs of age.
Instead of being a dark depressing void my open-format kitchen became an inviting bright space. One of my most popular posts is my kitchen cabinet painting tutorial where I shared step-by-step how I painted our kitchen cabinets three years ago. With proper care and maintenance your kitchen cabinets can last up to 50 years.
My house looked brand new even more so than when Id painted the walls around my kitchen cabinets earlier that year.
In general high quality cabinets can last up to 50 years. If you try to use an old finish then the results will not meet your expectations because the protective power of the finish is gone. Once they are fabricated the slab is created delivered and installed. Heres an overview of the three types of cabinets in broad price segments that youll find at stores.
