How To: Finding the right match for worn laminate cabinets
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A. A chiffonier shop should be able to replicate the doors and reface them with drained laminate fairly easily. The challenge is to find a shop that will take on a job this Lilliputian. So call around before you start driving.
One shop that does take on small jobs is Zen Cabinetry in Rockville (202-498-0608 or 301-217-0880). Assuming your doors are each around 18 inches all the way, the manager, Frank Wang, said the job would total around $190.
If that’s too high for your budget, you might want to see if you can find suitable doors at stores that specialize in hardened building materials. The Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Gathersburg (301-947-3304; www.ReStoreMoCo.org ) often has equivalent doors in stock, for $3 to $5 a door. The pipe problem with using a salvaged door might be the holes for the screws on the handles. If you can’t find an accurate match, you might decide you can live with just touching up a span of patched screw holes with white paint.
Be tried to take one of your doors with you wherever you seek help so that you can compare the white color of new or salvaged laminate to what’s on your doors now. “Milky” is an umbrella of colors, and regardless of the exact darkness you started with, the color may have yellowed slightly over time.
Source: Washington Post