Garage and Workshop Cabinets
Cupboards in a heated shop, drive shed or attached garage. Our garage cabinet painting runs $900 to $2,400.
Wellesley, St. Clements and Linwood
Cabinet Painting in Wellesley Township, Ontario
Kitchener Elite Cabinet Painting & Refinishing paints cabinets in Wellesley village, St. Clements, Linwood, Hawkesville and the farms between them. Wellesley Township is one of the most rural corners of the Region of Waterloo, and its kitchens, back entries and shop cupboards are built to work hard.
Plenty of homes here still have the solid-wood cabinets they were built with, often by a local cabinetmaker, and we would rather help you keep good wood than cover it without reason. When paint is the right answer, those cabinets get the same care in our booth as any city kitchen.
We bring 16+ years and more than 1,700 cabinet jobs to every Wellesley visit. Erb Street West and Regional Road 9 take us from our shop to the village in 25 to 30 minutes, and because Wellesley is inside the Region there is no travel charge.
- Written fixed quote
- WSIB covered crew
- 1-year labour warranty
Three villages
Village Homes in Wellesley, St. Clements and Linwood
Each of the township's three larger villages has its own mix of houses, and the cabinets follow the house. Here is what we usually find when we open the doors.
Wellesley Village
Older brick and frame houses near the millpond, and 1980s to 2000s homes on the newer streets around them. Kitchens are often oak or maple from a local shop, sometimes with a later laminate counter and a tired clear coat.
St. Clements
The village closest to Kitchener has a core of older homes and a ring of 1990s to 2010s family houses. Those newer builder kitchens, in oak, maple or white thermofoil, are the ones most often ready for a colour change.
Linwood
In the township's northwest corner, surrounded by Mennonite farms, Linwood has modest village homes with a lot of original solid-wood cupboards. Those are often worth repairing and refreshing rather than replacing.
Kitchen and beyond
Cabinet Painting Services for Wellesley Homes
In a Wellesley farmhouse the kitchen is only part of the story. The back entry, the laundry and the shop cupboards take more wear than anything inside, and they deserve the same finish.
Mudrooms and Back Entries
Lockers, boot benches and coat cupboards by the barn door. See our mudroom cabinet painting for colours that hide dust.
Laundry Rooms
Farm laundries see muddy work clothes and hard water every day. Our laundry room cabinet painting runs $1,100 to $2,600 per bank.
Refinishing Original Wood
When the wood is good, a clear-coat refresh may beat paint. Our cabinet refinishing service explains the options.
Working rooms
Farm Kitchens, Mudrooms and Workshops
A Wellesley farm kitchen is often the busiest room on the property, with a back door straight from the barn or the drive shed. The cabinets nearest that door take boots, gloves, feed dust and the odd wet dog, so we plan the finish for wear first and looks second.
Lower Doors by the Back Entry
Renner 2K on the doors is crosslinked and far tougher than a one-part paint, which is what a farm entry needs. A mid-tone such as Sherwin-Williams Rookwood Dark Green hides dust between wipes better than bright white.
Workshop and Shop Cupboards
We need the space at 15°C or warmer and power for our sprayer and negative-air fan. In an unheated drive shed that means booking between late spring and early fall, or running a heater for a day first.
Big Family Kitchens
Farm kitchens with 35 or more pieces are common, and those fall in the $5,200 to $7,800 range for 36 to 55 pieces before HST. The fridge, sink and stove keep working except on the one day we spray the boxes.
Paint or keep the wood
Respecting Original Solid-Wood Cabinetry
If your cabinets are solid oak, maple or cherry from a local shop and the finish is only tired, keeping the wood is often the better call. We will tell you so, even when it means a smaller job for us.
Here is how the three options compare:
| Clear-coat refresh | Restain darker | Paint | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What changes | Sheen and protection only | Wood tone goes darker | Full colour change |
| Grain | Fully visible | Visible | Hidden or softened |
| Prep | Clean, scuff and recoat | Strip to bare wood | Degrease, sand, prime |
| Best for | Sound wood you still like | Wood that is too light or blotchy | Dated colour, mixed woods, worn spots |
| Relative cost | Lowest of the three | Highest of the three | Per-piece pricing from our price list |
Painted wood can be stripped later, but it is slow, messy work, so think about the grain before you choose. Full per-piece rates are on our cabinet painting pricing page.
West on Regional Road 9
Wellesley Township Hamlets and Farms
We reach Wellesley village in 25 to 30 minutes by Erb Street West and Regional Road 9, and the hamlets and farms of the township fall inside the same drive. There is no travel charge anywhere in the township.
Hawkesville
A small hamlet on the Conestogo River near the Woolwich line, with older homes and farm properties.
Crosshill
Farm country west of Wellesley village, mostly century farmhouses and country homes.
Farms on the concessions
Working farms across the township, many on private wells, often with a shop or drive shed to finish too.
If you live in the village core, avoid asking for a door pickup or return on the late September Saturday of the Wellesley Apple Butter and Cheese Festival, when the streets fill with visitors.
Disposal
Leftover Paint and Region of Waterloo Depots
Wellesley shares the Region of Waterloo's household hazardous waste program with Kitchener and Waterloo. The nearest Region of Waterloo depot is at 925 Erb St W in Waterloo, on the same road we drive to reach you.
Paint stores in the Product Care program take back latex and oil paint too, and we carry our own empties and masking away from every job.
- Keep touch-up cans in the house, not an unheated drive shed: frozen latex is ruined
- Label each can with the room and colour name so touch-ups match
- Never rinse paint into a septic system or a floor drain in the barn
Questions
Wellesley FAQs
Farm and village owners ask us much the same handful of things.
Do you paint workshop and shop cabinets on farms?
Yes, as long as the space is at 15°C or warmer and has power. Workshop and garage cupboards run $900 to $2,400, and the doors come back to our booth like any kitchen door.
Do you serve Linwood and Hawkesville?
Yes. Both are inside our usual drive, and like every Wellesley Township address they pay no travel charge.
How long does a big farm kitchen take?
A kitchen past 40 pieces takes 7 to 10 working days, with our crew in the house for 4 to 5 of them. A typical kitchen of 25 to 40 pieces takes 5 to 7 working days, and we plan around planting or harvest weeks if you tell us when they fall.
Can you repair old solid-wood doors before painting?
Yes. We re-glue loose joints, fill gouges with two-part wood filler and fix split stiles, usually for $40 to $150 per item, before any primer goes on.
Free quote
Book a Wellesley Estimate
Send photos of your kitchen, back entry or shop cupboards and tell us which village or concession you are on. We reply with a fixed written quote within 1 business day, and we can visit on an evening or a Sunday.
- Honest advice on keeping original solid wood
- Finishes chosen for barn boots, dust and hard water
- No travel charge anywhere in Wellesley Township
- 1-year labour warranty in writing
- Shop
- 330 Gage Ave, Kitchener, ON N2M 5C6
- Monday to Saturday
- 7:00 am to 9:30 pm
- Sunday
- 9:00 am to 9:00 pm