Our Services
Cabinet finishing and refinishing, wood staining, lacquer, varnish and water-based finishes, and interior and exterior painting across Northridge & the San Fernando Valley.
Cabinet Finishing & Refinishing
The lead trade, and the one the shop is built around. Doors and drawer fronts come off and are labelled, hardware is bagged by position, and the old finish is taken back until the wood is bare and even — no shortcuts left under a fresh coat. Boxes and face frames are worked in place with the room masked off. Then colour goes on, the finish is built in thin coats, and everything is rehung square and adjusted so doors sit level and drawers close true.
- Kitchen Cabinet Refinishing
- Bathroom Vanity Refinishing
- Cabinet Door & Drawer Front Finishing
- Face Frame & Box Refinishing
- Colour Change & Restaining
- Built-In & Shelving Finishing
- Hardware Removal & Refitting
Wood Staining
Stain is where a refinishing job is won or lost, because wood does not take colour evenly on its own. Softer species and end grain drink it, figured areas blotch, and sanding scratches that were invisible on bare wood show up the moment colour goes on. So the surface is sanded through the grits properly, conditioner goes on where the species needs it, and the stain is worked and wiped back to an even depth rather than flooded on and hoped for.
- Colour Matching to Existing Woodwork
- Grain Conditioning & Pre-Stain Prep
- Interior Trim & Moulding Staining
- Door & Window Frame Staining
- Stair & Handrail Staining
- Furniture & Cabinet Staining
- Restaining Faded or Worn Timber
Lacquer Finishes
Lacquer is the cabinet-shop finish: it goes on thin, dries fast, and each coat melts into the one beneath it, which is what lets a properly sprayed lacquer surface come out genuinely flat rather than merely shiny. That speed is also why it is unforgiving — it shows dust, runs and a poorly prepared substrate immediately. Surfaces are masked and dust-controlled, coats go on light, and each one is cut back before the next so the film builds level.
- Sprayed Lacquer on Cabinetry
- Clear & Tinted Lacquer
- Matte, Satin & Gloss Sheens
- Sanding Sealer & Build Coats
- Between-Coat Levelling
- Lacquer Repair & Recoating
- Furniture & Millwork Lacquering
Varnish & Water-Based Finishes
Where lacquer is the shop finish, varnish and water-based coatings are what go on the surfaces that get handled, scrubbed and rained on. Varnish cures to a tougher, more water-resistant film and suits doors, trim and anything exterior-facing. Water-based finishes stay far clearer over pale timber — they do not amber the way an oil-based coat does — and they smell far less, which matters in an occupied house. Which one a piece gets depends on where it lives and what it has to survive.
- Oil-Based Varnish
- Water-Based Clear Coats
- Polyurethane Finishes
- Exterior Door Finishing
- Trim, Railing & Millwork Sealing
- Non-Yellowing Finishes for Pale Timber
- Recoating Worn Clear Finishes
Interior & Exterior Painting
Painting done to a finisher's standard rather than a roller-and-run standard. The preparation is the same discipline the woodwork gets: surfaces washed down, cracks and nail holes filled and sanded flush, bare and patched areas spot-primed, and everything that is not being painted masked off properly. Interior walls, ceilings and trim, and exterior siding, fascia and doors — cut in clean and laid off evenly.
- Interior Wall & Ceiling Painting
- Trim, Door & Baseboard Painting
- Exterior Siding & Fascia
- Surface Prep, Filling & Sanding
- Priming & Spot Priming
- Masking & Site Protection
- Repaints & Colour Changes