Montreal · July 2026
Cherry kitchen, white and sage
- Solid wood
- Cherry → white & sage
A dark cherry raised-panel kitchen in Montreal, refinished in five days in July 2026. Uppers went white, lowers soft sage; the butcher-block island top was kept natural. No cabinet was replaced.
Refinished in five days, in the home. The wooden island top stayed as it was.
- Area
- Montreal
- When
- July 2026
- Before
- Dark cherry raised-panel cabinets
- After
- White uppers, soft sage lowers
- Cabinets
- Solid wood, butcher-block island kept natural
- Finish
- Sprayed Renner coatings with hardener, on-site
Day by day
Every step as I posted it on Instagram. Dates are post dates; day numbers are the ones written on the videos.
- Walk-through before: cherry raised panels, butcher-block island, glass hutch.Open on Instagram
- Doors come off.Open on Instagram
- Sanding the cherry doors.Open on Instagram
- First coat of primer.Open on Instagram
- Second coat of primer.Open on Instagram
- Applying colour.Open on Instagram
- Masking comes off, doors go back on.Open on Instagram
- New knobs, ready to install.Open on Instagram
- Same spot, before and after.Open on Instagram
- Photo set: “refinished in just 5 days.”Open on Instagram
From the job
Filmed and photographed on site, on this kitchen.
A cherry door sprayed white
Before: cherry uppers and the butcher-block island
After: the glass hutch
After: sage island, wood top kept
Fast first step
Want this for your kitchen?
Send a few photos, your area and the basic cabinet details. I review them myself and come back with a quote and next steps.