A: If they were refaced in wood, I don't know why you couldn't paint them, though I'd certainly want a professional to look at them to be sure. Also, when painting kitchen cabinets it is very difficult to get good results. At least half of the professional painters I have ever known choose not to do it because it requires so much more time, patience and skill than most painting projects. I encourage you to read the Repainting Cabinets article on site before tackling such an ambitious project.

Visit Home Advisor and enter a service request to receive the names of several cabinet painting specialists. I recommend having one of them look at your refaced cabinets and tell you how they would paint them, even if you do end up deciding to do it yourself.

by Kathy Maynard, reprinted courtesy of HomeAdvisor.com