About Our Finishes

The finish you select for your cabinets will have the biggest influence on the overall look and vibe of your space. Learn more about all the KraftMaid kitchen cabinet colors and stain finish options you’ll have to dress up your design.

DuraKraft™ Plus Finishing System

Every kitchen cabinet color paint, stain and specialty finish undergoes our proprietary 14-step finishing process to ensure beauty and durability.

Paints

Transitional KraftMaid kitchen in Dove White with center seating island in Greyloft

KraftMaid offers over 40 cabinet finishes, designed to work together so you can find the look—or layered combination—that brings your vision to life.

A perfect option to give your room a crisp, uniform appearance since paint completely covers the natural grain variations in the wood.

To ensure rich color, complete coverage and lasting durability, we spray every door and drawer front with three coats of catalyzed enamel paint.

ColorMatch™

Traditional KraftMaid kitchen in Pebble Grey finish with center island matched to Valspar Ocean Voyage color

Fell in love with a specific shade you found somewhere else? We’ll match any Behr, Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams or Valspar paint color to ensure you get the cabinet color that fits your unique style.

Available only through KraftMaid independent dealers.

Paints with Highlights

KraftMaid Traditional kitchen cabinet color in painted finish with glaze highlights

Show off the details of your painted cabinet door with highlights.

After the base coat of color is applied, craftsmen hand-apply highlights in the corners, crevices and ridges of the door and drawer fronts to create visual interest and enhance the look of your cabinets.

Translucent Cabinet Finishes

Traditional KraftMaid kitchen in Translucent Limestone finish with furniture island in Weathered Tavern finish

Wood cabinets with translucent finishes offer the color and brightness of paint without concealing all of the wood’s natural character.

We start by using a semi-opaque toner to ensure the final finish has more equal color coverage across the different grains.

Once the final color is applied, finishers rub each door by hand to reveal the right amount of texture from the grain.

Cabinet Stains

Transitional KraftMaid kitchen in Cannon Grey finish

Stains can make all the unique characteristics and natural beauty of wood even more attractive.

Choose from 20+ cabinet staincolors that range from subtle to deep, dark and dramatic.

After the stain is sprayed on, we hand-rub each cabinet door to ensure even absorption of the finish – a step many other manufacturers skip.

Cabinet Stains with Glaze

Transitional bathroom with two vessel sinks on top of a KraftMaid vanity in Ginger with Sable Glaze

Glazing can create even more depth and dimension when added to a cabinet stain finish.

After the base coat of stain is applied, each door is completely flooded with glaze and hand-wiped to leave traces of glaze in the grain lines, recesses and grooves of the door.

Glazing darkens the base stain color overall. (Note that veneer center panels often appear slightly darker than the frame, as veneer will naturally absorb more glazing than solid wood.)

Next, a finish artisan goes back and artfully brushes on additional highlights to accentuate specific features of your selected door style.

With so much hand-applied technique, no two doors will look exactly alike.

Distressed Finishes

Gothic farmhouse-inspired kitchen in Husk finish with distressed technique

Distressing mimics the dents, dings and imperfections you’d find on reclaimed wood

Artisans over-sand each door by hand to soften the corners, then apply random edge rasping, wormholes and other distressing techniques

A darkening stain is applied to sanded areas, corners and raised profiles before the base stain color is applied and carefully hand wiped

Available only on door styles with solid wood center panels Periods

Weathered Finishes

Transitional KraftMaid kitchen in Weathered River Rock finish featuring peninsula with furniture legs and open storage in Hoffman finish

Weathered finishes create the look of a finish that has been exposed to the elements

Using a dry brush technique to produce a subtle linear accent, artisans apply glazing over your choice of paint or stain

For the final step, we swap out the standard DuraKraft topcoat for a Suede DuraKraft topcoat to produce a softer, matte sheen to enhance the timeworn appearance

Aged Finishes

Transitional kitchen in Aged Concrete finish with herringbone tile backsplash

Get the antique character of a kitchen that has served generations of families

Achieving this look starts with over-sanding and randomly distressing (wormholes, edge rasping, etc.) unfinished doors

After the base color coat, artisans apply additional glazing using a dry brush to create a subtle linear accent that mimics a crackling finish

For the final step, we swap out the standard DuraKraft topcoat for a Suede DuraKraft topcoat to produce a softer, matte sheen to enhance the rustic appearance

Foils

KraftMaid foil finishes for kitchen cabinets

With practical durability and high-gloss or wood-grain options that showcase contemporary style, foils offer an easy-to-love alternative to paint or stain

We use pressure and heat to fuse a solid-color foil to your cabinet doors and drawer fronts to produce a flawless, uniform and fade-resistant finish

Available on select door styles