Pacific Kitchens offers affordable, custom fabricated countertops in quartz, quartzite and granite when refacing your existing cabinets to attain the look of a completely updated kitchen. When selecting the stone for your new kitchen countertops, you will also need to consider which surface treatment or “finish” applied to the stone best suits your lifestyle.
When viewing stone slabs, you’ll come across a variety of surface finish choices in both natural stone and engineered stone, such as polished, honed, satin and leather. No doubt that each choice will certainly affect the overall look of your completed project, but it will also affect your daily countertop cleaning routine, as well as how you and your family use your countertops in your daily life. Here’s a few things to consider when making your choice of ‘finish’.
A Polished finish is smooth and glossy and can brighten up a kitchen with very little sunlight, making the space feel larger. Its sleek, yet elegant, flat surface handles food and baking prep, dining, homework and more. Polished stone beautifully accentuates the stone’s veining pattern. Its easy to clean and more stain resistant than a honed, satin, or leathered finish. All of these attributes are likely what make it the most popular finish.
Honed, satin, and leather finishes are currently trending as a more ‘minimalist’ look. These finishes have a more mattified appearance which mutes the stone’s veining, but nicely camouflages watermarks, fingerprints, and possibly even dust and crumbs. But the camouflage is also the reason more frequent cleaning may be necessary. For instance, creating a matte finish on a natural stone like quartzite opens up the pores on what is an already naturally porous stone, making it less stain resistant than a polished stone and generally requiring more attention to cleaning versus minimal cleaning! Further, keep in mind that the leather finish is an uneven and slightly bumpy surface, so it may not be best as a writing surface or for bakers who need a smooth surface to roll out dough.
You’ll choose from hundreds of stone and engineered stone slabs in various colors and finishes from our local vendors. Please note that Pacific Kitchens cabinet refacing saves you thousands of dollars over a complete tear-out, with or without new countertops. No problem! Our craftsmen will create a new updated look, personalized to your style and color preferences.
For a free in-home estimate, call Pacific Kitchens today at 858-277-0701.
A solid warranty offers more than just peace of mind; it reflects a manufacturer’s confidence in their product. While designed to protect you from unexpected repair or replacement costs, not all coverage is the same. It’s wise to review anything that is excluded from the warranty or any conditions that would necessitate additional charges. It is vital to understand the fine print—specifically what is covered, for how long, and what might void your protection (such as misuse or water damage). Watch out for “lifetime” warranties that still charge for labor, materials, or service calls which can be costly exclusions!
We know how many questions pop up when you’re dreaming of a new kitchen! Here’s some tips to help guide your journey.
Generally, when we first start to think about updating our kitchen, our first thoughts are of exterior colors and door styles. While Pacific Kitchens’ cabinet refacing certainly offers an unlimited selection of colors and dozens of door styles, we also offer simple storage solutions which will update the hidden functionality along with the visual beauty of your newly remodeled kitchen.
Whether you’re looking to create a warm wood look throughout your kitchen or simply a natural wood grain focal point on an island or pantry, natural wood grains are once again being showcased! 
Pacific Kitchens is now offering both stone and tile choices for your backsplash. Both stone and tile selections are popular modern options, and our fabricators have many years of installation experience. Granite, quartz, quartzite, or tile splashes all offer easy maintenance and durability, and all can be customized to your design aspirations. You may choose to use stone matching your countertops in a variety of splash heights, including one that extends up the wall to meet cabinets. A customized splash as a focal point extending upward behind the oven is also popular. Or you may prefer subway tile, glass tile, or any of the other variety of tile choices in bold colors, textures and patterns to complement your stone countertops.
Don’t need new countertops? No problem! For many customers, all that is needed to give your kitchen a fresh new updated look is cabinet refacing, while your existing countertops and splash remain unchanged. For nearly 40 years, we have transformed kitchen cabinets from ‘outdated to outstanding’ at about half the cost of all new cabinets! 
With more than half of the year gone by, we’ve seen some subtle changes to kitchen cabinet color schemes. While white cabinets remain a prominent option for kitchens of all sizes, using an accent color on an island, or two separate colors on upper and lower cabinets for a two-toned look continues to be popular. We’ve also seen that deep, bold cabinet colors are increasingly gaining in popularity, especially for mid- to large-sized kitchens.
