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Woman owned, 100% referral, industrial products and unmatched warranty on cabinet refinishing work! We do kitchen and bathroom cabinets too!

2nd Chance Restoration can transform your furniture and specializes in paint and stain transformations.

10/27/2026

This weeks project gave me more proof about why I don't do 'fake wood' when replacing doors/drawers for clients. This is a lacquered finish that failed badly and the homeowners tried to touch up on their own after the finish failed and the doors swelled over time from contact.

The doors and drawer nearest the sink were destroyed and I so I ordered new custom matched ones that are identical to the rest of their beautiful kitchen.

I then took 6 drawers from the island and am simply refinishing them. I say 'simply', but when you see how damaged these fake wood pieces get over time, you know simply isn't the right term lol These need to have the swollen wood pulp dug out, epoxied, primed, sealed with vinyl sealer, sanded and primed again before I can even get to a paintable surface that will look brand new.

Pic 1 is what I'm working with and Pic 2 is the look right before the primer....getting closer for install day Friday, so send prayers and wine!🍷

10/20/2026

It's time for my annual Happy Birthday 2nd Chance Restoration wishes! ❤

🎨Started as my own desk (pictured), then other people's desks and furniture
🚽And then someone waaaay more confident in my skills than I was, asked me to do their bathroom vanity
🌟And then someone even MORE confident, asked me to do their kitchen cabinets

All I could think is 'What the heck is wrong with these people thinking I can do something like that??' 🤣

But here we are at year 14, and still beating the odds of small businesses staying open past 5 years. Being a woman solopreneur with an MBA sure did come in handy....who knew?!

As always, I am forever indebted to my friends, family, clients, and clients that have become friends/family along the way, for supporting, pimping me out and being my personal marketing team 💕. I would NEVER be at this level of my business without each and every one of you, and for that, I will always be grateful.

And to Mr. 2nd Chance who is my ROCK with every single kitchen. He's always making sure I'm fed, hydrated, sprayer is ready to go, and the drills are charged. I couldn't do it with out him, so he got himself a little 'Company Retreat' 😂 for his milestone bday last week.🎉

Year 15 here I come!🎉

09/20/2026

Time for a quick reminder that services here don't end at JUST cabinet refinishing/painting. 💪

New doors and drawers on your radar? We've got you! With almost 10 years experience in replacing, and trained by experts in the industry across the nation in the process, we are ready to go whether replacement is a Need, or a Want 😂

FUN FACT: I'm a wood purist as it looks higher end than the fake wood, AND it is 1000% easier to repair down the line. (With 14 years of refinishing experience, I've seen enough fake wood doors and the damage water can do.) If your budget doesn't allow for it, I've got other options for you as well and can meet you where your budget is to complete your vision

When your project is beyond just a new color, I also have a team of experts to help you with...

⭐backsplash tile
⭐new countertop
⭐electrical and plumbing
⭐new cabinetry
⭐upgraded moulding and/or toe kick
⭐design assistance

It's a one stop shop with experts from all the trades and all working together (without the extra cost of project management, or referral fees). So if you, or someone you love, is looking at either a small, or large scale kitchen transformation, I always appreciate your continued referrals 😘

09/05/2026

⭐It's OFFICIAL ⭐ This year I have done more GREEN 💚 kitchens than White Dove kitchens and I am loving the change!

New beautiful hood, beautiful hardware, neutral backsplash and a complementary runner to tie it all together, make this kitchen ready to be a part of a whole house glow up that is underway. I will have to sneak back in the future to see the new kitchen table dining built in, wallpaper, curtains etc I'm sure :)

Color: SW Oyster Bay 😍
New Hood: .o.handyman_

08/04/2026

This light and airy kitchen had been patiently waiting its turn for the cabinets to reflect the space.

An upper set of cabinets had metal frame doors (which clean up like a dream for this amazing cook) which stayed, but adding White Dove to the frames, interiors and crown helped it pop even more. The island melts into the kitchen and White Dove would not have worked well there, so that space went to SW Urbane Bronze.

A perfectly beautiful space now, looking like it was always this way ❤

08/01/2026

You may recall this kitchen from back in May during an extreme heatwave. After getting into the work of the prep, it turned out this kitchen had been painted FOUR times and the paint was just flaking off unexpectedly. Despite that setback, it was scraped back to raw wood in most cases, and then it was business as usual (other than the paint basically sliding off the frames from the heat and no AC in the space 🤣).

We ended up doing all new doors to ensure that there would not be a repeat of the frames, the countertops were replaced, and all new door hardware. This original kitchen, is original no more and should last many, many years to come ❤

BM Simply White

07/31/2026

One thing I will say about 2026 is that my clients' creative side is coming out 🔥 and I've done very few whites this year with many blues and greens being requested. I'll always be faithful to BM White Dove, but it sure is a nice change to do something different.

This client went ALLL in with choosing their hardware, their countertop, their gorgeous backsplash, AND their cabinet color BM Sea Salt. This space perfectly reflects their style and I know they will enjoy it for years to come ❤

07/30/2026

I've got a few postings to catch up on, so here's the first one!

It doesn't look like a major change, but sometimes it's the subtle things in life that make the most impact. This client had the beautiful Taj Mahal countertop installed and then that made the white cabinets look way to stark. In addition, some cabinetry/hood etc...that had been added since the original upgrade years prior and the lighting made it appear as if there were 3 different shades of the same color.

So, we start from fresh with a new ,design flexible update using the infamous BM White Dove of course. Add in a new, glossier backsplash to tie it all in and voila, problem solved...and loved ❤

PS-I promise it's a different color, pictures don't show the subtlety 😂 First 3 are Before, 2nd 3 are After.

06/27/2026

I feel like I should be getting a gold star ⭐️ today posting a kitchen within 24 hours of install 😂. For those of you that don’t know, I also manage the Monroe Farmers Market from June to October, so life gets a little chaotic around here 🍓 (hence the gold star request)

I was grateful for a little White Dove action this week to keep me calm with no surprises of a new color 😂. This is my SIXTH kitchen in this neighborhood too and the 3rd on this street- I so love building a network of wonderful referrals here that want to show off their kitchens!

Here’s to this weeks transformation 😍

06/13/2026

Guys guess what??! I finished an actual kitchen that I can post about as it didn’t need other things still to get done 😆

Welcome to my first dark and moody color kitchen 😍. This was BM Abyss which is an absolute rockstar chameleon of a color between navy and black.

See that little dark square in the backsplash? That was our inspiration color to get the ball rolling and Huntington Paint & Wallpaper nailed it with their color recommendation!

Cleaned up the k***s, swapped out the handles, installed soft close hinges and she’s ready for all the entertaining this house sees as the new show piece of the home ❤️

Address

PO Box 34
Monroe, CT
06468

Website

http://www.2ndchancerestoration.com/

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