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- 5 reviews in the last 6 monthsNo negatives
- 33 customer photosOf completed work
Highlights
- Cabinet refinishing — a recent customer had doors finished at a Stamford workshop
- A kitchen renovation — a recent customer had floors, cabinets and walls redone
- Claw foot tub — a 2023 customer had a 100 year old tub resurfaced
From Distress to Glam refinishes kitchen cabinets and reglazes tubs and tile, and it holds a 5-star Google rating from 67 ratings. Its website describes upgrading existing kitchen cabinets with painting, and lists a service area that includes Stamford, Norwalk, Stratford, Bridgeport, Trumbull and Monroe. A recent customer said Ricardo took the cabinet doors and drawers back to his workshop in Stamford, then spent another two weeks painting everything that couldn't be removed, including the island. A recent customer said Ricardo removed the knots from knotty pine kitchen cabinets and painted them a color they picked. A recent customer said the company renovated their kitchen, including the floors, cabinets, walls, windows and appliances. In a 2025 review, a customer said they used the company as their GC to coordinate new countertops, a sink, new wall colors, cabinet refinishing and soft-close conversions. A 2025 customer said Ricardo added texture to the bottom of a peeling tub so non-slip mats would not be needed. A 2024 customer said Ricardo restored an older cast iron tub and covered the work area with paper and tarps. A 2023 customer said Ricardo and his wife resurfaced a 100 year old claw foot tub. A 2023 customer said the company painted, reglazed bath tiles, installed a sink and put up new kitchen tiles in a rental unit.
What does a kitchen remodel cost in Greater Hartford?
Typical your area range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from From Distress to Glam LLC. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Cabinets are roughly 30% of a kitchen budget.
Estimated range
$23,000 – $35,000
Typical kitchen remodel around $29,000
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