In most kitchen situations, cabinets can add to the design element that defines a kitchen. The following looks at cabinets and how to properly...
In most kitchen situations, cabinets can add to the design element that defines a kitchen. The following looks at cabinets and how to properly...
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View Kitchen Cabinetry RSS feedIn most kitchen situations, cabinets can add to the design element that defines a kitchen. The following looks at cabinets and how to properly choose the correct ones for your kitchen.
Kitchen fixtures, appliances and countertops can be easily replaced in most situations. Cabinets, on the other hand, usually last the longest and require a major re-design to have replaced. Cabinets themselves aren't too expensive or difficult to install, but new cabinet installation may involve a complete kitchen remodel with all the expense and time commitment that entails.
The two basic types of cabinets are faced and unfaced. Most cabinets made in the American style have a facing band of lumber on the fronts, which are usually solid wood. Drawers and doors will close against this frame.
European-style cabinets are unfaced, with doors hinged from the cabinet sides and overlapping the edges in every direction. Faceless cabinets are slightly easier to access due to lack of center and perimeter supports. Basic models have one fixed shelf in each base unit and two fixed shelves in upper cabinets, each shelf at half-depth. Better quality cabinets can have deeper shelves and perhaps two or three adjustable shelves in the upper cabinets. The highest quality cabinets may feature storage trays that pull out on heavy-duty drawer sliders. These doors may be conventionally hinged or may be fastened directly to the trays in the manner of drawer fronts.
You should be able to ask your cabinetmaker to use materials of your specification, such using plywood construction for your sink base (a place where water damage may occur) and fiberboard in other areas. You might also choose to use better drawer slides drawer construction for drawers you will use the most.
Cheaper stained wood cabinets are often sealed with sprayed lacquer, a finish that isn't colorfast. Better cabinets tend to be sealed with baked-on catalyzed conversion varnish. This process takes longer, so is more expensive, but it is more attractive and durable.
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Every kitchen needs its own character and adding a glazing technique can differentiate your cabinets from all the others. In general, glazing is easy and only takes a few hours to apply.
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