how to choose kitchen cabinets for your remodel
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Whether you choose traditional, paneled wooden cabinets or the cool sheen and crispness of contemporary stainless steel by knowing your budget, style, and storage needs ahead of time, shopping for the kitchen cabinets for your remodel can be a streamlined task. Reserve a large portion of your remodel budget for cabinets and look into cabinet outlets, factories, and wholesalers to find discounted cabinetry. Materials matter both in budgeting and functionality to choose a material that is within your budget and will work with your everyday you use your kitchen. Choose a style that fits your cabinet material and space and add features that make your kitchen more convenient to use.TRANSCRIPT
How to Choose Kitchen Cabinets for your remodel
Choosing kitchen cabinets to fit your kitchen, style, needs, and budget takes a little more
consideration than simply walking into a home improvement store or cabinet showroom and
choosing whatever catches your eye. With advancements in materials, changes in kitchen
cabinet design, and custom cabinet options the sheer number of factors can be overwhelming.
By narrowing your field down and getting an idea of what you like, what you can afford, and
what will work for you lifestyle you can find the perfect kitchen cabinetry for your kitchen.
Budget
Aside from the bathrooms, a home’s kitchen provides the greatest opportunity for investment
and creating equity in your home. If a kitchen remodel is done correctly home owners can
expect to match or exceed the money they invest in the remodel if they ever decide to sell. That
said kitchens can be expensive. If your budget is tight consider that you can get affordable
cabinets from cabinet outlets or by buying cabinets direct from cabinet wholesalers. With online
shopping and high competition for your business cabinet factories and stores frequently offer
discounts and deals on their cabinetry, sometimes even including free installation. By starting
out a little lower than what you are comfortable with you will leave room for unexpected costs or
an upgrade you just can’t live without!
Make
Cabinets come in three “makes”: stock, semi-custom, and custom-made. Stock cabinets are the
least expensive and custom-made cabinets garner the highest prices. The benefits of stock
cabinets are that they are made in popular styles in various materials. Stock cabinets are also
the quickest option for a kitchen remodel because they are typically in stock at stores and are
packaged in a ready-to-install manner. In considering purchasing stock cabinets remember that
you can get excellent quality discount cabinets at most stores and wholesale cabinets can be
found either through a designer or online. The drawback of stock cabinets is that they are
basically one-size-fits all and you may have wasted space between cabinets that can be hidden
with matching panels. Semi-custom cabinets are made to order and have a wider range of
options than stock cabinets but do not have the limitless range of options offered by custom-
made cabinetry. Custom-made cabinetry offers the opportunity to get the most out of your
kitchen space and have unique cabinets. Any material or style you like can be made to suit your
specific needs, for a high price. Custom cabinets can be extremely expensive.
Materials
Materials used for making cabinets factor into cost, style, and usability. The two main options for
cabinetry materials are laminate and wood. Laminate is the least expensive option.
Contemporary styles and sleek kitchen space are a good fit for laminate because these cabinets
can be painted any color and they have slick, flat fronts that are easy to clean. Many apartment
complexes buy cheap cabinets by choosing laminate and get an updated look without breaking
the bank. The drawback is that laminate chips easily and cannot be repaired when damage.
Wood is a timeless cabinetry option. Wooden kitchen cabinets can be made to suit any style, be
stained or painted, and are sturdy: they are more expensive than laminate cabinets. Choose a
material that will work with your budget and lifestyle.
Style
Of course, color options play in to style and laminate and wooden kitchen cabinets can be
painted any color imaginable. Some style decisions are built into your choice of materials
because laminate cabinets do not allow for the option of having panels attached to their fronts-
these two materials offer sleek, flat-front, contemporary designs. Wooden cabinetry can be
embellished with sunken or raised panels. Sunken panels have a wooden frame around them
and go well with a country style kitchen or, if split in the middle, a Mission style. Raised panels
are typically highly decorative and go well in formal kitchens. Arches of curved or cathedral
designs can also be added to wooden cabinets. When considering the style of cabinet you want
think about the style of the rest of your home, your lifestyle, and your budget. Remember that
the more embellishments you add the higher the cost will be for your cabinets.
Usability
When choosing cabinets for your kitchen remodel take inventory of what you keep in your
kitchen and note what you use most often. If you have a lot of pots and pans you may want
cabinets with pull out shelves or deep spaces. If you have a lot of utensils and hand tools, more
drawer space may be in order. Pantries can be built-in to cabinetry as well. Other options to
increase functionality include Lazy Susanns and oversized doors. If you have a lot of glassware
or a set of dishes that you want to display choose cabinets with glass inlays.
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