Kitchen Cabinets of Every Color in the Crayon Box
It used to be that kitchen cabinets came in two choices: natural wood or all white. Well, those days of dull, boring kitchen cabinets are a long-lost thing of the past. Today’s finest kitchen cabinet manufacturers are offering the same durable and high-quality wood species homeowners have come to expect but with a colorful twist: finishes in every hue of the rainbow … and then some!
Just ask the Wall Street Journal, which recently ran an article titled “Kitchens by Crayola: Cabinets, Appliances Offer More Ways To Make a Loud Personal Statement.” Therein, instead of naming this season’s hottest kitchen cabinet hue, the author asserted there is none. In fact, today’s color trend is in the eye of the individual kitchen owner.
The article elaborated on this prediction by stating, “This year, more manufacturers are offering dozens and, in some cases, hundreds of vibrant color finishes, (thereby) making for some eye-popping kitchen conversation pieces. The message to consumers is: Make a bold individual statement with color.”
It went on to point out that “According to Becky Spak, senior designer at Sherwin-Williams and a director of the International Color Marketing Group, which selects the palettes manufacturers use to coordinate products throughout the home, people are tired of ‘dirtied down’ colors and (are) open to bringing the eye-popping hues now seen on cars and fashion runways into their homes.”
Fire-engine red, Nordic blue and pumpkin were some of the specific colors cited, but even if you are not the loud, statement-making type, you’ll find much to cheer about when it comes to the current crop of kitchen cabinet color choices.
For example, kitchen cabinet glazes add shimmer and glow to the wood surface with just a subtle touch of color. Available in luscious options like bisque, butter rum, cashmere, vanilla bean, pewter, porcelain, patina, amber, chicory, malt, ginger, wedgewood blue and garnet, they are visually appealing without being too overpowering.
For those who want the full-on color treatment, however, kitchen cabinet manufacturers are not disappointing. Full paint palettes that include such enticing hues as praline, caramel, sunset, cabernet, autumn blush, peppercorn and onyx are also lending vibrant pizzazz to today’s kitchen cabinets.
The Wall Street Journal cautions that such Crayola creativity in the kitchen will cost the homeowner, in some cases dearly. By way of example, it mentions SieMatic. In 2006, this German kitchen cabinet manufacturer “began offering 1,950 color options for its lacquered flat-panel kitchen-cabinet systems, for an extra $5,000.”
Cost-conscious homeowners, however, are beginning to see more and more affordable manufacturers of kitchen cabinets offering up a color full feast of kitchen cabinet finishes. Some of the most renowned online kitchen cabinet retailers, in fact, include a wide array of color finishes in their current crop of kitchen cabinet options.
Move over, Crayola! Leave the crayons to the kiddies and let the adults do some imaginative coloring of their own in the kitchen. In this case, writing on the walls-or the cabinets, as the case may be-is not only allowed, it’s encouraged!
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FREE bathroom remodeling ideas
Instead of paying through the nose for a designer bathroom why not design it yourself and hire a local reliable company to do the work? Designing your bathroom yourself isn’t difficult, it could save you a lot of money and it’s very satisfying. Here are some ideas that will give you a head start.
Measure your bathroom and draw it to scale
The first thing you should do is measure and draw out your existing bathroom on a sheet of squared paper. Try to be as accurate as you can because every inch might count depending on what you want to get in your new bathroom and how much space you have to play with.
Or, you can have local remodeling companies such as LKN Cabinets and Remodeling give you a FREE initial design.
Don’t start by looking in magazines and bathroom showrooms
Magazines and showrooms are trying to sell you something and they will naturally go out of their way to show things in the most appealing way, which may not always be the most practical or realistic way for you. You will be using these resources of course but leave them until you have a better idea of what it is you want in your new bathroom design.
Use a digital camera
Take a digital camera with you wherever you go and use it to record everything you see. Make a note of what each image is about and carefully file it away on your computer for later reference. You will be amazed how useful this technique can be and most people don’t think of doing it.
Visit your friends
Your friends are often the best resource for bathroom remodeling ideas that you have available to you. Go and visit each and every one of your friends and ask them if you can take a good look at their bathroom. Most people are more than happy to oblige especially if they have recently had their bathroom rebuilt.
Don’t be afraid to ask questions about what they like and what they don’t like in their bathroom. Make a note of designs that you like and where you saw them so that you can refer to them later.
Most people will either have remodeled their bathroom in the last few years or know of someone who has. If your friend knows of someone with a new bathroom ask them if they can arrange for you to go and see it. The more you see the better.
Buy some magazines
Go down to the newsagent and pick up a few magazines on home improvement and bathrooms remodeling. Now that you have an idea of what you are looking for you will be able get most benefit from the articles, adverts and glossy photographs.
Visit showrooms
When you have a good idea of what it is you want and how you want your bathroom to look you can go visit all the showrooms. Look for items that would fit with your ideas and make a note of them. Don’t forget to take digital pictures too; they will all help when you come to make buying decisions.
Pick up brochures on home improvement and bathroom remodeling
Always pick up as many brochures as you can find when touring the showrooms. Circle the items that you are interested in and make sure you write down prices and thoughts that you have at the time.
Use the Internet
Last but not least, make full use of the Internet to find product specifications, contractors and ideas on web sites like this one How to get inspiration and plan your bathroom remodeling idea
Have fun remodeling your bathroom.
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Trends In Kitchen Cabinets
In some sense, trend is what you make it because kitchen cabinets are a matter of personal preference. There are so many color choices available today and people are no longer confined to plain whites. The new trend then, is more colors giving you the choice of matching it to the rest of your décor.
Wood is also sometimes preferred. Functional designs move faster especially the storage type. Being organized has become a necessity. You can get pieces that can be retrofit into your existing cabinet if you are looking for a makeover. After you look at the choice available, you might like to mix and match and also keep the option to expand, open.
People are opting for a kitchen cabinet design that will even include a work area, buffet storage, wine racks and a host of other accessories to make life easier.
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