Nov 21, 2009
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Kitchen Cabinet Makeovers – Not Too Tough to Tackle

 

Think giving your kitchen a cabinetry makeover is a project best left to the professionals? Well, think again. The folks over at MLive.com recently begged to differ in an article titled “Kitchen cabinets are a project beginners can tackle.” Although the prospect may seem daunting, “updating cabinets is a do-it yourself (DIY) project that many people can master,” the article’s expert assures.

“The project doesn’t require a lot of tools, but it does require patience,” the article goes on to point out. Therefore, you might want to consider replacement of your kitchen cabinets as a tag-team effort. Don’t try to take on the job all by yourself. The cited expert warns, “You have to get the doors off the cabinets, and this might be a two-person job. Door and drawer replacement is the hardest task.”

Once you have removed the doors, you have two affordable options: 1) You can either refinish your existing cabinets, or 2) you can reface your existing cabinets with new door fronts. If you choose the former option, “the prep work is the most time-consuming.” Sanding and painting the door fronts is grunt work but it can be accomplished by a single person. Staining and/or glazing the wood are also finishing options. The article’s source “recommends going to a [kitchen cabinet] showroom to look at the different types of finishes and, of course, new door pulls to finish off the new look.”

But what if you decide to reface your kitchen cabinetry instead? Consultation with a manufacturer of kitchen cabinets, including a selection of wood door styles, should be the first step in your agenda. Many considerations will go into the choosing of a new door style. Wood species will be the first decision you’ll have to make. The beautiful, natural woods offered by the most recognized brands of cabinetry for the home include beautiful and natural woods as well as laminate styles. Once you’ve narrowed down the cabinet material, you’ll need to move on to the doors’ shape. This selection may prove more challenging than it sounds with square, arched, slab, raised panel, and recessed panel options to choose from.

Finally, you’ll need to decide whether you want to leave your cabinet doors natural or apply a finish, just as you would if you opted to refinish your existing door fronts. Leading kitchen cabinet manufacturers offer a wide array of standard and premium finishes and glazes to complement any design style. Your specific options will be dependent on the wood or laminate species you’ve chosen.

DuraKraft finish is one of the finest wood finishes available. A combination of clear resin chemistry and ultraviolet screen inhibitors, it provides a custom finish that extends the original color and clarity of your cabinetry’s material while standing up to everyday wear in the kitchen. In fact, a recognized finish testing laboratory tested the DuraKraft finish for resistance to common household chemicals and agents. The result? DuraKraft exceeds all specifications required by the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association. In addition to chemical testing, DuraKraft was also tested for resistance to extreme temperatures and was found to withstand temperatures below -5ÚF and above 120ÚF for shipment and use in all parts of the world.

Carmen Fontana is a Web Services Manger for Western Reserve Internet Services. Explore the many types of doors available for your wall cabinets at the Kraftmaid website.

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Nov 21, 2009
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Kitchen Cabinets Wholesale – Cabinets That Are Cost Efficient

 

Kitchen cabinets wholesale are mostly for the home builders or the remodeling contractors, however, there are some wholesaler that allow do-it-your-selfers in to find a bargain. The prices are lower wholesale because the home builders and remodeling contractors are buying in bulk, usually for several jobs at a one time, not just one household like you might be doing. Cabinets wholesale are the middleman in the business of cabinets. They are the ones that the big super centers go to when they need several of the same type or any number of kitchen cabinets at a wholesale price.

KraftMaid makes cabinets that are a streamline, Euro style cabinetry made for the modern kitchen, bathroom, master bedroom, laundry room and nearly every room in your house. KraftMaid cabinets offer sleek looking cabinets that only fit in a modern atmosphere, yet they are accessible and affordable to everyone. KraftMaid cabinets provide a custom look, with one of the largest selections of styles, finishes and storage solutions available anywhere. A KraftMaid cabinet does not offer wholesale discounts at this time but may in the near future.

Hoosier cabinets are free-standing, usually very large, kitchen cabinets so named because of where they were manufactured years ago, in Indiana, the Hoosier state. Before the time when houses became larger and came with built in cabinets, kitchens were small and there were no cabinets except the free-standing kind. The Hoosier has many drawers and shelves to hold can goods and miscellaneous cookware in place. Some of the Hoosier cabinets might have built in tin containers with funnels for things such as flour and sugar or salt. Storage is the thing with Hoosier cabinets, the more space, the better. Several of the Indiana manufacturers of Hoosier cabinets might give kitchen cabinets wholesale discounts. Check the Internet for more information.

One thing you need to consider is cabinet handles. Kitchen cabinet handles come in all shapes and sizes and styles. Whatever your kitchen décor maybe, there is a cabinet handle to match it. There are modern kitchen cabinet handles, sleek and bold; there are old-fashioned kitchen cabinet handles for that olden look. For every look, there is a cabinet handle. From KraftMaid to Hoosier kitchen cabinets, there are cabinets handles to fit your design. You can read more free advice on kitchen cabinet online at http://www.KitchenCabinetGuides.com

Discount kitchen cabinets are cabinets that have been discounted from there original price for one reason or another. This is different than kitchen cabinet wholesale. Discount cabinets are cheaper versions of the more luxurious styles and types, but not less in quality, depending on where you shop for discount cabinets. However, kitchen cabinet wholesale can also be discount cabinets. You can purchase them at the kitchen cabinets wholesale place.

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Nov 18, 2009
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When It’s Time For Replacing Kitchen Cabinets

 

It’s a lot of fun to wander through home improvement store kitchen displays and look at the beautiful cabinets that are available. For most people, these shining cabinets make the ones they have at home look pretty shabby. Years of use, build-ups of cooking grease, fingerprints, and regular slammings have probably taken their toll. Add those blemishes to the fact that the cabinets you have look like they came right out of the 1970s, and it’s no wonder that you aren’t happy with the way your kitchen looks. That’s when you start to wonder if there’s any affordable way of replacing kitchen cabinets.

There are several ways to update your kitchen cabinets without tearing out the existing ones and totally replacing them. These methods will cost much less than what demolition and replacement will cost, and a lot of the work you will be able to do yourself. You know how much that can save you! When dealing with your cabinets, you basically have three choices: replace, reface, or refinish. As we’ve said, of the three, replacing the cabinets altogether will be the most expensive option. However, if your existing cabinets are made of metal or flimsy and poorly made, you may want to consider this option. There are salvage yards and discount lumber dealerships where you can buy new kitchen cabinets at a fraction of the price you’d pay in a home improvement showroom.

Refinishing and refacing processes both start the same way. Remove all cabinet doors and hardware, and give the wood surfaces a thorough cleaning. Once you see the condition of the doors, you can decide if you want to refinish and reuse them, paint them, or reface them. Refinishing or painting will undoubtedly be the most economical methods of updating your cabinets, but they will also be the most labor intensive. If you want to restain and varnish them, it will mean stripping the surfaces down to the bare wood, putting on a coat of stain, and then adding several coats of a hard polyurethane. With refacing, you will need to hire someone to cover the cabinets with a veneer and put on new doors. While more expensive, it’s definitely an easier way of refurbishing kitchen cabinets.

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