Posts Tagged ‘Construction and Maintenance’

Tradition Continues with Dark Cabinetry

Friday, August 13th, 2010

Kitchen Makeover with Black Cabinets
Kitchen Makeover With Dark Kitchen Cabinetry

Traditional homes have such a regal, old world feeling, and it is a lot simpler than you think to incorporate this into your layout.

Utilizing dark kitchen cabinetry can bring the Victorian era right into your kitchen.  Opt for deep stained maple cabinets or cherry wood.  You should also go with a raised panel door, and steer clear from anything modern such as the slab door or recessed panel.

Infusing molding, such as crown molding, into your cabinet design will help add a little extra flair.

Be Smart About Your Remodel

Sunday, August 8th, 2010

Hanging New Kitchen Cabinets
Hanging New Kitchen Cabinets

As consumers we sometimes wind up being sold on a name. Instead of paying the big bucks for high quality, efficient products we are spending our hard earned money on the opportunity to own a brand. Luckily, if you are a smart shopper, you can find deals that will blow your mind more than any fancy logo can. With advances in modern technology stock line cabinetry is the up and coming trend. Exposure on HGTV and in home magazines have spread the news far and wide. You can have the kitchen of your dreams without breaking the bank.

Inexpensive cabinets, or cheap cabinets, sometimes turn people off. This has something to do with the word “cheap”, but that’s strictly the price. Inexpensive cabinets can also be very efficient. Many manufacturers of stock line cabinetry solely use plywood for the cabinet box construction. This is an additional cost when dealing with some of the semi custom or custom lines. There are also cheap cabinets that come with some of the more high end features like self closing doors and drawers, dovetail drawers, and finished interior. These features are what make the difference.

Don’t be so skeptical when you see such a low price; be a smart shopper. Somethings don’t have to cost an arm and a leg to be what you’re looking for. There can be tons of reasons the prices are so low, so take advantage of cheap cabinets. Create the kitchen you have always dreamed of for a fraction of the cost.

Light Up Your Style With New Kitchen Cabinet Lighting

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Under Cabinet Lights
Under Cabinet Lights

Lighting sets the mood of your home. You can create an intimate setting by utilizing dim lights, or you can produce a friendly environment by using very bright lighting. One way to accentuate your assets is by incorporating under cabinet lighting.

Under cabinet lighting is a track of lights that are hidden underneath your cabinets. These lights shine directly on to your counter top. Under cabinet lighting is a great spotlight. You can focus the attention of your family and friends on your new espresso machine or your newest kitchen accessory.

The lights are also purposeful. We’ve all been chopping, cleaning, or serving food on a poorly lit counter top. These lights offer more light on the concentrated work area. This way there is no more uncertainty; you can work effortlessly.

Under cabinet lighting is a great way to add a little more sparkle to your kitchen. With the light reflecting off your tile or stone counter top, spot lighting your accessories, your guests will be drawn to your kitchen!

Take Advantage During your Renovation

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Kitchen Cabinet Design

Kitchen Cabinet Design

Many times during the renovation process the home owner is constantly giving. You’re giving out checks left and right, you’re sacrificing your time to ensure your project goes smoothly, and sometimes there’s just not enough take! As a customer you need to take advantage of the services offered to you. Many website distributors offer kitchen cabinet design services that you should be utilizing.

When customers go into home centers and private showrooms they are shown their design, but they are typically not allowed to take the design with them. The idea here is that it is a work done by the designer and cannot be handed out until a contract has been drawn up. However, if you search the internet, you can find websites that will email you your design for you to keep. All you need are your measurements, and you can get started.

Once you email the designer your measurements; they will work on a design for you and email you the file. Many sites tend to charge a small design fee for the work that is being done, but then the design is yours to keep. This will help you throughout the process because you can really analyze the design. Half hour appointments to go over your design in a show room or home center is not enough time for you to determine whether or not you are completely happy with the layout, and with all the money you are pouring into your kitchen you should be ecstatic. To make your remodeling go alot smoother and to ease some of your stress, the Kitchen Cabinet Kings provide this service absolutely free.

Organizing Your Kitchen With Cabinet Add Ons

Sunday, June 20th, 2010

Lazy Susan Cabinet
Lazy Susan Cabinet

Organizational cabinetry add ons are life savers.  It seems the days before lazy-Susans and spice racks, you had to be an engineer to configure how to fit all of your pots, pans, and dinnerware into your cabinets.  Trying to squeeze everything into your corner angle kitchen cabinets can turn a  storage space into a disaster area!

With the introduction of cabinet organizers your life immediately becomes easier.  You now longer need a hard hat and flashlight to find the lid to your tubberware.  You can simple turn your lazy-Susan and have it come to you!  What would we be doing without a cutlery divider?  This standard cabinet add on is something that is taken for granted ona  daily basis, but think of the jungle your cutlery drawer would be without the perfectly allotted spaces for your spoons, forks, and knives.

There are tons of cabinet add ons that can be incorporated into your cabinets that will help erase the panick that occurs when you cannot locate something as simple as your salt and pepper shaker.  From spice racks to grabage can roll out trays, and plate holders to wine racks you can literally elimate clutter from the countertop and the behind the scenes mess making your kitchen as relaxed as you want to be in it!

Flat Kitchen Cabinet Doors, Not So Flat

Friday, June 18th, 2010

Sandstone Rope Cabinet

Sandstone Rope Cabinet

There are tons of cabinet door styles to choose from for your bathroom or kitchen cabinets. You can select a raised panel door with decorative rope insert or a recessed cathedral arch door, but sometimes less is more. Slab doors may be plain, but they can also find a nook in any kitchen design layout.

Whether you want a traditional, contemporary, or country kitchen you can incorporate a flat cabinet door style into the look. With nothing to work with but the finish you choose, sometimes these cabinet doors can actually make life easier. The maintenance on these cabinets is also hassle free. With no grooves or decorative enhancements all it takes is a little swiping action.

Real Wood Always Wins When Choosing Cabinets

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Wood Kitchen Cabinets
Wood Kitchen Cabinets

There are a few materials used in the construction of kitchen cabinets. Some manufacturers use particle board, fiber board, or MDG. These materials can produce decent quality cabinets, but why not purchase the best! When you redo your kitchen, you want this to be an investment that will last a long time. Choosing wood will ensure that your new kitchen cabinets will withstand the test of time.

Wood kitchen cabinets are more durable than any other material. These cabinets tend to be stronger, being able to hold much more weight. The wood cabinetry also tends to hold up through humidity and changes in weather.

No matter what you are doing you want to do it the best you can, so make sure you ask what your cabinets are going to be constructed with. Many cabinet manufacturers offer all wood cabinetry, but they may charge for the upgrade in construction. If this is the case, research a company that offers wood construction standard.

Cabinet Samples for Your Convenience

Monday, June 14th, 2010

Mocha Shaker Cabinet

Mocha Shaker Cabinet

Purchasing new kitchen cabinets online is not only convenient, but it is also financially efficient. Kitchen cabinets bought on the internet save you tons of money, but it is difficult to get a true feel for what they would look like in your home.

Most internet cabinet distributors have strict no return, refund, or exchange policies on kitchen cabinet orders due to to the fact that they are such large purchases, so what is a consumer to do? Purchase cabinetry that you have no idea what it will look like in the light of your home? Or stick with your existing cabinetry and scrap the idea of a remodel?

Kitchen cabinet samples are a savior. By spending about thirty dollars you can get a a replica cabinet door. This will help you get a feel for what the actual door style, wood species, and finish will look like in your home. You can also take this sample with you to pick out your counter top, paint color, and back splash.

With so much money being invested into new kitchen cabinets, you need to make sure you are going to be happy with the end result. By ordering a door sample, you will not have an anxiety attack waiting for your new cabinets to come. You will know before hand that the cabinets you selected are going to help build your dream kitchen.

Benefits of Choosing Kitchen Cabinet Kings

Sunday, June 6th, 2010

Kitchen Cabinet Kings

Kitchen Cabinet King

There are tons of cabinet manufacturers and even more distributors, so how do consumers know which one to choose when beginning a renovation?  The answer is simple, do your research!  There is so much information behind the brand names and stock lines that you should weigh out before making your decision because sometimes you may be surprised.

Kitchen Cabinet Kings offers a variety of kitchen cabinets at low prices compared to the home centers and show rooms, but there is more to this site than price.  As you are looking to get the ball moving on your renovation, you are bound by a schedule, your contractor, your family, the delivery service all have their own agenda, so time is of the essence.  Kitchen Cabinet Kings has a lead time of 7-10 days whereas, KraftMaid for example has a lead time of 4-6 weeks.

There are also hidden costs going with some of the well known brands.  One is cabinet box construction.  In most instances you have to pay extra to have an all plywood consturction, with Kitchen Cabinet Kings, that comes standard!  Each and every cabinet is made of all plywood, down to the interior shelves, no particle board or fiber board used here!  There is also the plus of having a matching interior which comes standard through KCK.  And paying extra for certain finishes?  That’s a thing of the past!  Kitchen Cabinet Kings offers all of these features without adding onto your bill!

So if you’re thinking about remodeling your kitchen, but time is tight and money is tighter, try looking into ordering wholesale kitchen cabinets from KitchenCabinetKings.com.  There are certain features of a small company that can save you big money!

Create A Modern Kitchen

Friday, May 28th, 2010

Brand New Modern Kitchen
Brand New Modern Kitchen

There are countless design trends out that you see in Home and Garden and other home magazines.  Anything from Tuscan inspired kitchens to country cottages, but today, there is a growing interest in the modern style.  This sleek, linear design can be incorporated into your kitchen cabinets to give you that contemporary feel.

Without spending an arm and a leg you can bring a modern feel into your run down kitchen.  Start by choosing the cabinetry.  Frameless kitchen cabinets are the most modern.  Also opt for a slab door.  These plain, straight lined cabinets will wind up being the focal point of your kitchen.  If you really want to push the envelope and add a little more spice into your kitchen, you can look into the colored laminate cabinetry.  This European inspired look is splashed across the pages of magazines leading the modern trend.

Helpful hint: to look modern means to be modern!  Don’t go and spend a fortune on your cabinets because that’s what you used to have to do to get quality.  Many stock lines offer slab door frameless cabinets, and while they may not come in a color you want, order them anyway!  With these stock cabinets, you will save so much money that you can refinish them yourself if you are truly unsatisfied with the color.  A little elbow grease for a huge discount still sounds like a score to me!

To tie together the modern look keep things simple.  It’s all about the lines and the cleanliness.  Opt for contrasting colors like white and black, but don’t be afraid to add a little color in!  This will make it your own as opposed to simply achieving a look!