By Kristie Brown
When it's time to replace your kitchen cabinets, or if you're choosing cabinetry for new construction, it's going to be a difficult task, because so many beautiful and original designs are available. You have choices of styles, woods, and finishes, and every choice you make is going to make a different statement in your kitchen. This article is being written in order to give you some ideas of what is out there, what is popular, and the different looks you can achieve.
Cabinets can be configured any way you like to include different components. No matter whether you want a sleek, modern kitchen or a cozy, country feel, you can get cabinet designs that will enhance the décor while giving you all the functionality you need. In addition to basic cupboards, you can get modules that contain pantries, dish racks, glass fronts, wine racks, a matching stove hood, and other unique pieces that will give your kitchen a unique flair while adding to its usability.
Kitchen cabinets are available made of numerous different woods. Most have hardwood fronts with plywood interiors for economy. Beware of those made with particleboard interiors, because particleboard is notorious for absorbing the water from the kitchen environment and then buckling and cracking. You may want to choose the wood for your kitchen cupboards to match the rest of the woodwork in your home. That is the traditional way to select kitchen design. However, in a modern kitchen, anything you like goes. If you want different cabinet components made of several types of woods or in varying colors, go for it!
There is a wide selection of finishes that can be used for kitchen cabinetry. Even new homeowners these days are electing to have painted cabinets in various earthy shades. Just as the days of utilitarian, white metal cabinets gave way to the wooden designs of the past few decades, modern design is changing to reflect the personalities of those designing them. While you can still get wooden cabinets finished to allow the wood grain to come through wish varnishes and lacquers, you can also find an array of cabinets with thermo foil and other manufactured finishes.
Having mismatched cabinets, both in design and color, is one of the latest trends. Exotic woods, such as knotty chestnut and Canadian red birch are becoming more popular, and people are choosing cabinets with both horizontal and vertical graining to give their kitchens a unique look. In addition, many people are selecting cabinets in the European style which stand on legs and are made to resemble fine furniture. No longer are kitchens just basic rooms. Now they reflect the style and taste of the designer more than they've ever done in the past.
When it's time to replace your kitchen cabinets, or if you're choosing cabinetry for new construction, it's going to be a difficult task, because so many beautiful and original designs are available. You have choices of styles, woods, and finishes, and every choice you make is going to make a different statement in your kitchen. This article is being written in order to give you some ideas of what is out there, what is popular, and the different looks you can achieve.
Cabinets can be configured any way you like to include different components. No matter whether you want a sleek, modern kitchen or a cozy, country feel, you can get cabinet designs that will enhance the décor while giving you all the functionality you need. In addition to basic cupboards, you can get modules that contain pantries, dish racks, glass fronts, wine racks, a matching stove hood, and other unique pieces that will give your kitchen a unique flair while adding to its usability.
Kitchen cabinets are available made of numerous different woods. Most have hardwood fronts with plywood interiors for economy. Beware of those made with particleboard interiors, because particleboard is notorious for absorbing the water from the kitchen environment and then buckling and cracking. You may want to choose the wood for your kitchen cupboards to match the rest of the woodwork in your home. That is the traditional way to select kitchen design. However, in a modern kitchen, anything you like goes. If you want different cabinet components made of several types of woods or in varying colors, go for it!
There is a wide selection of finishes that can be used for kitchen cabinetry. Even new homeowners these days are electing to have painted cabinets in various earthy shades. Just as the days of utilitarian, white metal cabinets gave way to the wooden designs of the past few decades, modern design is changing to reflect the personalities of those designing them. While you can still get wooden cabinets finished to allow the wood grain to come through wish varnishes and lacquers, you can also find an array of cabinets with thermo foil and other manufactured finishes.
Having mismatched cabinets, both in design and color, is one of the latest trends. Exotic woods, such as knotty chestnut and Canadian red birch are becoming more popular, and people are choosing cabinets with both horizontal and vertical graining to give their kitchens a unique look. In addition, many people are selecting cabinets in the European style which stand on legs and are made to resemble fine furniture. No longer are kitchens just basic rooms. Now they reflect the style and taste of the designer more than they've ever done in the past.
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