According to Architectural Digest, more than 10 million American households remodeled their kitchens in 2015. Costs for renovation vary drastically, with about 50% of people surveyed spending more than $15,000 for a complete renovation.
With the average cost of kitchen cabinets running about $4,000, you want to make sure your selection is stylish and efficient. Let’s take a look at some important factors to help you reach that goal.
Consider Your Budget
Kitchen cabinets come in three styles: custom, semi-custom, and stock. Stock cabinets are sold over-the-counter and may require assembly or be pre-assembled. Color choices, styles, and features are limited.
Semi-Custom cabinets offer more choices in design, configuration, and color. You can get a professional look at a moderate budget level.
Custom cabinets are designed to meet your specifications. They offer the widest range of options but are also the most expensive.
If you are going to be living in your home long-term go for the best you can afford. Quality cabinets have solid frames, closed backs, and reinforced corners. The drawers and doors should operate smoothly.
Buying Kitchen Cabinets
You want to do is check out the current cabinet styles, but more important than being “in style” is making sure that it is a style you love. Look in magazines and browse stores to find the look that appeals to you the most. Consider the design of your home so that the cabinet “fits” the style of the home.
You will find materials include modern laminate finishes and hardwoods finishes including oak and cherry.
Cabinets doors are available in two styles, face frame and frameless. Cabinets with a face frame have a wood frame that goes around the edge of the cabinet door. This provides extra rigidity to the cabinet and a strong base for hinges.
A frameless cabinet has panels that have edges finished with a laminate banding and are mounted with hidden hinges. This gives the cabinet a modern, contemporary look.
Useful features will increase the cost of your cabinets, but their convenience will pay-off over time. Consider things like a pull-out trash bin, built-in charging station, or an appliance station to hide often used large appliances such as a blender or stand mixer. Other useful features are a built-in wine rack, extra deep drawers to hold pots and pans, and a tall pantry closet.
Proper measuring is important to make sure your new cabinets will fit in the desire you want. This article will walk you through the steps of measuring and designing your kitchen remodel.
Get the Best Kitchen Cabinets!
Talk to your friends and ask them what features about their kitchen they really like and what they consider a waste of cabinet space. These tips will clue you in on what to shop for and what you may want to avoid when buying kitchen cabinets.
Take those tips and hit the stores or shop online to see what is available, what you like, and what you can afford. You are now prepared to purchase the best kitchen cabinets for your dream kitchen.
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