Kitchen Cabinet Designs
Kitchen cabinets are not only one of utility today, its also a design statement and an expression of your creativity. Unlike the earlier days, you aren’t stuck with conventional or pure functionary forms of kitchen cabinets, there is a host of cabinet designs to suit your need and style. You can base your selection on a number of factors; The style, the sizing and storage requirements and the surface/finishing of the cabinet.
The Style criteria for Kitchen Cabinet : Choose from either the traditional or the contemporary design. In the traditional Kitchen Cabinet style, more attention is paid to the finish and the details, with ornate panels reminiscent of the traditional English, Victorian era. Oak wood is predominantly used in such cabinets and in shades of cream and warm brown. Go in for this Kitchen Cabinet design if you own a traditional house or a mansion with furniture and décor that lend a classical look. In the contemporary style one sees clean artistic geometry and shades of color that blend with your modern décor. The contemporary Kitchen cabinet style blends well with steel or black bodied appliances.
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The sizing and storage requirements criteria for Kitchen cabinet:
When it comes to sizing, you are limited to the available sizes and styles. Stock units are generally manufactured in increments of 3 inches width. Use filler strips to plug in the gaps between the cabinets. If you want your cabinets to blend and fit with the scheme (for eg. curves or irregularities) of your kitchen which is not supported by conventional models, you need to opt for custom made Kitchen cabinets. Storage is also an important factor to consider in Kitchen cabinet designs, especially since it maximizes the utility of the Kitchen Cabinet. Most of the Kitchen cabinets are likely to hold oven shelves, appliance spaces, pull out trays, spice racks, and cutlery racks.
However, you can opt for special features like a roll-out trash bins, wine and plate racks, a mini TV shelf, phone desks etc.
The finishing for the Kitchen cabinet is mostly in wood as it is the popular choice. However high quality wood can also make it a more expensive proposition, thankfully there are non-wood and synthetic laminate version around that can look almost as good.
Many cabinets use hardwoods but for value users, the hardwood is often replaced by laminate or thermofoil veneers such as plywood over the substrate. The laminates come in a range of color and patterns, some even resembling wood. Veneered Kitchen Cabinets also are advantageous in high humidity area where the moisture content can make a wooden Kitchen Cabinet vulnerable |
