Kitchen Cabinets Ideas and Referrals

    Warm colors are appealing and inviting to the senses.  Usually the red and yellow based tones are selected for kitchens.  They convey a hospitality element.  If you limit yourself to reds, yellows and orange tones, you will still have a variety of options.  The terra cotta reds, cork colored yellows and yellow based greens are very appealing.  Sherwin-Williams has a great variety.  Their Anjou pear is a favorite, as well as the gold and copper hues.

Whatever colors you decide to investigate, picking up trial size paints is a good way to see how different shades will look in your home. Most paint companies sell sample packs of their colors that, after an application of primer, can easily be brushed over a small area.

For accent colors, remember that they don’t necessarily have to come in the form of paint. Window treatments, placemats, hardware and other kitchen accessories can often be found in colors that can be a complement to your kitchen cabinets.

If you’re planning to update your appliances, choosing a warm color instead of the standard white, black or stainless also can make your kitchen more inviting. 
Many kitchen appliances are now available in warm, bronzed metallic colors. This gives consumers an opportunity to mix warm and cool colors. The warm metallic mixed with a medium to charcoal gray wall color and oak cabinets can provide a real contemporary twist.

One final point to consider: Not all whites are the same. Many have undertones of another color. Glossy, matte or textured finishes also can differentiate white surfaces. People think anything goes with white, and for the most part it does, but don’t forget to look at your existing finishes for help in determining color selection.

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Unfinished kitchen cabinets are a great option for those who want a custom finish. Many people have a particular stain they want to use, or are looking for a special glazed or antique look. Of course, painted cabinets have always been popular, so whether you’re excited about just the right yellow to brighten up your kitchen, or want a country blue for your cottage bath, you can find a huge selection of paint colors to complete your project. 

It’s important to properly prime and seal the wood before applying color, so be sure you use a high-quality primer meant for wood furniture. We recommend an oil-base primer, to help protect against cracks in the wood. You can find many options for paint and stains at Sherwin-Williams or Minwax.

Start with the right product - our high quality, solid wood unfinished kitchen cabinets, made to order just for you! Or, you can have the products finished for you with our wide selection of paint and stain options. Either way, you can be sure that you are purchasing quality products that will enhance your kitchen or bath for years to come!

If you are remodeling your kitchen and like your basic layout and your cabinets are in good shape, you can just reface the cabinet boxes with real wood or Thermofoil veneers and hang new doors.   Doors and Refacing Supplies can be found at Cabinet Doors Depot If you want to add one or two cabinets, you can get a quote for complete unfinished cabinets, without doors and drawer fronts from Kitchen Cabinet Depot Then you can install the new cabinets and reface everything to match.

Question: What do I do if standard cabinet sizes don’t fit my space? I have a very old house, with cabinets that must have been made just for the space. My ceilings are only 70″ high, so if I use regular 30″ high wall cabinets, they will practically be sitting on the counter. Help!

Answer: Help is on the way! Thankfully, someone has thought about the rest of us. It is possible to have a beautiful and functional kitchen, even in an odd space. You just need a little ‘custom’ help.

Standard cabinet sizes from Unfinished Kitchen Cabinets.net can be modified to suit your space. Ordering 16″ high cabinets for your kitchen will solve your dilemma, and still give you plenty of space between the bottom of the cabinets and your countertop (just like ‘normal’ people!). Best of all, it’s easy! Visit  Unfinished Kithen Cabinets.net to see all the wood types and door style options for this line. Then call for a custom quote on modified wall cabinets. You’ll be surprised at how affordable these are, and you’ll even get to customize the finish, so you’re kitchen can live up to its full potential.          

One way to get a more pleasant view of your kitchen from the adjoining rooms is to use taller cabinets on the back of your peninsula or island. Many decorators have used the 42″ high wall cabinets, facing out, to hide the sink/cooktop clutter from view. You can build a base for the cabinets to raise them off the floor, and give even more height. This gives the kitchen a more custom look and is a nice way to vary the look and style. It’s especially effective with glass doors to display collectables. 

 You can find 42″ cabinets and glass doors at Kitchen Cabinet Depot.

Question: When purchasing kitchen cabinets, you are asked to choose a hinge side or a finished side.  Is this when facing the front of the kitchen cabinet or as if you are the cabinet and your front, is the face of the cabinet?

Answer:  This would be as you are standing facing the the front of the kitchen cabinet. For more tips on ordering kitchen cabinets go to: www.kitchencabinetdepot.com

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ncmom

My husband and I ripped out our carpet and installed a beautiful oak hardwood floor. We’ve decided that our next project is going to be building an entertainment unit (wall) in our family room. My question is: should the entertainment unit match the floor exactly? The flooring is a medium oak stain called Gunstock. It’s almost like a warm caramel color. Does it look funny if the wood tones in a room are a little lighter or a little darker than the flooring? I hope this makes sense. I’m not into matchy-matchy stuff, but I don’t want overkill on one color.

Thanks for your help!

LisainVA

IMHO, no. Your new floor sounds nice. I would not build a unit that would match the floor. It would just blend to much together and not stand out. That unit is it’s own piece of furniture. Mixing and matching woods and colors is very nice.

charley

I agree with Lisa, you need contrast between the two.

Same thing when you put wood floors in the kitchen. They always looks better with contrasting cabinets … otherwise it’s just a mass of the same.

Veecee

I’m not into matchy-matchy stuff, but I don’t want overkill on one color.

ncmom, “Matchy” is out anyway. Back-in-the-day; if you had cherry something, you had to have cherry everything. No more.

We have oak hardwood throughout our house, the wood is a backdrop to anything you want to put in your house. I have a medium tone cherry entertainment unit in the family room that looks great, as well as some med-dark oak pieces, and some cream color throughout the house. Matching is not an issue - just go with what you like and it all seems to work.

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Arched Raised Panel doors are very classy.  But many people wonder if all the doors should be Arched?  Even the Lowers?  It looks very nice to have the upper doors with an arch or cathedral design and make the lower doors with a square design.  Then use a matching square drawer front.   If you like the Arch design on all the doors, it looks best to have Standard Slab drawer fronts. 

You can find a variety of door and drawer front styles at Cabinet Doors Depot This site offers Doors and Refacing supplies to dress up your existing cabinet boxes.

As you probably know, countertops come in a variety of colors and materials. Some of the most popular countertops are made of natural materials, such as granite, tile, and marble. These materials have different properties, which influence how they hold up under various circumstances. Knowing these properties can help you figure out whether marble, tile, or granite countertops make the best sense for your home.  Read more at this kitchen cabinets countertop link.

There are a lot of choices now-a-days for kitchen cabinet countertops.  They can really dress up a countertop, but the names get pretty confusing.  Here is a kitchen cabinet countertop site that shows profile pictures so you can see what the bevel and bullnose and all the others are all about.  There also are some full kitchen shots, which help put it in perspective.