Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Kitchen Cabinets - Considerations for Your Kitchen Remodeling Project

When it comes to remodeling the kitchen, your kitchen cabinets will probably be one of the most time consuming aspects to consider and probably have the most overall impact on the look of the finished kitchen. A lot depends on how much you use the cabinets, what you want the room to look like in the end, and your overall goals for the project. Here are a few tips and ideas if you are thinking about redoing your kitchen cabinets.

Space

Do you find that your cabinets are either too numerous or too few for everything they need to hold? Perhaps you have too much space between your shelves and would like to add another shelf or two within some of the cabinets. Think about what you would like to put in your cabinets that don’t fit now. Remodeling your kitchen cabinets means you may finally have the space you need for all of your items, or it means you can get rid of a few cabinets so that you have more room for adding other pieces of furniture or opening up the space in the kitchen.

Design

There are many different looks you can give your cabinets. From sanding and staining existing solid wood cabinets to completely replacing them, remodeling kitchen cabinets will give your kitchen an entirely new look if this is the goal of the project. If you want a modern look with shiny doors, this will make the kitchen darker but will also make it look sleeker. Remember that the handles are also part of the design. If you are going for a certain look, consider the best handles and knobs to really highlight the kitchen cabinets’ new design.

Color

The colors of the kitchen cabinets impact how we feel when we are in the space.  For example, black and blue are actually suppressants, so if you want to lose weight, the dark modern look can help. Bright friendly colors are more inviting, but also encourage eating.  There is lots of research on how color makes us feel and how it affects our appetites, for example.  Here is an interesting article on the science behind choosing colors at WebMD.

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