subject: An Alternative Mothers Day Gift: New Kitchen Cabinets [print this page] An Alternative Mothers Day Gift: New Kitchen Cabinets
Every year, it gets harder and harder to think about what gift you could give to that one special person who brought you into this world. Maybe last year, you bought her a new cell phone, the previous year, you may have gotten her a paperback novel, but what about this year?
Why don't you take a look at the kitchen to see its current appearance. Now, does it look like it is new and really clean, or does it make you feel like it's dilapidated enough to be the home for insects and other vermin?
If the situation that you see is the latter, then some new kitchen cabinets and maybe a repainting of the wall would give her a surprise that's pleasant.
Give Her a Vacation
Being a mother is a full time job. Before you go and do the remodeling, it would be pleasant if you buy her a ticket and give her some cash for her to go on a vacation. In that way, she won't be able to see you redo the kitchen cabinets, or paint the kitchen walls. By the time that she arrives at home, she'll be greeted by a kitchen that's totally new. This would definitely surprise her.
If you like, you could even add some new electronic appliances along with the new kitchen cabinets so that she'll be greeted by a totally modern kitchen that she could be proud of.
Hiring Contractors
If you are not a professional carpenter or if you are not very handy with tools in the house, then you might want to consider getting other people to do the job. Even if you are adept in home installations, kitchen cabinet contractors could very well do the job in half the time it might take you. This is because most contractors have all the tools at their disposal and most importantly, have done these installations for several times. Their experience would prove to be invaluable.
This novel approach in giving a gift is one that is tried and tested. People often give gifts that can be held and are personal in nature. Giving new kitchen cabinets can be very personal since women consider the kitchen as something that is personally theirs. Even though it's practically a common property for the entire family, nobody accesses the kitchen more than the mother.
The Mother's Bond to the Kitchen
This is the place that is full of memories for the mom. This is the place where meals are cooked and shared with family. It's a place of intimate conversations or maybe of a mother guiding a child through life. Later on, it would also be the place where a mother first teaches her daughter how to cook. Baked pies, hearty meals and a family that's whole, all of these make the kitchen a very personal part of the house for the common mom. Refurbishing it with love, care and a whole new look will most surely elicit a joy that's unbounded.
