subject: How To Choose New Kitchen Cabinets [print this page] Is your kitchen looking a bit tired? Is it more depressing than delightful now? Maybe it is time to do some thing about it, but if a complete remodelling is not necessary, you could just change the colour scheme. For instance, you could repaint the walls and the ceiling. Repaper if that is what you rather and you could pick new kitchen cabinets to suit. This is a comparatively inexpensive way to give your kitchen a makeover without going the whole hog.
Many people think that they have to change everything in the kitchen in order to remodel it, but that is just not the case. You replace what you want. You renew what needs renewing. However, it is remarkable what effect a change of colour scheme can have. In fact, you do not even have to change the cabinets.
The base units of wall and floor units or cabinets are all standard sizes. They are usually 600 mm, 400 mm or 300 mm and the doors come in sizes to match these units. Consequently, all you have to do is change the doors. So, you can make a substantial change to your kitchen, with only a lick of paint and a dozen replacement cabinet doors.
So, how do you select the colour of these new cabinet doors? Well, maybe you have seen some at a friend's home that you think a lot of. You could get a couple of home improvement magazines or you could search on line. Maybe the first choice that you should make is, whether you want wooden cabinet doors or whether you want painted doors.
There are scores of natural wooden colours to be had, but if you are willing to paint your own cabinet doors then you can literally have whichever colour you like. If you are not changing everything in your kitchen, match swatches of different colours against what you are not changing until you find a colour combination that you like. Get the whole family embroiled, it can be enjoyable.
It is a big decision to choose the colour of new cabinet doors, particularly if you choose a natural wood such as oak, mahogany or maple. It is the same if you choose pre-painted cabinet doors. If you are really having difficulties coming to a decision, just get cabinet door blanks and paint them yourself.
In fact this is not just a lazy option, because it permits you to change your kitchen colour scheme every year or two at no more cost than the price of the paint and your time. It is probably the best choice for people who get fed up with colour schemes quite often.
This advice is a good method of saving money on new kitchen cabinets, although you may have to replace a few base or wall units if they have been damaged. Damaged cabinets will allow insects and dust to enter and infect your crockery and food so they should be replaced straight away.
In general, kitchen cabinet base units cannot be easily repaired because or the matter they are constructed from. In this instance, you will need a few new kitchen cabinets.
