 Looking
at your kitchen cabinets and you might find
it is time to change the place a little bit.
Just bought a new home and looking for ideas
on kitchen furniture and what to look for. Let’s
have a closer look on cabinets and
what to look for when deciding on your next kitchen.
Considering
a new or a simple kitchen refacing, first decide on general distribution
of the kitchen cabinets according to the space
available. With different types of kitchens,
single-row, L- or corner-shape and U-shape
with or without kitchen
islands, where
to put what, depends on your room size.
The
classical way to distribute the basic kitchen
appliances around cabinets is: refrigerator,
space, oven, space, kitchen sink with dishwasher.
Obviously not considering any additional space
for a possible washing machine. This traditional
way of lineup keeps the heat of
the oven away from the fridge and still allows
room to have the close enough. Obviously
it is up to you and the space you have at your
home to find the best distribution. You can
just draw a simple floor plan of your kitchen
and cut out of paper board some pieces equivalent
to each of your appliances. This will give
you a rough idea of what could go where. Later
on when you have a more concrete feeling of
where each cabinet will go to you can talk
to your cabinet maker to get a detailed drawing
of your ideas, before getting on with it.
Overall
planning on your
new kitchen cabinets
 Before
getting in touch with any cabinet maker or
kitchen remodeling specialist, make sure you
get some basic points clear:
- Material
used. What kind of material do you want
your kitchen do be? Massif wood or just veneer
covered doors and drawer tops. Wooden kitchen
cabinets will give a warm and friendly kitchen
atmosphere but might be more difficult to
clean.
- Framed
or panel kitchen doors and drawer fronts are
also an important decision. Nicely framed
mortise and tenon doors will give the furniture
a more traditional look than plain panel fronts.
- Material
for the Worktop. This is a very important
point for your decision.
The material used for the worktop can make
the difference if you later on like the kitchen
or not. You can choose from a variety of
different materials like marble, granite
or other stones, to laminated plywood, metal and massif wood e.g. ashwood.
- Hinges,
knobs and drawer slides should be of
excellent quality. Especially these types
of kitchen hardware is really what you want
to be as durable as possible. So look for
high quality fittings at all your
cabinets.
- Also
think about sinks and
faucet you might need. Make sure the design
fits well into the overall room.
If
you think about these areas during your decision
making process you should find the right cabinets
for your home. Ask your kitchen
designer or remodeling specialist also for a reference list
of some former customers so you can get in
touch and check out durability and usability
of the kitchen cabinets.
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