Kitchen Cabinet Refacing
You had a great redecorating plan, an ideal budget to accomplish it, and some great friends to help you achieve it; but, to your dismay, while you have a whole new home, your kitchen is a bit…outdated. The mold and trim are from the 1960’s and the doors are just so…uninteresting. Whatever will you do? You simply cannot put it into the budget; after all, new cabinets are very pricey! The most inexpensive answer is refacing your kitchen cabinets.
Relax! Although it can seem like a challenging process, kitchen cabinet refacing is an excellent method to breathe new life into your kitchen. From changing the molding, to adding new hardware, the procedure is rather simple and very straight forward. And the price? Something you will most assuredly appreciate. It can cost you about 50 to 75% LESS than actually replacing all of your cabinets outright, and the appearance can be virtually anything you desire.
The first thing to consider is the kinds of cabinet refacing you can do. If your cabinets are quite dated, their molding may be a bit lusterless and boring. Consider instead, purchasing some nice curved, or tapered crown molding along the top, and a great rounded, smooth molding along the bottom. Good quality solid woods, like mahogany and oak, look fantastic.
If your cabinets are just slightly out of date, you may not need to change the molding; but, you may want to update the actual look and feel of the wood. This is where veneer comes into play. You can make even the most awful looking wood surface come to life, with beautiful veneer options. From ash, bamboo and oak, to mahogany, ebony and teak, the looks are simply astonishing in their details. And, the process couldn’t be easier: Just strip, sand, clean and glue. Finished.
If performing craft works really isn’t your thing, think of just updating some hardware parts, or flat painting your cabinets. You can also just budget for some new doors, and some side mold to go with them. Whatever you choose, remember: The overall shift in look will benefit from good planning, a humble budget, and ample time to complete the job.
Refacing cabinets, whatever the process you decide on, can take an entire weekend to accomplish. The more complicated the work, the longer time, and more help you will require. From refacing by replacing the actual molding and wood work, to changing just the hardware and doors, the process is rather simple. Remember: Plan, budget and get some help; any level of this process can take time. The more help you have, the easier the task is going to be to complete!
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