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Kitchen Cabinets – Ideas on Designs, Hardware, Knobs and Doors
Whether you are building a new kitchen or remodeling an old kitchen choosing your kitchen cabinets is the cornerstone to kitchen design. With the huge variety of kitchen cabinet designs and styles available as well as the extensive range of finishes, door styles, hardware like knobs and hinges, and countertops to choose from, your kitchen can be a unique reflection of your personality and lifestyle. Whatever your taste or decorating style, you can find a style to match your taste.
Depending on what you are looking for in a kitchen design, one of the first considerations in choosing kitchen cabinets and fixtures is whether or not you wanted fitted or unfitted cabinetry.
Unfitted cabinetry are solitary units that are placed like furniture in your kitchen. One of the advantages of unfitted kitchen cabinets is it’s flexibility. Unfitted kitchens adapt to new floor plans without having to remove the contents from the cabinet. They tend to be great for people who live in rented spaces since they can be moved.
Fitted kitchens are more permanent fixtures and make up the majority of kitchens you see in homes today.
Styles to consider when choosing new kitchen cabinets include: Country cabinets (Formal Country or Casual Country), English cabinets, European cabinets, Italian cabinets, modern cabinets and custom cabinets.
Once you’ve determined the design of your kitchen cabinets and overall layout, you will need to choose the cabinet door style, finishes, hardware, knobs and what the inner cabinetry will entail. Ensuring the design of all the elements is complimentary to each other will increase the beauty of your new kitchen.
In terms of finishes, many people are opting for richer and deeper finishes. Some popular finishes being used today utilize various woods like cherry, hickory, maple or oak cabinets.
Many people are opting for cabinets that are well organized and have innovative storage solutions designed specifically for pots and pans, platters, cereal boxes, cans, small appliances and other things that take up space in your kitchen. Some new and innovative developments in kitchen cabinets include pull out shelves, racks on the inside of cabinet doors and even revolving cupboards that make access very easy and convenient. Regardless of the style you choose you may want to add some embellishments to add elegance and a custom personalized look to your new kitchen cabinets. Some of the top trends include mouldings, unique hardware, glass doors and open shelves allowing glassware, pottery and collectibles to be seen.
There are many manufacturers of cabinets out there. Some you may what to check out include: Aster Cucine, Pedini Italian Kitchens, Scavolini, Boffi, GK’s, Fiamberti Kitchens, HausScape, Rosana and Moben.
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