Homeowners Have Fun with Bold and Varied Kitchen Cabinet Choices
Renovators Place Columnist
Oct 08, 2009
It's time to replace those kitchen cabinets. You've read up on kitchen cabinet styles--Contemporary, Traditional, Shaker, Country--and you have yet to enjoy that "Ah-ha!" moment.
In fact, you're bored. Not to worry, your style sense might actually be on the pulse of a larger trend: "anything goes." Homeowners across the country are mixing and matching cabinetry styles, colors, and choices in wood. There's a market for exotic species such as Old French white oak and knotty chestnut, and kitchens are bursting with colorful--red, green, even blue--cabinets.
About the Author
Ellen Foster is a freelance writer and teacher. She has taught students aged five to forty-five.
Feeling Wild: Mix and Match Your Kitchen Cabinetry
If you've got a relatively large kitchen, it can make sense to mix and match your styles. For example, you might want to have one or two pieces that really make a statement, armoire-style cabinetry around the refrigerator, for example. Consider giving these specialty pieces a more dramatic finish or design so they'll pop to the foreground.You're not alone in Your Lust for Colorful Cabinets
White cabinets remain popular in the contemporary vein, but more homeowners are swapping it out with some color. And instead of a finish that's heavily distressed, more designers are going with the colorful look paint can bring. Soft earth tones such as sage, chiffon, and cream tend to dominate the market, but you can get more dramatic, with deep blue, red, black, or brown.Exotic Wood Is En Vogue
Oak, maple, and cherry are still popular, but for kitchen cabinet seekers in the upper market, exotic woods are gaining popularity. These folks who are looking for cabinets with the style of fine furniture chose burl wood, Canadian red birch, quarter-sewn white oak, and certainly mahogany. Many choose woods with horizontal rather than vertical grains.About the Author
Ellen Foster is a freelance writer and teacher. She has taught students aged five to forty-five.
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