Quick Kitchen Cabinet Upgrades
Renovators Place Columnist
Oct 08, 2009
If your kitchen cabinets need a facelift, but you are in a hurry, don't worry. Here are several quick home improvement projects to consider.
Painting Kitchen Cabinets
If the wood on your kitchen cabinets is worn and outdated, why not cover it with paint? With a coat of primer and two coats of paint, you can transform dull kitchen cabinets into crisp, white cabinets.
Before getting out the paint brushes, however, make sure the cabinets are made of wood and not laminate, because laminate does not hold paint well. Also consider your painting skills and level of patience. While this is a quick project, it requires painting lots of small areas, such as the undersides of all the cabinet doors and the areas around the hinges.
Try Cabinet Refacing
If a painted surface is not your style, consider cabinet refacing. This home improvement project can be completed anywhere from two to four days by a cabinet refacing company. A refacing project adds new doors and drawer fronts to the cabinets, a change that can completely transform the kitchen design.
Opening Up Cabinets With Glass
If your kitchen cabinets are all a solid material, it may be time to add some glass. Try adding stained glass, etched glass, or clear glass in two or three cabinet doors to enhance the kitchen's visual appeal. This is a relatively quick home improvement project that can be completed by a carpenter or a homeowner with experience.
Kitchen Cabinet Hardware
The finishing touch for any kitchen cabinet project is the hardware. Consider replacing old knobs and pulls with newer styles in sophisticated finishes. Among the options are wrought iron pulls with forged indentations, white porcelain knobs with painted designs, or whimsical knobs with cooking themes.
Kitchen cabinets are an important design component in any kitchen and any of these home improvement projects can help give them a design boost.
Painting Kitchen Cabinets
If the wood on your kitchen cabinets is worn and outdated, why not cover it with paint? With a coat of primer and two coats of paint, you can transform dull kitchen cabinets into crisp, white cabinets.
Before getting out the paint brushes, however, make sure the cabinets are made of wood and not laminate, because laminate does not hold paint well. Also consider your painting skills and level of patience. While this is a quick project, it requires painting lots of small areas, such as the undersides of all the cabinet doors and the areas around the hinges.
Try Cabinet Refacing
If a painted surface is not your style, consider cabinet refacing. This home improvement project can be completed anywhere from two to four days by a cabinet refacing company. A refacing project adds new doors and drawer fronts to the cabinets, a change that can completely transform the kitchen design.
Opening Up Cabinets With Glass
If your kitchen cabinets are all a solid material, it may be time to add some glass. Try adding stained glass, etched glass, or clear glass in two or three cabinet doors to enhance the kitchen's visual appeal. This is a relatively quick home improvement project that can be completed by a carpenter or a homeowner with experience.
Kitchen Cabinet Hardware
The finishing touch for any kitchen cabinet project is the hardware. Consider replacing old knobs and pulls with newer styles in sophisticated finishes. Among the options are wrought iron pulls with forged indentations, white porcelain knobs with painted designs, or whimsical knobs with cooking themes.
Kitchen cabinets are an important design component in any kitchen and any of these home improvement projects can help give them a design boost.
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