Coffee metal art, pretty dinnerware and countertop accessories impart style to the kitchen, but if your cabinets are outdated, your kitchen will look dull and lifeless. A few do-it-yourself upgrades are affordable and easy and can bring new life into your kitchen cabinets. By focusing on the appearance of cabinet doors your kitchen can look stylish and fresh once again.
A New Look with Paint.
Painting cabinets is way easier than stripping and refinishing. Take off the cabinet hardware and doors and set the doors on flat working surface. If you plan to switch out your present hardware with new hardware that features a different hole configuration, you can fill and sand the holes and then lightly sand the cabinet doors. Wipe them down and apply latex primer; let dry and follow with latex paint, then follow the same procedure to paint the cabinet bases.
As far as colors are concerned, light and light neutrals will give your kitchen a brighter appearance. You can also try a shade of soothing taupe for an updated look. From lush greens and earthy browns to buttery yellows, colored kitchen cabinets are very en vogue. You can find great ideas for your kitchen cabinets by browsing a kitchen shop.
Glass Alternatives.
While you’re in the kitchen shop, you’ll undoubtedly notice glass fronted cabinets with a hefty price tag. If your existing cabinets have front wood panels, it’s easy to change out the wood panel fronts with glass. Visit a glass store and look at the myriad of options, from textured or ribbed to plain glass. Measure the panels and buy replacements in the same dimensions. Working on a flat surface, remove the wood panels by gently tapping with a rubber mallet and chisel and replace the panels with the glass, using glazier’s points and glass putty to secure the glass fronts.
Decorative Banding and Wood Relief Carvings Provide a Rich New Look.
A woodworking store is your source for wood embellishments if you’d like to bring the depth and intricacy of wood to your cabinet fronts. You’ll find wood carvings in styles and sizes to fit any taste and they can be stained or painted to match the door fronts.
Another alternative is thin decorative wooden banding for trimming cabinets of any variety from oak to exotic. A wide choice of widths, styles and colors are available and they can be glued around the outline of doors and drawers to give them new detail and dimension while totally changing their character.
The Finishing Touch: Stylish New Hardware.
You can complete and accessorize your fresh look with trendy hardware. From sleek chromes and brushed metals, to vintage or modern glass, wrought iron, wall sculptures, stone or ceramic, you’ll find just the perfect knobs and pulls to give your cabinets a totally new personality, whether you’re into hip and urban, classically traditional or whimsically thematic. Or maybe you’d prefer handles shaped like musical notes to coordinate with the musical wall decor that sets the theme for your kitchen.
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