How to choose the best kitchen cabinets?

Jack Hassi
2 min readJul 24, 2019

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Going for the right choice of cabinets for my kitchens always wrenched my nerves. Entering into the large space of your kitchen would give a feel of an empty room. But setting up a modular kitchen is different from selecting items for your bedroom. Most of you have been facing the same situation as I had earlier. What to choose and how to choose? With lots of effort spending time on the internet helped me a lot. I would try to emphasize some points which would work well for you in selecting the best kitchen cabinets for your dream home. As there is a large variety of kitchen cabinets ranging from different prices. Select the best according to your kitchen size and your pocket ambit. let’s find out!

Set up a Goal

Set a goal and execute your plan accordingly so that you won’t feel disappointed with the end result. Plan your kitchen according to your needs. What you want to add on to your current cabinets or if you are in a plan to set a new then design a layout. Mark up the unnecessary and unwanted things of your kitchen so that you can eliminate them while modifying it.

Built and Quality.

The quality of the kitchen cabinets totally depends on the material used while manufacturing. You will get myriads of options choosing from average to supreme quality cabinets. Invest wisely in your kitchen cabinets as you have to live with them for a long time. I would suggest investing in a good cabinet which is made up of fine particleboard, MDF (medium-density fiberboard), plywood, solid wood, metal and laminate/melamine.

You will see the difference in the quality of the drawer slider. Some of them offer you ball bearings and some come with the nylon wheels or rollers. Select your shelf mounting according to your need which comes in either metal or plastic.

Where to buy?

You can buy kitchen cabinets from anywhere you want to as there are no such limitations. You can grab them from local cabinet makers, kitchen design firms or even online. Online Kitchen Cabinet purchase has boosted up in recent time because lots of retailers have participated in offering the cabinets online. One of them is Menards. You would get good quality cabinets online at reasonable prices and some of them are offering all wood products.

Invest according to your requirements.

If your kitchen cabinet is good enough and you don’t want to change the current layout of your kitchen then don’t invest in buying new cabinets. A few updates and modifications would work here. Although, you need to know about the modification of your cabinets.

Refacing- As the word suggests, refacing means to give the new look to the face of your cabinets. It includes re-layering them with new wood or laminate and replacing the doors.

Replacement- It includes replacing an old cabinet with a new one to give a new look to your kitchen. Replacement doors, hardware and even refacing can provide a totally new look at a lower cost than new units

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