Give Your Kitchen Cabinets A Facelift

Give Your Kitchen Cabinets A Facelift

Does your kitchen still look like something left over from the 70's? Would you like to make over your kitchen but do not have the 25 to $30,000.00 it would take to remodel? If you answered yes to either or both of these questions a cabinet facelift may be just the ticket. But simply changing the color, the layout and adding a few accent pieces of trim you can change the whole look of your kitchen.

The first up is to visit your local home store and spend some time looking at the displays and they have set up. But this would give you a good idea of color combinations and ideas for adding accents to your cabinets. This many cabinets are a standard size you may be able to swap out one or more of your cabinets with a new style. For example if you have a corner cabinet you can The raise the height of it this will have a dramatic effect as it breaks up a continuous line of cabinets. Cabinets are generally screwed together and to the wall so raising a cabinet is simply a matter of removing the screws from the back and from the sides sliding the cabinet up to the new desired height and reattaching.

There are a couple of ways to change the color of your cabinets one way is to paint your cabinets. If your cabinets and doors are made of solid wood you can stain them. Another good option is to have new doors and drawer fronts made this can usually be done by a local cabinet shop. A solid wood veneer can then be added to your face frame that can be stain to match your new doors. Of course in order to do this you do need to start with good quality cabinets, cabinets that are falling apart should be replaced.

If you have several choices when it comes to accent pieces for your cabinets the best accent pieces are those that also add some functionality to your cabinets for example and appliance garage that hides your toaster for coffee maker. A crown molding along the top edge of your cabinets adds a nice touch of elegance. If other options to consider would be adding a glass panel door to one of your cabinets and don't forget more than most dramatic accents can be in your choice of hardware the choices is up to you.