Six Ways to Highlight Your Kitchen Through Cabinet Refacing
By Karen LawsonRefacingCabinet.com Columnist
Kitchen cabinets are a dominant feature in any kitchen, and you want your cabinet refacing shown to good advantage. Here are some ideas for creating a kitchen environment that enhances the beauty of your kitchen cabinets.
- Glass and hardware: When planning your cabinet refacing project, consider adding a few glass cabinet doors and select unique and complementary drawer pulls and door hardware. Breaking up the continuity of a row of solid cabinet doors with glass doors creates interest and allows you to display prize dinnerware or serving pieces.
- Lighting: Recessed ceiling lights and other lighting options can bring attention to your cabinets. It's also possible to install lighting within cabinets to display items behind glass cabinet doors. Lighting can bring out the beauty of wood grain and textured glass and create focal points in your kitchen.
- Paint and color: Choosing a color scheme that complements your kitchen cabinets can help enhance their beauty. Whether you're painting, wallpapering, or using other wall coverings, select colors and decorative touches with kitchen cabinet styles and features in mind.
- Counters and flooring: Today's wide variety of counter top and flooring materials offers great design choices for your cabinets while maintaining efficiency and utility. Granite, cement, tile, and composite materials are a few choices. A mottled texture that combines several colors from your cabinets can provide visual interest between upper and lower cabinets. Flooring options include hardwood, laminate, tile and stone. Choose a flooring material and design that doesn't compete with your cabinets. Coordinating color and texture can make your kitchen cabinets "pop."
- Styling and decor: Kitchen cabinet styles are available to combine with your decor plans. Whether you're recreating a 50's diner look or the Tuscan villa where you vacationed, you can find cabinet refacing options appropriate for your vision. Combine texture, color, and decor to set a beautiful backdrop for your cabinets. Visit furniture showrooms, fabric stores, and home improvement retailers for ideas and inspiration, and look through home decor magazines for ideas and instructions.
- Bringing nature indoors: Nothing quite equals the colors and textures found in nature. Spice up your cabinets with live plants, a bowl of fruit, or floral arrangement. Displaying items such as pussy willows, gourds, and pine cones can also add a seasonal touch.
When planning your cabinet refacing, consider these elements as well as kitchen cabinet styles to achieve the "total look" for your kitchen.
About The Author
Karen Lawson is a freelance writer whose interests include home renovation and decor. She holds an MA degree in English from the University of Nevada, Reno.
