Kitchen Tune Up: Making Your Stock Kitchen Cabinets Look Custom-Made
By Leslie A.M.RefacingCabinet.com Columnist
Uneven floor, off-kilter ceiling, miss-measured walls--these are just a few things you might discover when you learn how to install kitchen cabinets. Don't feel bad. It's not the inexpensive kitchen cabinets you chose. These attributes are all a part of the "charm" of your home. Rest assured, with some easy fixes, your cabinets can rival those in a custom kitchen.
Discount Kitchen Cabinets and All the Trimmings!
Your kitchen tune up is not done until you have used the proper trim for all areas of your kitchen. Filler strips and moldings are the icing on the cake. They can hide flaws, and give your inexpensive kitchen cabinets a finished look often associated with custom kitchens.
Supplies for Your Kitchen Cabinet Project
For a cohesive, custom-kitchen look, stock up on the following:
- Filler Strips: When two cabinets don't meet flush together, add a trim strip to the cabinet frame so it looks like one piece.
- Toe Kick or Baseboard Molding: Place molding along the floor of your base cabinets to hide any shims used to make the cabinets level.
- Crown Molding: Rightly named, crown molding gives any project a regal, finished look, and hides an imperfect ceiling.
- Ornamental Molding: Gives a unique flair to stock kitchen cabinets.
- Trim or Cove Molding: Finishes off corners.
- Shelf Edge Trim: Transforms open shelving into rich and interesting built-ins.
You can find all of these supplies at your favorite home center. Make sure to stain or paint them to match perfectly. Your kitchen tune up is now complete--on to the next project!
About The Author
Leslie A.M. Smith is a freelance writer and desperately needs a new kitchen. Until she can afford it, she has her eye on refacing her cabinets.
