Inexpensive Kitchen Cabinets: When Price Meets Your Dreams

By Leslie A.M.
RefacingCabinet.com Columnist

Inexpensive kitchen cabinets might be what you are looking for to meet your budget. If you want the look of metal, pine or oak kitchen cabinets, than you are in the favorable position to have your dreams and pocketbook in agreement.

Oak Kitchen Cabinets

Oak kitchen cabinets installed in a 10' x 10' kitchen runs about $1100 while honey maple kitchen cabinets for the same size kitchen runs on average $1800 with other maple variations more expensive than that. Oak kitchen cabinets are an ideal wood choice for inexpensive kitchen cabinets because they are a hardwood, surviving well in busy kitchens. They resist mold and mildew and have beautiful woodgrain. Some other inexpensive kitchen cabinets made from wood do not fare as well. Pine, for instance, is very soft and will take on dents and bruises much easier than oak kitchen cabinets.

Discount Cabinets Go Stainless

Stainless steel cabinets range from $100-$200 for a two foot wide cabinet. They are increasing in popularity for homeowners who want kitchen renovations that celebrate a retro look, and for those who want the look of a commercial kitchen--a true chef's kitchen. Some stainless steel kitchen cabinets have a plywood core to eliminate a tinny sound they can make when closed.

Kitchen Counter Can be the Top Billing

If you are budgeting for your kitchen renovations, plan on paying almost two times as much on your kitchen counter as on your cabinets. That might be even more when you are lucky enough to find inexpensive kitchen cabinets that you like.

Inexpensive kitchen cabinets are great. They are greater when you like the style you can afford. In the end, cabinets are just one of the big expenses you can plan to encounter when you plan your kitchen renovations.

 

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.