Five Great Things to Showcase in Glass Kitchen Cabinets

By Leslie A.M.
RefacingCabinet.com Columnist

Glass kitchen cabinets can make a great impact in your kitchen. If you have a bank of about four cabinets across, consider installing glass kitchen cabinets and creating a sparkly focal point in your kitchen. Here are five great ways to maximize their function.

1. Special Pottery

If you love the look of your favorite pasta bowls then put them on display. Adding a simple groove along the back of the cabinet shelf will allow you to easily place bowls or plates up on end.

2. Crystal & Spirits

Your beautiful stemware deserves a venerable place in the kitchen--and better yet, it deserves to be used! Making a bar out of some of your cabinets will really bring the party to the kitchen.

3. The Shelves Themselves

You don't have to embark on a project involving refinishing kitchen cabinets to make a showcase. Paint your plain wood shelves--any color you want. For a lighter look that resembles a china cabinet, install glass shelves and add a few touch-on lights. Make sure that you buy glass thick enough to hold what you want to display.

4. Vases Galore

If you feel like you have a flower vase for every holiday, then don't try to hide them; display them! Put like styles or colors together to make an interesting collection of these everyday items.

5. Cookbooks

Display your cookbooks in glass kitchen cabinets to keep them dust and splatter-free. Use nice kitchen items as bookends, like a bacon press or a jar of preserves.

The key to keeping glass kitchen cabinets looking nice is to control the clutter. Don't start stowing little knick-knacks inside just to move stuff off your kitchen counter. Make your glass kitchen cabinets worthwhile.

 

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.