Maple Kitchen Cabinets: The Perfect Investment for Many Kitchen Styles
By Leslie A.M.RefacingCabinet.com Columnist
If you are considering kitchen renovations that include remodeling kitchen cabinets, definitely consider maple kitchen cabinets as one of your top choices.
Cost of Kitchen Renovations
Kitchen renovations can get very expensive. Start calculating the costs of major appliances--perhaps a granite kitchen counter and a glass tile backsplash--and maple cabinets might not seem so expensive in the scheme of things. Though they are not discount cabinets, maple kitchen cabinets are between the cost of affordable oak kitchen cabinets and expensive cherry cabinets. They are, however, worth the investment for their durability and versatility.
Your Choices of Maple Kitchen Cabinets
Maple comes in a variety of colors from blonde to a rich cinnamon color. They look beautiful just finished with a varnish. Maple wood does not stain uniformly, but looks great painted if that's the look you want. Maple is a hardwood like oak and resists scratches and dings better than something like pine.
You can choose maple that has a very fine, subtle grain or a maple with a puddle-looking bird's eye or fiddle back grain.
Kitchen Renovations
Maple kitchen cabinets are versatile and work with many different styles. Maple cabinets appear in modern kitchens as often as they appear in colonial homes. The bird's eye maple is common in art deco furnishings for its very rich, beautiful look. It's a woodworker's favorite for furniture and floors and is used in bowling alleys and gymnasium floors.
Choosing maple kitchen cabinets is a great investment regardless of whether or not you ever want to decorate your kitchen again or want the ability to change your kitchen's look often. Versatile, longlasting and durable: maple kitchen cabinets can meet your needs in a variety of ways.
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.
