An Easy Decision in a World of Color: White Kitchen Cabinets

By Leslie A.M.
RefacingCabinet.com Columnist

If you are considering resurfacing kitchen cabinets or buying custom cabinet doors, consider sticking with light and airy white kitchen cabinets. This is an especially good choice if you get bored with things quickly.

You have to make a lot of long-term commitments when you engage in kitchen renovations. From choosing the kitchen counter, backsplash, flooring, lighting, and appliances, your head can spin, and there are so many more decisions to make. If you keep it simple, you might be very glad you did.

Why White Kitchen Cabinets Could be the Right Choice

White adds a light and bright feeling which is a great asset if you have a small, confined kitchen. Extremely versatile, white kitchen cabinets can go from a French country decorating scheme to modern sophistication just by getting rid of blue checked curtains and a ceramic rooster. In addition, a white finish masks inexpensive kitchen cabinets and prolongs the life of the cabinet--the color is timeless.

Kitchen Cabinet Repair: How do White Kitchen Cabinets Fare?

You might be thinking that white kitchen cabinets will be hard to keep clean. The advantage is, it is clear to see when they aren't clean! Knowing how to clean kitchen cabinets and doing it as part of your daily routine, will really protect your investment and help you avoid cabinet refacing costs. If your white finish is painted, refinishing kitchen cabinets can be completed easily. Just some light sanding and touching up as needed.

The adage, "If you are in doubt, go without," rings true here for color. If you can't commit, or don't want to commit, to a color that might be dated or trendy in a few years, then check out the next white sale--white kitchen cabinets, that is!

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.