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Custom Cabinets for Your Kitchen Remodel

Close your eyes and imagine the perfect kitchen. If you're in the market to make that vision a reality, you'll probably give thought to custom cabinets. Here are some points to consider:

You Can Do What You Want with Custom Kitchen Cabinets: You make all the big decisions like the layout and the small choices such as hardware. You choose the style, width, finish, and wood too. Hickory, pine, cherry, maple, pecan--when you choose custom cabinets, the wood is your oyster.
Custom Cabinets Can Be More Expensive: Because your cabinets will be made exactly to your specifications, they will take longer to produce. What's more, you may choose more expensive materials than what is used to construct the average semi-custom or stock cabinets. Be careful to keep your plans aligned with your available funds--custom cabinets can go up to $1,500 a foot and beyond!
You Can Customize with Cabinet Refacing: If you'd like to keep your renovation costs down, or if you simply like your kitchen's existing layout, perhaps remodelling using cabinet refacing would be a better decision. Replace the kitchen cabinet doors and the veneer with the wood and finish of your choice. Trade out the hardware. Enjoy an entirely new look at a lower cost to renovation.
Minor Renovation with Major Impact: You can overhaul your kitchen without replacing every bulb, tile, and appliance. Simply choosing new cabinetry will transform the kitchen in a big way. As Kate Schwartz, editor of Kitchens.com told Realtor.com, you should never "underestimate the importance of cabinets."
Take Care When Hiring a Contractor for Your Remodelling Projects: Nothing spells success for a renovation project better than a reputable contractor. And nothing spells costs for home improvements more than a lousy contractor. The Federal Trade Commission provides guidelines on its website to help consumers assess contractors.

Custom cabinets can be a bit more expensive and take some time to organize. But if you do decide to renovate with them, you will soon open the door to the kitchen of your dreams.