Achieve a Total Custom Kitchen Look with Custom Cabinet Doors

By Leslie A.M.
RefacingCabinet.com Columnist

If you're ready for a radical change in your kitchen but have limited resources, installing custom cabinet doors can be a great option.

Achieving a Custom Kitchen Look

Examine the condition of the cabinets in your kitchen. Even with inexpensive kitchen cabinets, if the cabinet boxes--the storage units themselves--are in good shape, then you really only need to replace the cabinet doors. Most cabinet boxes are quite similar regardless of the cabinet door styles.

This is where the fun begins! Decide on your preferred style first, and the some of your other decisions can be made more easily. Traditional, contemporary, modern, mission--just what is the look you want? Once you know your look, then choose your materials. Does the style indicate a dark wood, or even stainless steel? That should be relatively easy to decide.

Now the color. Does your favorite look typically involve dark colors? Painted white kitchen cabinets? Colored stain? Determine how well the color complements your kitchen counter. When you have the vision clear in your mind, it's time for action.

Remodeling Kitchen Cabinets

With your preferred style, materials, and color options selected, now you can make your custom kitchen come to life. Decide whether you want to purchase and install the kitchen cabinets yourself, or hire a professional. That decision likely hinges on three factors: your time, your patience, and your budget.

The thought of building entire kitchen cabinets may never enter your mind; however, the idea of installing just the cabinet doors, at first glance, seems like a far simpler task. It's true that hinges and hardware are easy to install with pre-drilled holes in place, but there is a lot more to manage when you have to do all of the precise measuring yourself. If you are not an experienced carpenter, consider hiring a skilled professional.

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.