Cabinet maker says no cabs are all wood, sign off on paint?
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When you all say 'white' cabinets, is that WHITE?
Comments (14)It's funny how this even started. I was planning on "white" cabs, with our white appliances, no questions. It's actually what we have now - It wasn't until I started this whole project that I suddenly noticed that our cabs now look SO dirty next to the appliances. I'd never noticed that before. It's not that the cabs are old (which they are) but I can actually see that the white appliances are making the cabs look dirty. Then I went back into Great Indoors to look at their showroom, and the same showroom that I thought was beautiful before now has what I consider "dirty" looking cream cabs next to the white appliances. So I guess what I'm saying is we are all TOO picky when we start our remodel jobs and notice things that we would never, ever notice before. Our minds are so tricky, but once we've noticed these "imperfections" we can never go back - EVEN though we know that no-one would ever notice this. So in my case, I am choosing taupe colored paint for my custom made cabs and if for some reason I'm not thrilled, I will have a white glaze put on them. I don't want that, but I know it would be an alternative to losing my mind! But if ANYONE has pictures of what I have in mind, I would love to see them so I can not obssess any more on THIS subject!!...See MoreWhat wood color or do painted cabs with my choices... pic heavy
Comments (23)prill... I really am contemplating using IKEA boxes and DH will build the door fronts. The only doors I will have are at the sink base and corner. I'm planning on uppers only the long 10' west wall where the window is. I think I want SS and glass there; kinda like the horizontal IKEA ones (if not those exactly); but I'll play that by ear. The style will be a very wide rail/style shaker like this: That is the Ultracraft door that I first fell in love with in the red birch. I think it's gorgeous but I'm just not seeing the reddish tone in my kitchen with the bakers table and floor. What do you all think? wolfgang, thanks for the compliment. Those trees are Latanya palms. (not sure if I spelled it correctly) When the really mature, they'll form a canopy over the pool. OH... and about wood cabs. I also adore walnut and teak but wonder if it would be too dark or if the teak would be too "streaky" with the floor....See Morerecommendtions on kemper cabs painted white or kraftmaid cabs
Comments (1)I was looking at Kraftmaid because now they have a white stained cabinet. Stain is supposed to better because it penetrates the wood. The coverage is like paint though - it isn't transparent. You should search for a thread called something like "white or wood". It's all about this same question. The consensus was that people loved their white cabinets....See MoreI've got cabinet plans- have to sign off tomorrow; would love feedback
Comments (27)I see a number of problems with your layout. Your aisle width is too narrow. I'm going to assume that they measured cabinet to cabinet and not counter to counter. So 42" will really be narrower. I widened the aisle to make it now 3'10" which will give you enough breathing room. The way you had it if more than one of you are working in the kitchen at the same time, it will be too tight and can be dangerous if you're at the cooktop and someone needs to get by you. This now gives enough room to walk behind or even for one to be at the island cleaning up and for you to be cooking. However that now made it a pinch point behind where the seating was. So to accommodate the difference, I made the island a bit narrower, which removed one stool. Then I flipped the ovens with the appliance storage. This also allows the food to come out of the oven and walk it around to the table or counter, without bumping into someone using the fridge to get out last minute condiments, etc. To keep your counters "even" so the cooktop looks centered, I moved the cooktop over a bit towards the fridge/freezer. All this takes away the crowded feeling in where the ovens/fridge/freezer where....See Moreeam44
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