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6 Tips For Choosing The Best Kitchen Cabinets

Our team at Walker Woodworking knows firsthand that organization and storage in your kitchen cabinets are essential. Our experienced wood cabinet makers, who create some of the finest custom cabinets in the foothills of North Carolina, can tell you that cabinets come in a variety of styles, including traditional, shaker, rustic, contemporary, country, and many others. If you are completely remodeling your kitchen or simply updating some worn or dated cabinets, there are several factors to consider when choosing replacements. HGTV also offers a few tips when selecting kitchen cabinets.

They Need To Match Your Kitchen’s Style

There are a plethora of kitchen styles and various cabinet styles. Some of these will blend well together, and others will be a design disaster when combined. Contemporary cabinets, for instance, might look out of place if you have a country farmhouse kitchen. The same could be said for country cabinets in a modern kitchen. If you don’t make the right decision on style, it won’t matter what material or color you choose for the cabinets.

Their Color Needs To Match

Getting cabinets with matching colors for your kitchen does not mean that they have to be the same color as other kitchen items. Making them the same color would be a design disaster since you should have some color differentiation between cabinets, countertops, and flooring. For instance, black cabinets can be a nice contrast to white countertops or vice versa. You may find, however, that you don’t want to go with so striking a contrast. Different shades of neutral colors can be effectively combined to create a harmonious look in your kitchen. For example, dark gray countertops might go well with beige cabinets.

Choosing The Right Material

Kitchen cabinets come in a decent variety of material choices. You can find them in melamine, medium-density fiberboard, plywood, stainless steel, metal, and wood. Wood is still one of the most popular choices since wood cabinets will blend in well with many kitchen styles. It also gives you many choices based on the type of wood you choose. You can go with maple, pine, beech, walnut, hickory, cherry, mahogany, or oak. There are even variations within these. For instance, you might decide to go with French oak kitchen cabinets. Nothing has a more beautiful natural look than stained wood cabinet doors with the wood grain showing.

Off-The-Shelf Or Custom Cabinets?

Another thing you need to determine is whether to go off-the-shelf or custom when sourcing your cabinets. Custom cabinets will cost more, but you’ll be able to get the exact look, material, and finish that you’re going for to complement the rest of your kitchen perfectly. You can find an impressive variety of premade cabinetry today that will work for the kitchen in many homes. For older homes, though, you may need the custom touch to create cabinetry that fits unique or tight spaces that standard store-bought cabinetry won’t accommodate. You may also want to transform your kitchen into your dream culinary area. Doing this may require the exacting specifications only available from custom wood cabinet makers to turn this dream into reality.

Local Custom Cabinet Company

At Walker Woodworking, we know cabinetry. Our wood cabinet makers have been producing quality fine furnishings since 1999. Located in Shelby, North Caroline, not far from Charlotte, all of our custom-crafted cabinetry is designed and made right here in America. Whether you are looking for built-in cabinets, French oak kitchen cabinets, or any other custom design, our artisans and craftsmen can create your ideal design. Don’t tailor your cabinetry needs to what’s available on store shelves. Contact us and we’ll tailor custom cabinetry to your specifications.

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