Kitchen cabinets are a functional, as well as ornamental. They are part of every kitchen. Here's a guide to choosing the right cabinets for your kitchen.
1.Take your cue from the kitchen counter.
Consider the counter's color hues or tones, then work your choice for the kitchen cabinets on its shades. You can pick up a darker or lighter shade. For easy balance of color, a recommendation is using a cabinet door in a shade of walnut if the counter comes in darker brown tones. If it is another color, but has accents in white or cream, you can have the cabinets in the color of its accents. Or if the counter is in granite, take note of the exact shade of granite and have the cabinet door match that color.
If, for example, the counter made of stone, and has a multitude of color flecks, take your cue from these flecks. Try to identify the running theme among the specks, or the particular shade of, for example, cream or caramel, that is dominant. One way is to choose that most dominant color speck and choose one shade lighter for the cabinet door. Another way is to find the darkest color fleck and choose one shade darker for the cabinets.
The make or material of your counter is another point of consideration. If the material is full of graining or detail, contrast by using a plain design for your cabinet door. Shaker, slab, and mission work beautifully with a detailed counter. Using a cabinet door with a lot of detail will make it compete with the counter.
If the counter, on the other hand, is closely grained, use a decorative cabinet door. Carved and crown moldings work well with simplistic counters. Mitered doors on French country cabinets also go nicely with a plain counter.
2. Base your cabinet on the overall theme.
It makes perfect sense, if the counter has already been selected, and there is a preset design for the rest of the kitchen, to follow suit when it comes to the cabinet. If have your eyes set on an Italian contemporary theme, use a cabinet with legs and sleek doors.
For quaint, rustic theme, find an old cabinet with little holes in the wood and worn finishes. A travertine or slate floor will complement this look.
If you're opting for country style, a simple cabinet door with a blocky appearance and a heavy frame will serve the purpose. Two colors can be used to paint the cabinets on the outer frame and in the interior to serve as highlights. Hand-painted backslash tiles give a French flourish. A farmhouse type sink pulls together the whole motif. If you are thinking of a transitional design which is a mash-up between traditional and contemporary, shaker doors that make use of clean and simple lines are ideal. Whatever the countertop used, these kinds of cabinet doors are likely to complement them, and they are available in many different colors and finishes as well.
For a modern kitchen, large format porcelain floors work with the motif perfectly, and the handles of the cabinet should be made of metal, ideally stainless steel.
When choosing a cabinet for your kitchen, what is important is that whatever kitchen design you choose to go with, the kitchen cabinets should go in that same direction. This is in order to have a sense of harmony, and avoid having the cabinets stick out like a sore thumb.
1.Take your cue from the kitchen counter.
Consider the counter's color hues or tones, then work your choice for the kitchen cabinets on its shades. You can pick up a darker or lighter shade. For easy balance of color, a recommendation is using a cabinet door in a shade of walnut if the counter comes in darker brown tones. If it is another color, but has accents in white or cream, you can have the cabinets in the color of its accents. Or if the counter is in granite, take note of the exact shade of granite and have the cabinet door match that color.
If, for example, the counter made of stone, and has a multitude of color flecks, take your cue from these flecks. Try to identify the running theme among the specks, or the particular shade of, for example, cream or caramel, that is dominant. One way is to choose that most dominant color speck and choose one shade lighter for the cabinet door. Another way is to find the darkest color fleck and choose one shade darker for the cabinets.
The make or material of your counter is another point of consideration. If the material is full of graining or detail, contrast by using a plain design for your cabinet door. Shaker, slab, and mission work beautifully with a detailed counter. Using a cabinet door with a lot of detail will make it compete with the counter.
If the counter, on the other hand, is closely grained, use a decorative cabinet door. Carved and crown moldings work well with simplistic counters. Mitered doors on French country cabinets also go nicely with a plain counter.
2. Base your cabinet on the overall theme.
It makes perfect sense, if the counter has already been selected, and there is a preset design for the rest of the kitchen, to follow suit when it comes to the cabinet. If have your eyes set on an Italian contemporary theme, use a cabinet with legs and sleek doors.
For quaint, rustic theme, find an old cabinet with little holes in the wood and worn finishes. A travertine or slate floor will complement this look.
If you're opting for country style, a simple cabinet door with a blocky appearance and a heavy frame will serve the purpose. Two colors can be used to paint the cabinets on the outer frame and in the interior to serve as highlights. Hand-painted backslash tiles give a French flourish. A farmhouse type sink pulls together the whole motif. If you are thinking of a transitional design which is a mash-up between traditional and contemporary, shaker doors that make use of clean and simple lines are ideal. Whatever the countertop used, these kinds of cabinet doors are likely to complement them, and they are available in many different colors and finishes as well.
For a modern kitchen, large format porcelain floors work with the motif perfectly, and the handles of the cabinet should be made of metal, ideally stainless steel.
When choosing a cabinet for your kitchen, what is important is that whatever kitchen design you choose to go with, the kitchen cabinets should go in that same direction. This is in order to have a sense of harmony, and avoid having the cabinets stick out like a sore thumb.
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