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The Basics of Kitchen Cabinet Designs

Cathy, Kitchen Cabinet Pro — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:02:47 +0000

Kitchen cabinet designs are available to fit any décor, with colors, materials and styles to suit any taste. To ensure the best quality when choosing a particular design, it is helpful to learn a bit about the basic types of kitchen cabinets available on the market today.

From DIY to Custom Installations

The most affordable kitchen cabinets those sold in kits. While size, style and color choice are limited with ready-to-assemble cabinets, they can be a good choice for a budget kitchen remodeling project. Stock kitchen cabinets, usually constructed with particle board, are purchased fully assembled, in standard sizes and basic colors. Custom cabinets can refer to assembled cabinets that can be custom sized to fit your kitchen or to fully customized cabinets, built to your specifications.

The All-Important Door

Cabinet doors fall into two general categories: frame-and-panel and slab door. Frame-and-panel construction features doors made with a panel set into a frame. Panels can be flush with the frame, raised or recessed. Slab doors are made with a single piece of material.

With savings of up to 50% off retail prices at DirectBuy, you can select beautiful new kitchen cabinets in a wide array of styles, materials, and finishes to create the kitchen design.

Understanding the basics of kitchen cabinet designs can help you choose the best kitchen cabinets in your price range. Whatever your budget, look for quality materials and sound construction.

Why Choose Cherry Kitchen Cabinets?

Cathy, Kitchen Cabinet Pro — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:42:54 +0000

Your kitchen cabinets are a large part of your kitchen space. They occupy a lot of area, and since they are at eye level they can often be the first thing that catches your eye when you walk into the room. Therefore, you want to choose a material for them that is both functional and attractive. One great choice is to consider cherry kitchen cabinets. Cherry wood has several advantages, and the following are just a few:

Cherry Creates a Warm Look

Perhaps the best word to describe cherry wood in the kitchen is “warm.” The wood ages naturally and gracefully, become richer and darker over time. This is a wonderful material to use in a more traditional kitchen, and can create a welcoming and inviting atmosphere within the space.

Enjoy the Natural Beauty of Cherry Wood

Of course, choosing your kitchen cabinets is also based on the appearance and beauty of a material. For homes that want to encourage a natural look and blend in with the surrounding environments, cherry is a winning choice. Natural cherry has streaks of light and dark wood, which creates cabinets with character and style.

Choosing cherry kitchen cabinets is an easy choice after learning of the warm look it offers a kitchen, as well as the natural beauty that cherry wood contains.

Get quality, style and great savings at DirectBuy where you will find a wide selection of kitchen cabinets and kitchen remodeling products from leading manufacturers at direct insider prices that can help you save up to 50% off retail.

Kitchen Cabinet Tambour Doors

Cathy, Kitchen Cabinet Pro — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:09:14 +0000

Tambour doors are the perfect idea for use with kitchen cabinets when you have items you’d like to display sometimes and then conceal at other times. Tambour doors consist of slatted pieces which fit into a tracking system and can roll up or down.

Easy Access and Easy Coverage

Tambour doors operate similar to roll top desks or garage doors. The tracking system allows them to be pushed up and hidden below the cabinet above it. Cabinets with tambour doors are great for storing items you use daily but don’t always want on display like coffee makers, blenders, espresso machines, or juicers. You might also like to store liquors behind tambour doors with locking mechanisms.

Easily access kitchen cabinet items when you need them and cover them up easily when you don’t, by using tambour doors.

For a wide selection of brand-name kitchen cabinets, DirectBuy should be at the top of your list. With wholesale prices that can save up to 50% off retail, you can get the quality and style you want.