Kitchen Tune-Up
Ryan Schweitzer
Celestial Design Studio
Robert Tiemeyer Co.
Odd Job Services, Inc.
Wood Cabinets
The simple fact that you have so many choices should make you a little careful before you make the final choice. Check to see if the wood is damaged, cracked or split. Find out how the cabinet is held together, screws and glue are fine but staples are not. Interlocking joints and tenon joints are the best choice. Check for signs of poor workmanship and patching. Solid wood is better than veneer. Check the back and the bottom of the cabinet. The back needs to be solid and should not bend under pressure.
Choose from stock and custom cabinets when you’re shopping for kitchen cabinets. If you have the budget to splurge, you can afford to go in for a custom cabinet. Get it built to your specifications and add all the details you want to create a masterpiece. If you are operating on a budget, it makes more sense for you to simply pick up a prefabricated stock cabinet off the rack. Either way you have a choice of many kinds of wood and an equal number of finishes. Choose from cherry cabinets, maple cabinets, oak cabinets, bamboo cabinets, birch cabinets, hickory cabinets, oak cabinets and pine cabinets.
Wood material can range from solid wood, bonded wood and wood veneers. Wood blends with almost any kind of interior design theme, and you can choose from hardwoods or softwoods. Hardwoods come from coniferous trees and are easy to work with and cut. Softwood trees on the other hand are a little difficult to cut and come from dicotyledonous trees. Remember that different kinds of wood command different prices depending on availability and appearance. But you’re sure to find something that will fit both your pocket and suit your taste.
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