{"id":38200,"date":"2018-03-04T19:00:12","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T00:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=38200"},"modified":"2018-02-20T16:58:10","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T21:58:10","slug":"things-to-consider-when-selecting-kitchen-cabinets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=38200","title":{"rendered":"Things to Consider When Selecting Kitchen Cabinets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, the kitchen plans have been finalized and given a thumbs up with my big ole stamp of approval.\u00a0 We pretty much have settled on a back splash, the counter tops require a road trip to pick out a slab (or two), and I’m thinking about the hardware.\u00a0 But before all of that could happen, I needed to select the cabinet style that we want.\u00a0 One of my main goals for this house is to not be too trendy.\u00a0 Yes, I want to be stylish, but being stylish and being trendy are two completely different things.\u00a0 If\u00a0 I go with something trendy, then it will be something that I can change out easily without too much expense or effort.\u00a0 However, to me stylish means a great look that also will not be here today and gone tomorrow.\u00a0\u00a0 I have always had raised panel kitchen cabinets in the last two houses and have loved them.\u00a0 This time around, though, I’m going with something simpler.\u00a0 Enter the Shaker style cabinet.<\/p>\n

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Shaker cabinets have straight lines and zero thrills.\u00a0 Plus, they are timeless.\u00a0 After all, they’ve been around since well……the Shakers.\u00a0 (And by the way, a wonderful Shaker Village<\/a> is located about 45 minutes from where I live, so if you are every making a vacation in Lexington, be sure to put that on your list.)\u00a0 We will use the same cabinets in three of the bathrooms that we use in the kitchen.\u00a0 I like that feeling of continuity when walking through a house, and that’s one way I can get it.\u00a0 (The dorm room<\/a> bath will get a different\/whimsical cabinet, and the powder room won’t have a cabinet at all.)\u00a0 Here’s a shot of Jordan’s kitchen with Shaker cabinets, and she (and I) love them.\u00a0 You might recall that they were originally stained, but we painted them<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Although they are somewhat simple in design, Shaker kitchen cabinets still require decisions.\u00a0 I have noticed that the width on some of the door frames is wider, and on some other styles the frames are more narrow.\u00a0 I prefer the narrower style.<\/p>\n

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The frames on these doors are the wider ones.<\/p>\n

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Drawer Style<\/h2>\n

Some drawers are plain, like Jordan’s, and some have frames around them like these.\u00a0 Which do you prefer?<\/p>\n

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Hardware Placement on Kitchen Cabinets<\/h2>\n

Another consideration is where to put the hardware.\u00a0 So many minor decisions that make a difference when they are put together in a room.<\/p>\n

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I’m not going this route, but look at this kitchen.\u00a0 It has Shaker cabinets on the top in white (or is that a light gray) and raised panel kitchen cabinets in wood tone on the bottom.\u00a0 Then there’s a fancy treatment on the glass.\u00a0 There’s way too much going on there for me.<\/p>\n

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See, there was a lot to consider when I was selecting our kitchen cabinets.\u00a0 We still have to pick out the hardware and find that perfect slab of quartz.<\/p>\n

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Take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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