Refinishing Kitchen Cabinets

At times, due to the paucity of funds, resources or time many homeowners decide to refinish their already existing kitchen cabinets. It is important to ensure that the kitchen cabinets are strong enough to last for another 5 or 10 years, to make the trouble of refinishing them worthwhile.

It is essential to make certain that the floors of the existing cabinets are dry and free from rot. Cabinets under the sink or near dishwashers need to be thoroughly checked, as they generally show the most signs of wear. The floors, if rotten, need to be replaced. If the shelves are also affected, then they need to be replaced as well.

The handles as well as the exteriors of the cabinets need to be cleaned thoroughly. The cabinets should be wiped till all the grime accumulated over the years. With the help of sandpaper, any irregularities and gloss needs to be removed. The dust in the crevices needs to be vacuumed or wiped away. This is important as they leave their telltale marks on a refinished surface.

After removing the cabinet doors and the hardware, a coat of paint or varnish should be applied. It is advisable to paint the exterior of the doors from the bottom to the top. A second coat needs to be applied, later. The interiors and sides of the cabinets and the face frames should be painted accordingly. It is advisable for the cabinets to be aired for 24 hours, before use.

In order to replace the doors, a carpenter's expertise is essential. It should be ensured that the doors shut properly. This provides a new look to the kitchen cabinet without having to go in for a major or expensive makeover.

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Kitchen Pantry Cabinet

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=>Must Have Kitchen Pantry Cabinet Designs

There are two very important options that should be considered in every large kitchen pantry cabinet design.
Just Roll-Out Shelves

Without all of the complicated tall swing-out tiers, just adding roll-out shelves to your pantry design is an economical way of improving the functionality of this cupboard's design. The number of pull-out drawers will depend upon your particular needs and budget.

This allows for various sized grocery items like small cans, tall cans, potato chip bags, cooking oils and sugar to be kept in the pantry drawer that is best suited to the item's size.

Sometimes manufactures do not allow enough clearance for the drawers to sufficiently miss the doors. Over the course of time-small nicks form in the pantry cabinet doors from where the drawers hit them.
Tall Slide Out Baskets Units

These types of accessories generally come with adjustable baskets. You want to get a full-height sliding unit. The main component extends from forty eight inches (48") to about sixty inches (60") in height. The Hafele cabinet accessories company is one of the major suppliers of these pantry slide-out units.
What really makes an outstanding kitchen pantry design is when pull-out drawers get combined with a tall slide-out basket or shelf unit.

Bonus Tips: Two tall pantry doors that are designed one on top of the other can be strapped together on the back of the doors. The remaining height of the pantry design, over the sixty inch mark, usually has a fixed shelf. Most standard tall cabinets are only seventy eight inches high. This makes a nice storage area for tall vases or drinking pitchers.

If you are in the process of designing a new kitchen, consider including as many drawers and pantries as possible.



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