Kitchen Designs in Barrington: 5 Classy Cabinet Updates

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You do not have to spend a lot to offer your tired cabinets a makeover. These five inexpensive kitchen designs in Barrington updates will help improve the look of your cabinets in no time. They will add beauty and value to your home and, at the same time, increase your efficiency in the kitchen.

 

Beautiful Hardware

 

 

The pull and knob is the kitchen jewelry that dresses your cabinets up. You can choose expensive single ornate hardware or moderately priced 10-pack knobs. In order to save money and time required for patching and drilling, choose 2-hole hardware for 2-hole upgrades.

 

Painting

 

A fresh coat of paint will do wonders for your old cabinets. Painting is a cost-effective means of giving the cabinets a fresh makeover, especially when you do it yourself. However, it is crucial you understand that such a DIY job is rather time consuming.

 

If considering doing the job yourself, here are a few things you should remember:

 

* Use light-colored paints to give an impression of bigger space in your kitchen

 

* Thoroughly clean boxes and doors, remove grease; fill nicks or holes, and then sand. In other words, do not skip on the preparation

 

* For a perfect smooth final coat, sand lightly between each coat of paint

 

* Lay doors flat when painting, and wait for each side to dry before moving to the other side. Although it will take time, waiting will help avoid drip marks

 

Molding

 

A crown molding will help add class to your cabinets’ tops. The best time to add molding is as you repaint the cabinets to ensure that you get a perfect match.

 

Insert Glass

 

By changing to a glass insert in the cabinet door, you inevitably change your kitchen’s feel and look. Decorative glass helps make stock cabinets have a custom look. However, the door cabinets you wish to place the glass in should have a removable panel. By checking the backs of the doors, you can see if your panel can be easily taken out.

 

Lighting

 

In order to shed light on your kitchen tasks, it once required one to hard-wire under-cabinet lights that are not only messy, but also expensive. A simpler solution is to add lighting inside and under your cabinets using peel and stick, battery powered LED lights.

 

As you consider the five cabinet updates, it is crucial that you get in touch with the kitchen and bath professionals at Cabinets Plus for more information on kitchen designs in Barrington.