Buying your European kitchen cabinets from one of those big box or hardware stores can be a big mistake. You don’t know if the person helping you design and order one of the biggest purchases of your life has been in the furniture business for 20 years or 2 weeks. If you want to take a risk with your money and project plan, read no further and go for it. A lot of people do, and a lot of them really regret jumping in so quickly. Please read on.

SOLUTION ON WHAT CABINETS SHOULD BUY ONLINE

There are currently two basic furniture styles available, the traditional cabinet and the European style frameless cabinet. For people who want a nice, clean, modern look, the European style is probably for you. Without a frame on the cabinets, you only see the doors and drawer fronts with no decorative strips in between. Kitchencraft or Arch Bay by Kitchencraft is the most famous manufacturer of modern European style furniture. Made in Canada.

For an antique or period style home you are probably looking for traditional style furniture. The front panel attaches across the entire front of the cabinet, leaving a visible finish between the doors and drawer fronts. Kraftmaid Cabinets is the most famous company that makes traditional style cabinets. Made in the USA. Norcraft, Mid Continent, Ultracraft and Somersby kitchen cabinets are also traditionally designed and made in the USA.

Many accessories and finishes are available for both cabinet types including but not limited to crown molding, light molding, filler pieces, brackets, glass door inserts, glass shelves and the list goes on. Deciding what you want in your new kitchen can be quite a challenge.

The kitchen cabinets are basically the same. They all start with a box, with or without a front frame, fixed or modular shelves, doors and maybe some drawer fronts. You can always order great options for your kitchen, such as: B. Storage for pots and pans, rolling trays, full extension drawer slides and more.Now you have a box with a shelf or two, possibly a pull-out tray, a door and several drawers. So what is the big price difference you are talking about? That’s a good question.

The thickness and type of material used for the sides of the cabinets is one of the differences between cabinet and option manufacturers. The profiles of the doors, the quality of the wood and the color of the surface vary slightly from company to company.Not enough to create such a price difference between some kitchen cabinet manufacturers. All finishing processes are great, but Canadian manufacturer Kitchencraft says they use a finishing process that the US EPA doesn’t allow here. I don’t know if it has that much of an impact on the quality of the finish. Please don’t spend a lot of time researching all the finish specifications from the big furniture companies. Get samples and choose what you like.Go ahead because there are many other decisions you need to make before your kitchen project is complete.

plywood ends and all plywood construction are some design options to consider. Some companies offer plywood siding as standard construction. Most of us call high-quality furniture panels or chipboard the second building material. The cabinet panel is suitable for cabinet ends as they are all bolted together and to the walls.Some contractors prefer plywood ends in high humidity climates. It’s a personal choice that I’m not sure I share. Now as for the sink or sink cabinets, I would probably order those cabinets with plywood ends in case of a water leak under the sink. I think plywood dries more evenly than furniture board. But again, the choice is yours.Do some research and decide for yourself if it’s worth the extra cost.