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Custom Cabinets Are NOT Just For The Kitchen

Custom Cabinets Are NOT Just For The Kitchen

edgewood custom cabinetry ClaytonDid you know that custom cabinets are not just for kitchen? I thought you should know. So, there’s no limitation when it comes to the installation of functional custom cabinets in your home. Edgewood Cabinetry enhances your home by proving you uniquely designed custom cabinets for your kitchen, living room, bathroom, Study room or office.

Whether you are investing in a new home or planning to do a perfect home remodeling, you need to invest in excellent workmanship to get the exceptional designs for the modern home. Giving your home a nicer interior improves your home outlook, giving it the elegance, glamor and value it deserves.

What No One Will Tell You About Custom Cabinets?

When it comes to setting the tone and style of your home, the most important decision you can make is about installation of your custom cabinets. Edgewood Cabinetry offers you a wide variety of custom cabinet designs, styles and finishes to choose from for you to find a perfect fit that works for your lifestyle.

Regardless of the color of your counters and walls, they’ve got all kinds of cabinets. And to make sure that you don’t go wrong, they offer excellent professional advice you need. With custom cabinets, you can translate your idle space into a functional space that adds value to your home. Custom cabinets provides you with flexibility, efficiency and functionality to help you make the most out of your home without spending much.

Custom cabinets is a brilliant way to create extra storage space to accommodate your growing family. You can create amazing book shelves to make your home look neat and spacious. But to make sure that your home looks fashionable and attractive, you should invest in custom cabinets. This adds value to your home and gives you the confidence any time you want to sell your home.

Wood gives your home a natural feel and additional attractiveness in the eyes of most. That’s why many homeowners are investing in unique stylish custom cabinets in almost every room. Black kitchen cabinets were a trend there for a while but no longer.

Not Everything Is DIY

The easiest way to upgrade your home is the use of well-chosen cabinetry. Custom cabinets enhances the usability of a busy room. Custom cabinets are easy and ready to assemble and they are available in a variety of different stunning wood types and finishes.

Custom cabinets are amazing. They may look like they’re easy to do, but it truly takes a professional touch to get good quality cabinets. Even if you’re a decent wood worked you may struggle to put out anything close to the quality that we can. Save yourself the time and money, let us build it for you!

Knowing the right custom cabinet choice for your home can be challenging especially if you do not have an architectural background. At this point, you must let the experts do the job for you. At Edgewood Cabinetry, we listen to you and our work is to translate your ideas into practical designs that suit your home. By making us your cabinet building partners, we go with you a long way to ensure that get the custom cabinets you need to make your dream home come true.

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How To Design That One-Off Cabinet

Most of the time, people want standard cabinets, such as a set of kitchen or bathroom cabinets. These are fairly straightforward.

But, how you do design that one-off cabinet? A single cabinet shouldn’t seem that daunting, but suddenly, you have the freedom to do almost anything.

Whether you’re adding a little extra storage or replacing a damaged cabinet, use this opportunity to add something unique to your home decor.

Make The Most Of Your Space

The most important part of designing a one-off cabinet is to make the most of your space. Even if you just have a tiny spot, add in a cabinet to store smaller objects, such as storage bags. A small drawer could give you easy access to chip bag clips or a notepad for jotting down quick notes.

Since this cabinet isn’t required to fit in perfectly with any of your other cabinets, it doesn’t have to be the same height or width. This is especially true if you’re placing the cabinet in a room with no other cabinets. For instance, you might want to design a cabinet that also doubles as a side table in your living room.

You could even consider floating cabinets. They work much like floating shelves and are great for a more fun design.

Stand Out Or Blend In

Now, you have to decide if your one-off cabinet should stand out or blend in. Maybe you want to make a statement and have a bright red cabinet in the middle of your natural wood tone cabinets in your kitchen. This could be your special cabinet for storing your cheat day snacks.

If you want your cabinet to stand out, consider using a vastly different color or a unique shape. Much like the floating cabinet idea from above, get creative and think outside the box. If you need a little inspiration, look no further than these unique styles from Fresh Home and Apartment Therapy.

Of course, you might prefer your cabinet to blend in. This is especially important if you’re trying to replace a damaged cabinet. For this, you’d want to design your one-off as close to your existing cabinets or decor as possible. For instance, if the room the cabinet will be in has a contemporary design, a rustic cabinet style would stick out like a sore thumb.

Another way to help your cabinet to blend in is to have it do double duty. Your cabinet could function as a rolling chair in your kitchen or feature hooks for hanging coats on either side.

Try Unique Shapes

Cabinets don’t always have to be a box shape. Your one-off cabinet can be nearly any shape. For instance, you might have more of a triangle shape if you’re adding storage space to an attic bedroom. And yes, circular cabinets are possible too. While they’re not always the most practical, they are great for decorative purposes and work well if you want a mirrored door.

Another option would be a stair-step style cabinet. By hanging this type of cabinet on your wall, you create staggered shelves as well. It’s a fun design that gives you even more storage space.

Tie In With Other Surrounding Area

The final thing to consider is how your one-off cabinet will tie in with the surrounding area. Even if you want it to stand out, you still want it to tie in somehow. Make your cabinet part of your home by including some common theme. For instance, if it’s a kitchen cabinet, you might use the same type of countertop on it, even if it’s a unique shape or color.

A popular option is to continue with the same home design style as the rest of the decor. For instance, a rustic theme might mean using wood recovered from an old barn. Even if it’s painted a bright color, it’ll still match with your theme.

Ready to start designing your one-off cabinet? Contact us today to create your own unique design.

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A Door By Any Other Name

Kitchen cabinets add symmetry as well as functionality to a room. 

The ideal cabinet will have lasting appeal, be well made, elegant and understated. Like a classic “little black dress”, your cabinet choices will serve you best when they have a timeless look.

Take sufficient time when selecting a cabinet door style.

Cabinetry will take the lion’s share of your renovation budget, and these cabinets will be the most prominent and most used feature in your kitchen. Think long-term, buy the best that you can afford and choose a style that you will likely love as much ten years from now as you do today.

Think of the cabinet doors as your blank creative canvas.

This is the design element that allows for the greatest amount of personal expression. Your choices are plentiful; recessed, raised, curved, routed, etc., etc, etc.   We understand that this can be overwhelming. We can help. We’ll guide you through the most popular types of kitchen cabinet doors.

  • Shaker is one of the most popular door styles. Classic in design, with a recessed center panel and clean, square lines, this option looks as well in white as it does stain. Shaker cabinetry complements both traditional and contemporary rooms.
  • A flat door front is solid and sturdy. Folks who favor contemporary design will usually gravitate to a flat front door for a sleek and clean feeling. This choice adds a simple elegance and is cost-effective.
  • Inset cabinetry provides clean lines and lets the buyer create a personal look with detailed edges, moldings, and embellishments.
  • Stainless steel is often the choice for homeowners who like the “commercial kitchen”, contemporary feel.
  • Thermofoil is a vinyl material that is applied by heat to medium density fiberboard and then sealed. The result is sleek, durable and very budget friendly.

We are always here to help. Contact us for any assistance you may need in finalizing your kitchen project. 

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Best Ideas for Adding Color to Your Kitchen Cabinetry

If your kitchen looks a bit drab these days, you might want to consider adding some color by updating your cabinetry.

It doesn’t take a lot to change the visual appeal of your cabinets, nor do you have to go crazy with color to get that added interest.

Even using different wood tones or different tones of one paint color can greatly spruce up the look of your kitchen.

Some of the Best Ideas for Adding Color to Your Kitchen Cabinetry:

Mixing Woods

Keep in mind that your kitchen cabinets don’t all have to look the same or have the same stain. Using a lighter wood stain or even natural wood on upper cabinets and a darker stained wood on the lower cabinets will add contrast and often makes the room appear larger because it’s less monochromatic. Or consider simply staining your drawers a different tone to make them stand out.

Black & White

Instead of having all white or all black cabinets, mix them up. For a kitchen with white upper and lower cabinets, try using black cabinets on the island to make the area look less stark. For a kitchen with black upper and lower cabinets, use white cabinets for the island and even for the wall pantry, if you have one, to brighten up the room.

Custom Paint Colors

For a modern look, choose a custom color for your cabinets. Blue or a soft green, or even a pastel yellow will make your kitchen cabinets stand out from everyone else’s in the neighborhood. You can do all of your cabinets in one color, but for maximum effect, choose two complementary colors. Use one of the colors for most of the cabinets and the other on a couple of side cabinets or just for cabinets with drawers.

Mixing It All Up

Try all of the above! For something really bold in the kitchen, consider all black for your upper and lower cabinets, then a natural wood for your pantry area or any open shelving you might have, and a green or a red tone for your center island cabinets. Your choices are only limited by your imagination.

Contact us for even more ideas. Edgewood Cabinetry designs cabinets of all styles. We’re dedicated to helping homeowners bring their dream home to life.

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An Even Dozen of the Most Popular Kitchen Storage Ideas

Storage is an ongoing problem in most kitchens.

Just when you think you’ve found a home for everything, that new must-have appliance comes out.

Or dear Aunt Elsie gives you a set of hand-embroidered dish towels that you know won’t last a week if you leave them out in your busy kitchen.

So, how do you cram more storage into your already packed kitchen? We’ve rounded up a dozen of the most popular kitchen storage ideas. These run the gamut from hideaway trash and recycling bins to a shallow drawer that’s perfect for Aunt Elsie’s treasured dish towels.

An organized pantry

This is high on most people’s wish list! Installing custom organizers makes it easy to keep your pantry neatly organized.

Dedicated spice storage

Many home cooks have expanded their cooking repertoire to include international dishes. Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme are no longer enough when you’ve added dishes like pad thai, moussaka, and chicken tikka masala to your dinner menus! It’s easier to make these delicious dishes when your spices are neatly organized and easily visible.

Rolling cart

A rolling cart with a butcher block top offers additional prep space, storage, and the convenience of moving it to where you need it the most at the moment.

Corner drawers

It seems like there has never been a really good storage solution for those kitchen corners – until now. An ingenious set of long drawers can tuck some much-needed storage into that awkward corner. A good cabinet designer can even design the drawers to fit what you need to put in them!

Vertical utensil drawer

If you love storing your most-used utensils vertically in bins, but also love uncluttered countertops, this is the drawer for you!

Multi-level drawers

Adding an extra, movable shallow drawer in the top of a deeper drawer gives you a handy place to store things like cookie cutters, potholders and trivets, or Aunt Elsie’s dish towels. You can even install several  levels if your drawer is deep enough!

Drawer dividers

Dividing a drawer into multiple configurations allows you to have a place for everything. It also makes it easy to put everything back in its place! 

Vertical storage for large flat items

Vertical dividers will let you store large flat items like cookie sheets, muffin pans, cooling racks, and cutting boards neatly and efficiently. No more pulling out the entire stack because the piece you need is inevitably on the bottom!

Full-extension slides

Adding these slides allows you to easily reach everything in your cabinets by pulling out the whole shelf. Replacing the cabinet doors with drawer fronts makes them even more convenient!

Under-sink pullouts

The area under the sink is a popular place to keep cleaning supplies. The only problem is trying to find that can of cleanser that’s hiding somewhere in those deep, dark crevices. The solution is to install a large shallow drawer or set of wire baskets that pull out to expose all of your cleaning supplies to the light of day.

Pullout trash and recycling bins

These bins free up floor space while keeping the trash handy. They also make recycling easy. You can get a four bin setup that will even let you sort the recyclables!

Well, there you have it – the dozen best storage solutions for your kitchen. When you’re ready to implement them in your kitchen, contact us.

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A Quick Explanation Of Finish Options and Distressing

The days of boring cabinets are over.

There are so many options now for color and finishes. Whether you want modern, contemporary or rustic, there are beautiful options for you.

Here is A Quick Explanation Of Finish Options and Distressing:

For the more modern folk, high gloss cabinets and drawers are an option as well as the exact opposite being matte finished cabinets. Usually, both styles have little to no detail, boasting clean, sleek lines. Another popular style is having two toned cabinets. The top cabinets are a different color from the bottom cabinets but both have the same finish on them to tie it all together. Both styles give a more clean, colder feel.

Glazing Cabinets

A popular trend in the contemporary kitchens has been outlining the details and lines of the cabinets. If you are not familiar with that look, it’s simply the regular color of the cabinet (usually a natural wood color or white) and it looks as though a dark, oily substance has been rubbed along the lines and curves. This type of style is usually left with a natural finish not glossy. The style could be made to feel contemporary or rustic, depending on the surrounding kitchen decor.

Distressing Cabinets

For a more rustic look, kitchens have been indulging in the trend of distressing. It is becoming more and more popular with cabinets, islands and kitchen tables. Distressing is when you take new or finished furniture and purposefully distress them to look old and worn. This look is usually achieved by sanding down the finished or painted wood to expose its natural grain and color. People also intentionally add dents and scratches to again, give it that worn look. This style is also not finished with a high gloss. Distressed wood gives a kitchen a warm, earthy, old-world charm feel.

For more information and ideas on finish options please contact us

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Design and Functionality: What to Consider When Adding a Range Hood

With all the options and details to consider when planning your dream kitchen, the ventilator hood might not first come to mind.

However, many homeowners discover that it is one of the most-used appliances in their kitchens, likely on a daily basis.

So what do you need to consider when adding a range hood?

  • First things first, is your project a remodeling job, a replacement hood for one that is passed repair, or is it a new installation? If you are fitting your new hood into an existing design, size and style will be nonnegotiables when making your selection. Appliance compatibility is a must, both for design and functionality and a very slightly larger hood may be accommodated more easily than one that is smaller than the space to be filled. Custom cabinetry can be designed to fit your new range hood as well.
  • Will your new range hood be the centerpiece of the kitchen, or does it need to blend into the overall design? The kitchen is referred to as the heart of the home for many reasons. A standout hood can set the tone for the entire kitchen and by extension for your home as a whole. The reverse is also true: select more a subtle style and material to allow your range hood to blend into the background. Our design process allows you to envision your kitchen’s overall look and feel before build out even begins.
  • Which functions are most important to you when selecting your new range hood? Is task lighting a priority? Do you need more than one light level for different needs, i.e. cooking and prep vs. ambient light? Or is fan power a bigger factor? What kind of cooking do you anticipate? A built-in grill will obviously need more ventilation power than will more traditional range-top cooking.

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the many factors to consider during your kitchen project. Contact us today and put our experience and expertise at your service!

Stay tuned this is only the beginning part 2 to follow.

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Glass Cabinet Doors – Are Grandma’s Favorites Popular Again?

Remember Grandma’s kitchen?

With its pastel-colored refrigerator with the rounded top, the sink cabinet with the built-in drainboard, and the glass doors on the upper cabinets? You can almost hear the laughter, smell the doughnuts frying, and feel the warmth of that simpler time, can’t you? That sense of nostalgia might be why glass-fronted cabinets are making a comeback.

Cabinets with glass doors, especially if they are lit from within, can become the focal point of your kitchen. This is especially true if you take advantage of the myriad of textures, patterns, colors, and translucencies available today. Grandma’s head would be spinning! You can even choose the sliding glass cabinet doors that are a hallmark of mid-century modern design.

If your kitchen has a peninsula with overhead cabinets that block the view, you may have considered removing the cabinets to open up the area. However, you might have hesitated because those cabinets offer essential storage. By replacing the wooden cabinet doors with glass doors, you can let light shine through – giving your kitchen and the adjoining room a more open and spacious feeling without losing any of that vital storage.

You might want to reconsider what you store in those cabinets, however. They’re a great place to show off your best china or crystal, rather than a jumble of plastic storage for leftovers!

When you’re deciding which cabinet doors to replace with glass, keep a few things in mind:

  • glass doors on lower cabinets are probably not a good idea if you have children or pets in the house because of safety issues
  • when next to the stove, glass doors will need frequent cleaning  because of splatters and grease
  • choose a style of glass that complements the rest of your kitchen rather than clashing with it

If you’re considering adding glass fronts to your cabinets, contact us for the expert advice and design ideas that can help you evoke the nostalgic feel of Grandma’s kitchen but in a modern, more contemporary way.

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Installing New Cabinet Hardware

Supplies You’ll Need for Installing Cabinet Hardware:

Pulls and knobs
Measuring tape
Sturdy template or jig
Disappearing marker or pencil
Masking tape
Safety glasses
Drill bits
Screwdriver bits
Variable speed power drill
Screwdriver (optional)
Machine screws

Using a template or jig

Using a template will make it easier to quickly and easily mark the locations of your drill holes. You can probably pick one up at the same time you buy your other hardware. Just make sure it fits the dimensions of your hardware and planned layout. A template will allow you to be sure that all of your knobs and pulls are parallel to the edges of the cabinets or drawers and exactly the same distance from the edge.

It’s also worthwhile to make a trip to a fabric or craft store that sells sewing supplies to pick up a disappearing ink marker. Make sure to get one that works on wood. Using the marker and template will allow you to check your planned layout before drilling holes in your new cabinets.

Positioning the hardware

Measurements are very important when installing hardware, but it’s even more important that things are visually straight. They might be exactly the right distance from the floor, ceiling, wall or countertop and still look crooked because houses are rarely perfectly straight and even. So step back and look at your layout before beginning installation. Make sure that everything looks good both vertically and horizontally.

Using the correct screws

Machine screws (technically bolts) are included with many knobs and pulls and should fit most cabinet doors or drawer fronts. If your cabinets or drawers are thicker or thinner than the average of ¾” you will probably need to buy machine screws of an appropriate length. Always check the thickness of each type and size of cabinet door and drawer fronts in case they are of different thicknesses. The screw length should be approximately ¼” longer than the thickness of the wood. Once you’ve figured out the length you need, take an example of each type of knob and pull to the store with you so you can pick out screws that fit the holes perfectly.

Choosing your drill bits

A 8/32″ hole is recommended for most types of hardware. If your pull has a post on the back, then a 1/4″ hole is necessary so that the posts can be set securely into the wood. You’ll also want a drill bit that’s a size or two smaller for drilling the initial hole from the front.

You can also choose a drill bit by inserting bits of different sizes into the hole on the hardware and choosing the one with the tightest fit.

Avoiding chip out

Place masking tape on each side of the wood where the hole will be, then drill a small hole from the front, through the tape. This will help avoid chipping of the wood when the bigger screw comes through the same hole from the back. The tape will also help keep the screw in one place when you start screwing it in so it doesn’t mar the surface by “walking” across the wood when you apply pressure to it.

Attaching the hardware

Hold the knob on the front while screwing it in from the back. Don’t tighten the screws until you’ve stepped back and taken a good look at it. Once you’re satisfied with how it looks, go ahead and tighten all of the screws. If you’re using a power drill, slow it down as the screw head nears the surface to avoid damaging the wood. Always make sure your drill or screwdriver is perpendicular to the wood.

Taking your time and working carefully will prevent most problems. Using the slowest speed on your power drill will also help avoid chipping around the exit holes. If you’re not comfortable using a power drill, a screwdriver works perfect well and is just slightly slower to use. Simply screw the knob in by hand and then finish tightening it with the screwdriver.

Scheduling your time

Don’t plan on installing everything in an evening or two; a kitchen can easily have 30 – 50 or more pulls or knobs to install. Doing one bank of drawers or run of cabinets at a time will help break up an overwhelming job into manageable bits. You’re more likely to end up with a job you’re proud of if you take your time and don’t rush to finish.

Contact us for all of your custom cabinetry needs – we’re always delighted to help!

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