Congratulations! That new dream kitchen is finally about to happen.

Before the contractor schedules “demo” day, consider the alternatives to swinging a sledgehammer and filling a dumpster with shattered and splintered cabinetry.

With just a modicum of talent, a little bit of paint, and some new hardware (and maybe a brief session on Pinterest), you’ll figure out how to recycle those kitchen cabinets.

Deconstruct- take the cabinets down piece by piece and salvage the easily reusable materials.

Would your garage benefit from some additional storage solutions? Mount the cabinets to the wall for an organized way to house outdoor toys, pet paraphernalia, or garden supplies. This is an easy redo, no need to refinish or paint, after all, it is a garage.

With a few coats of paint and a little imagination, old kitchen cabinets can morph into a small bench or a toy chest. DIY projects with these pieces are really inexpensive, and usually , a be completed in a day or so. Stylistically, shabby chic, farmhouse and country cottage décor readily welcome upcycled creations.

Cabinet doors readily transform into wall art, and drawers become a pair of end tables with a few coats of paint. Screw some casters on the bottom of painted drawers and you have roll-out under bed storage solutions.

If weekend projects are not in your wheelhouse, consider donating used kitchen cabinets.

Charitable organizations like Habitat for Humanity serve your neighbors in need, and will often offer to do the deconstruction for you.

Cabinetry is what we do best. Contact us for help with your remodeling projects.

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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Don’t “demo”. deconstruct. You’ll be glad you did