Kitchen Cabinet Wood, Styles and Finishes - The Possibilities Are Almost Endless

By Craig Rowe

If you ever thought kitchen cabinets were all the same, think again. Even if you choose to resurface your kitchen cabinets instead of replacing them, you'll find a genuine smorgasbord of options to choose from. To make the selection process easier, here are a few specifics you might want to focus on.

Kitchen Cabinet Wood Varieties
All natural woods lend a warm and rich feel to your kitchen, but these are the best of the best.

  1. Maple - Durable and light-hued, the close grain of maple gives your kitchen a natural, earthy appeal.
  2. Hickory - A hard wood, hickory boasts dramatic color variations that give your kitchen a one-of-a-kind flavor.
  3. Oak - The red variety of this hardwood has a colorful open grain to it that is often streaked with colorful striations. The traditional beauty oak lends to a kitchen is timeless.
  4. Cherry - There's nothing more elegant than a kitchen finished in cherry. The pin knots and streaks and gum pockets that are found naturally in cherry wood give your kitchen a straight from the forest appeal.
  5. Birch - The dramatic grain that streaks birch wood lends a distinctive flavor to your kitchen. The color variations in which birch comes gives you a wide range of cabinetry choices.

Kitchen Door Shape

  1. Square Doors - Sometimes it's just hip to be square, especially in the kitchen where square doors never go out of style. Some of the (not so) square options you might want to consider are recessed panels, Shaker style and mitered raised panels.
  2. Arch Doors - There's a reason the ocean is considered hypnotic: It's the ebb and flow of its waves. Mesmerize your kitchen guests with arched doors in varieties like Roman, cathedral, crown , gentle arch or a combination thereof.
  3. Slab Doors - If clean and streamlined is your style, you'll want to check out slab doors for your kitchen cabinets, which lend consistency throughout your kitchen.

Kitchen Door Finishes

  1. Colors - From dove white to onyx black and every color of the spectrum in between, if you can dream it, a kitchen cabinet finish can fulfill it.
  2. Glazes - Add extra sheen and drama to your kitchen with a custom glaze finish. From garnet to wedgewood to moss, all of nature's beauty can be captured in your kitchen cabinets' finish.

View cabinet door styles and cabinet finishes from KraftMaid Cabinetry at http://www.kraftmaid.com/doorsfinishes/index.cfm?navigationid=30000

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