Buying Kitchen Door
If you currently have old, drab kitchen doors and want to add some life to this room of your home, you will be amazed at all the beautiful options available. Just as with flooring, sinks, and other aspects of a kitchen, the possibilities when it comes to a kitchen door are amazing. Regardless of your kitchen design, you will have a choice of many doors, finding exactly the one that enhances your room, making it brighter, cheerier, and simply better. The bottom line is you no longer have to live with outdated cabinets. By changing the doors, the entire room will look rejuvenated.
For kitchen doors, you can choose your style and then have a professional hang them or hang them yourself. The key however, is to get the measurements accurate. For this, measure each kitchen door precisely. Instead of assuming that they are all identical in size, measure each one, as there could be slight differences that would create a problem when it comes time to hang them. For this, if you plan to replace the hardware as well, then be sure to measure the opening of the cabinet, adding one-half inch on all sides.
Next, at the place where the two kitchen doors come together to meet, measure the opening to one inch on each side. With that measurement, divide it in half. Now, write down all of the kitchen door sizes, placing a sticker on the back of each with a number. Then, place the same number in the coordinating position on the cabinets so when the new doors arrive, you will know exactly where they should be hung. This one step will save you a tremendous amount of time and hassle.
When ordering your new kitchen doors, you want to allow about three weeks. While some manufacturers can beat that timeline, this is the average. Of course, you will need to choose the type of wood and style you want. For example, you could choose from cherry, hickory, oak, maple, pine, walnut, and a number of other wood types. Then you could kitchen doors that are simple or go with a design or special cut. In fact, you may consider choosing a wood door with etched glass insert. Again, the possibilities are endless.
The only thing to remember when choosing your wood is that hardwoods will wear far better than soft woods. As an example, oak would wear better than pine. For this decision, consider the amount of activity in your kitchen. In other words, if you have children or teenagers who are constantly in and out of the cabinets, you want a kitchen door that will last for years. Another consideration is choosing a stained versus unstained and painted versus unpainted kitchen door. If you want to save a little money, you might consider doors that are natural so you can finish them on your own. The key here is that if you stain choose woods that have rich grain such as oak. However, if you plan to paint, go with wood without much grain such as birch.
Once you receive your new kitchen doors and hardware. The side panels and face frames would then be covered with stiles and rails. Now, determine how you are going to finish your kitchen doors, if you went the natural way. Once the stain or paint is completely dried, you can hang the kitchen doors. Remember that the process is not rocket science although it does take a little time and organization. However, if you typically are not a handy person, you can often find a contractor for a reasonable price to come hang your kitchen doors for you. Regardless, the result will be stunning!