Cabinet Refacing Ideas

February 24th, 2010 Posted in Interior Design and Decorating

Before you go looking for kitchen cabinet refacing companies take a few minutes to read through this brief but very informative article. I will present some of the most important basics and help you make an informed decision about redoing your kitchen cabinets.

As you search through the web you will come across a number of people claiming to be experts on this subject matter but by taking a bit of each will lead you to mess up everything. Let me quickly walk you through the following key points.

What is Kitchen cabinet refacing?

This is a way of making old kitchen cabinets to look new by adding a new coating such as laminate, veneer or thermofoil. Most often this involves only changing the door fronts and drawer from but not the whole cabinets.  What you should keep in mind is that this is a faster process than doing kitchen remodeling.

In fact is can be as far less as 60% when comparing with the cost of buying new cabinets. All in all then, this is probably the most convenient way, coupled with affordability and efficiency, of making your cabinets to look new.

Let us briefly look at some of the different coating that is used  

Laminate

This coating material is made up of some thin sheet made from resins. This includes those that are made of polypropylene and you can also get some made from plastic film. One thing about it is that it is cheapbut it is not as strong when it comes to wear and tear. Having said that, it can really withstand heating oil and does seal heat really well.

Thermo-Foil

This is considered to be a revolutionary new wood-like material for Cabinetry.  Sometimes referred to as Vinyl or RTF its thick vinyl film is bonded enduringly to a wood core that is warp-resistant.

Wood veneer

This is a thin slice of wood that is cut from a log with a slicing, peeling, or sawing machine. This is used to give the cabinets a fine wood grain. There are many varieties of this feature. The best thing to do it talk to an expert who can help you with all the available options.