Glass-front kitchen cabinets are a popular, stylish choice that can work with any number of different decors. However, despite their benefits, they are not the best kitchen cabinet choice for every home. If you’re considering glass-front kitchen cabinets, how do you know if they are right for you? Here are some signs these cabinets could work for you.
Benefits of Glass Kitchen Cabinet Doors
Remodeling your kitchen can be a fun and exciting event.
It can transform a tired, drab space into a fresh and elegant area in which you and your family enjoy spending quality time. When it comes time to remodel, some people have difficulty trying to come up with new ideas that are not only functional, but increase the aesthetic beauty of the room as well. Moreover, one of the easiest ways to increase the elegance of your kitchen is to install glass cabinet doors on your existing kitchen cabinets. Adding glass doors significantly boosts the attractiveness of the room while also significantly reducing the cost of totally replacing your kitchen cabinet units. Your family, friends, and neighbors will all think that you spent a fortune to obtain the glamorous kitchen look that glass cabinet doors add at a fraction of the cost.
Southwest Kitchen and Bath offers a wide variety of kitchen cabinet door styles and types, or they can custom-make options to suit your particular taste.
You have kitchen items you want to display.
Glass-front cabinets are a great way to show off some of your favorite items without taking up counter space. Highlight your favorite dishes, your best barware, or standout appliances by placing them near the front of the cabinets. For people who want to have style and storage, you can put the things you want to display at the front of the cabinets and load up the necessary—but less visually appealing—items behind your display pieces.
Glass Door Options for Kitchen Cabinetry
If you are considering glass kitchen cabinet doors for your next kitchen remodeling project, you should first take a good look at your kitchen cabinet usage and style before deciding on the type of glass cabinet door you want to use. The reason is that even though glass adds elegance, it also allows more visibility of the contents of the cabinets it adorns.
Transparent glass is great when you want to show off your luxury china and crystal glasses and goblets, but it’s not so appealing when everyone can see your crumpled cereal boxes or unevenly stacked plastic bowls.
You keep your cabinets organized.
If you’re used to relying on traditional cabinet doors to hide the chaos behind them, then glass-front cabinets may be a challenge for you. The glass is unforgiving. So, if your cabinets are cluttered or if you’re not committed to making sure your stacks of dishes are orderly, you may want to consider a different design. If organization is your strong suit, and you love the idea of maintaining a consistent look, then glass-front cabinets could be an ideal choice.
Achieving Unique Styles with Glass Cabinet Doors
In order to ‘have your cake and eat it too’, you may opt for frosted glass doors for your kitchen cabinets which allows you the quality of elegance without revealing your contents. Keep in mind that although frosted glass is opaque and doesn’t clearly show what lies on the other side, items are still discernible.
Textured glass is another option that slightly alters contents with surfaces that are grooved, ribbed, beveled, pebbled, or some other similar pattern. This type of glass is a popular choice because it is attractive, but also because it hides nasty streaks and smears well.
You don’t mind an extra step in your cleaning.
Glass door kitchen cabinets need regular cleaning to remove fingerprints and dust. You will need to clean them more frequently than you usually clean cabinets. Though the process should only take a few extra minutes, be sure you don’t mind putting glass cleaning into your routine.
Using seeded glass for your kitchen cabinet doors creates an old-style look. Seeded glass, with its tiny bubbles, brings a touch of colonial-era charm. Those desiring old-fashioned kitchens with a colonial, Shaker, or cottage look can select this type of kitchen cabinet glass.
A look of artesian quality can be obtained by choosing leaded glass which allows easy design spinning to create a seasoned Craftsman look to a mysterious Gothic appearance. Leaded glass kitchen cabinet doors can also be purchased in beautiful stained glass or artistic glass that gives your kitchen a richness that can be deepened through backlighting.
Of course, you can mix and match glass cabinet doors with paneled kitchen cabinet doors for a unique look that both shows and hides desired content.
From glass-fronted cabinets to traditional wood designs, you’ll find all the products from Southwest Kitchen and Bath. You’ll also have all the support you need for your kitchen remodeling projects. Indeed, talk to one of our kitchen design experts in Tucson today by calling (520) 355-4854.
Easy Installation
Installation is fairly easy if you choose to hang your new Southwest Kitchen glass kitchen cabinet doors yourself. Simply remove the old doors by unscrewing the hinges and filling in and sand holes with wood putty (if different than new hinge hole patterns).
Next, evenly place new hinges on the new kitchen cabinet doors and secure with screws. Place doors over cabinets using a level and place screws. Do not fully tighten the screws until you’ve applied all of them and completed the positioning. Finally, attach cabinet door handles.
In a short time, you’ll enjoy an elegant kitchen graced with gorgeous glass cabinet doors!