Today, the kitchen is major room for not only preparing and consuming meals, but for entertaining family and friends as well. Therefore, it makes sense that the kitchen is often one of the first rooms to be renovated. Providing a fresh, new look to the kitchen offers everyone who enters the home a tranquil, warm and cheerful oasis to gather and interact.
A fresh coat of paint and new flooring are two ways to spruce up a tired kitchen. However, one of the main focal points is the kitchen cabinetry. If kitchen cabinets are plane, worn, or outdated, they affect the remainder of the room’s atmosphere. Therefore, kitchen cabinets are also one of the major items for either refacing or replacing when renovations are considered. But how do you know whether to reface your existing kitchen cabinetry or to totally replace them?
Benefits of Kitchen Cabinet Refacing
Most people automatically think of completely replacing old kitchen cabinetry with new units. However, refacing your existing cabinets offers several major benefits and provides that new, fresh look you are seeking.
Cabinet refacing leaves existing base units in place and simply replaces the doors and draw fronts with newly purchased items. These existing items can be refinished or repainted, overlaid with laminate veneer or wood wraps, or completely replaced with new doors, draw fronts and hardware.
There are two main advantages to refacing over total cabinet replacement. The first is that it costs significantly less than purchasing entire kitchen cabinet units. On average, you can save as much as 50 percent on replacement cost by having existing cabinets refaced.
The second major benefit lies in convenience. To totally replace kitchen cabinet units, you must have the old ones removed before the new units are installed. Also, new custom kitchen cabinetry installation can require appliances being removed as well. Total cabinet installation can cause a great deal of upheaval in a room that is used daily for meal preparation.
Benefits of Complete Kitchen Cabinet Installation
Some people have the money to invest in complete kitchen cabinetry and this also has its benefits over refacing. The main advantage is that complete units are brand new so you know they will last a very long time and provide lengthy, dependable service.
Deciding to install complete kitchen cabinet units also allows you to have them custom designed. You might not have enough cabinet space or are tired of the existing layout. Having kitchen cabinets designed according to your specifications means you can fill in open spaces with new cabinet units and redesign the layout to better fit your kitchen storage needs.
If you live in Tucson or a nearby area in Arizona and want to renovate your kitchen by either refacing existing units or having new units installed, Southwest Kitchen can meet all of your needs and requirements. Southwest Kitchen has expert cabinetry designers, makers and installers that will assist you with picking out or designing your dream kitchen. With over 40 years of combined cabinetry experience and a wide selection of available styles from which to choose, the team at Southwest Kitchen is ready and willing to help you transform your kitchen through either complete units or cabinet refacing.