At Carolina Home Fine Finishes, we have extensive experience in working on cabinets, and we know a thing or two about how to choose the right cabinet options for your home. If you are planning to replace your kitchen cabinets, we encourage you to avoid the following common mistakes.
- Neglecting Your Real Storage Needs – In our experience, many people choose kitchen cabinets based on their ideal lifestyle, not on their everyday reality. We encourage you to select cabinets designed to work with how you live your life now, not how you hope to live it in some golden future. Choosing cabinets based on your realistic storage needs will help you get better use out of them in the long term.
- Failing to Account for Clearance – Another common mistake people make when selecting kitchen cabinets or designing a cabinet scheme is failing to account for clearance. We advise you to make sure you can open your cabinet doors and drawers without bumping into anything else, and that you can have multiple cabinets or appliances (such as the dishwasher) open at the same time.
- Not Planning for the Future – A third mistake people make when selecting kitchen cabinets is not leaving themselves room to make changes in the future. For example, if you choose wood veneer cabinet doors, it is harder to refinish the cabinets later if you want to give your kitchen a new look. Investing in real wood doors and drawer fronts gives you more freedom to change your style over time.