Kitchen cabinets are a vital consideration for any contemporary kitchen, whether you are building an entirely new kitchen or simply redecorating. It is not always as simple to install cabinets as it seems. Sometimes it is necessary to hire a professional to help you with the best options. You may also need a qualified carpenter to redesign your kitchen to make the most of your available space and visualize how many cabinets you will need to store your dishes and kitchen utensils. Hiring a professional can also mean that you get a better deal on premium materials.

You can often find experts to help you redesign your kitchen or bathroom at retailers, wholesalers, and building contractors. Kitchen consultants can also be found at home centers and some of them will be qualified architects. Getting an expert on board for a project means that you will benefit from their understanding of how kitchens are used, how to place important kitchen accessories in the most appropriate place, and can recommend particular brands to suit your needs.

What you can expect from your cabinets varies. There are manufacturers that offer a tailor-made product where the customer can choose from a range of possibilities. But this degree of freedom to pick and choose is not likely if you buy in bulk or from a home-based center; these outlets will have a stock that you can choose from instead. Usually you will be offered a selection of closet doors. For example, many vendors offer at least maple, cherry, or plain blonde wood stain. This type of choice is easy for the builder to offer and would even be available in new construction projects where kitchen accessories have already been ordered in bulk and the choice is relatively limited.

If you have the freedom to choose your own cabinets, you can select from a wide range of materials, either for the entire cabinet or just for the cabinet doors. Here is a sample list of some options:

– Alder

– Ash

– birch

– Cherry

– Hickory

– maple

– Oak

– Pine tree

– Poplar

– nut

– Decorative laminate

– metal

When choosing kitchen cabinets on your own or even with an expert, ask if the kitchen cabinet brands are KCMA (Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing Association) approved and have the KCMA seal on the inside of the cabinet. Only kitchen cabinet manufacturers in the United States and Canada who have passed rigorous testing on each and every brand made by an approved company can display this seal. You can tell the manufacturer by the code on the stamp. Below are the kitchen cabinet manufacturers and their codes currently approved by KCMA:

– American Woodmark Corporation, Code X.

– MasterBrand cabinets, MBCI Code.

– Continental Cabinets, Inc., Code CC.

– De Pere Cabinets, Inc., code PJB.

– MasterBrand / HomeCrest cabinets, code HA.

– Kompact Kitchen, Inc., Code I.

– Republic / Legacy Cabinets Inc., code LE.

– Prestige Acquisition Corp., PI Code.

– Republic Industries, Inc., RI code.

– Rosebud Manufacturing Co., code RK.

– Armstrong Cabinet Products Code H.

– Eurocraft, EUC Code.

– Texwood Industries, LP, code QJ.

– KraftMaid Cabinetry, Inc., code GA.

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