Reclaimed Kitchen Cabinets

You say that you want to have an antique looking kitchen cabinet with arustic feel? You also say that your old cabinet is quite old enough yet youdon’t want to do away with the expensive hard wood which it is made of? If youdon’t want to do away with all the wood of your old cabinet and thereby cuttingyour cost of installation drastically then reclaimed kitchen cabinets is your best option.

You have a doubt as to whether this will be successful? There is nodoubt about it as your old wood, which most probably is of hard wood varietyand quite expensive these days, is the most ideal choice for remodeling thekitchen. These can give you the looks you would like to have for your cabinetand boost your image before your friends and colleagues.

How does reclaiming come into the picture? You do a bit of yourcontribution to the overall conservation efforts on the earth and itsenvironment. Although negligible you do your bit that would be worth emulatingfor others. Therefore, reclaimed kitchen cabinets are one way to conserve the forest wealth and stop indiscriminatefelling of trees. Even salvaged cabinets that you purchase from the salvageyards are in effect the same as you don’t utilize new wood, but only the oldones.

How to carry out the work? First of all you need to identify the dents,cracks or other damages on the wood. If the damage is large enough then youneed to change the whole of that portion and in its place you may replace thosewith new wood of the same variety or other types. In the case of the latter youwould need to paint them so as to give the whole cabinet a homogenous look.

You would need some tools to start with and might take the help of anable carpenter. You would need wood filler to hide the small cracks or dents inthe cabinet. The drill, the sand paper, rags, gloves and utility knife are theother tools that would be required. In fact, generally all old cabinets aremade of hard, durable and expensive wood and these might cost you a fortune inthe open markets.

Therefore, the tools and your dexterous work would enable to make your reclaimed kitchen cabinets a realclassic piece of furniture in your kitchen. You may then paint them in such away that they have a feel of antique with accessories too suitably fitted intoit.