Recycled Kitchen Cabinets

When you are short of cash you have to think of ways to overcome the difficulties while purchasing your home appliance or kitchen cabinets. The competitive market quite often throws up such options for those who cannot afford to buy a new cabinet. One such exciting way is the recycled kitchen cabinets which you may do at your home with a little sweat and patience.

What is so big deal about these cabinets? The best part is that it is quite cheap and to tell you the truth if you have hired a good carpenter to assist you still by paying all the labor charges and cost of recycled woods you are still able to save up to 50% of the cost of a new cabinet. The other advantage is that you have a real interesting and creative job which can prove to be a real good challenge to take up.

Where do you start with the job? You start with first identifying the cracks, dents, scratches and other damages and mark them. You then choose a good design which can be anything from the modern to the old or antique type.Make sure that the ultimate design is suitable to the décor of your kitchen and meets your family’s requirements.

Where do you get these designs? You can get hundreds of stunning designs of both new and antique cabinets in the internet. You then narrow down your search on the most suitable one and then draw a sketch of the shape and requirements of your recycled kitchen cabinets. You will obviously not be taking down the actual design as seen in the pictures for this will allow you the flexibility to incorporate your own needs into it.

What is the next stage? The next stage is to dismantle the whole cabinet and remove the dented or damaged wood. You then need to go to the stores which sell either salvaged or used wood and get the matching ones you would need for your cabinet. If the matching ones have not been obtained you may still stain or paint them so that they appear as one.

You may also cut your cost even more drastically by opting for distressed cabinet which would mean that you retain almost all the dented or damaged woods and then repaint them so as to give it a look of being old and ancient as if the recycled kitchen cabinets have been there in your family for generations.