Does your home have an old, or new, kitchen cabinet? Well, if it doesn’t have any yet, when shopping for kitchen cabinet, always know your options. These options include cost, materials style and more. Here’s everything a beginner needs to know when shopping for the best Brisbane kitchen cabinets.
Style
When shopping for Brisbane kitchen cabinets, there are various styles to choose from. For example, framed cabinets feature elements and patterns which display a classic, contemporary or traditional aesthetic.
The simple design of frameless Brisbane kitchen cabinets also defines a more minimalist style. But, whatever your design option or aesthetic, you can actually customise your cabinet by switching out hardware. You can also choose a style which complements the rest of your home. But if you still feel unsure, relax and take a walk around your home, and see what feels best for you.
Maintenance & Upkeep
The next item to consider when shopping for Brisbane kitchen cabinets is maintenance and upkeep. Cabinet styles which have deeper crevices and minute details like bead boards are quite harder to clean and maintain as compared to cabinets with flat panels.
Painted Brisbane kitchen cabinets are also quite notorious for easily showing dirt and grime, as well as spaghetti sauce and coffee or chocolate drips. Scratches and chip sin painted cabinets are also much harder to repair.
Cabinets made from harder wood and more visible wood grain are known to hold up better to constant wear and tear, and they’re also good at hiding dust and grime. Like for example, hickory and oak will wear much better than birch or maple.
Cabinet Cost
Cost is also a major factor to consider when shopping for Brisbane kitchen cabinets. Most retailers and manufacturers base their minimum pricing on a 10 foot x 10 foot kitchen. A standard kitchen cabinet that one would usually find at a home improvement store for the kitchen size range mentioned earlier would usually range from $1,500 to $7,000.
On the lower end of the price bracket, you will find pre-assembled stock cabinets, while in the mid-range you will mostly find semi-custom cabinets. On the high-end segment, one will normally find customised cabinets made by top-notch designers who partner with home improvement stores.
So, expect to pay a whopping $30,000 or more at a custom cabinet shop or high-end designer of Brisbane kitchen cabinets. Installation would range from $1,500 to $3,000. Remember that frameless and inset cabinet styles cost more to install because it takes more time and precision.
Installation/DIY Friendliness
While most neophyte DIYers can easily refinish and/or reface Brisbane kitchen cabinets, as well as install pocket screws and dowels, other cabinet projects may require more advanced woodworking skills like fitting mortise-and-tenon joints.
Makers of Brisbane kitchen cabinets often use mortise-and-tenon joints on all rails and tiles for cabinet doors because they’re the sturdiest way to join wood. Slab doors are also the easiest style to build because they are made from a single piece of wood.
Flat Pack Kitchens 