Kitchen Cabinet Refacing or Remodeling?

The two, most common apprehensions among homeowners planning to refurbish their kitchen is the cost consideration and ease of renovating their kitchen space. Most folks don’t realize that revamping the kitchen cabinets is an easy and affordable method of changing their kitchen décor with minimal effort.

Cabinets can be restyled in many ways to suit the aesthetic preferences of different individuals. However, there is some confusion within the realm of kitchen cabinet renovation, as many folks look upon it as an expensive and time-consuming, messy proposition. It should be understood that there are essentially two approaches towards remodeling or upgrading your existing kitchen cabinets, Replacing and Refacing.

Kitchen Cabinet Refacing is increasingly becoming one of the more demanding forms of contemporary, kitchen renovations since it doesn't alter the existing kitchen layout. Kitchen styling trends tend to re-invent themselves every few years and sometimes, a few trends present themselves as the ‘flavor’ of the season, tempting homeowners to alter their kitchen design to make their living space fashionably progressive.

If a kitchen were to be remodeled according to such changing design demands, the entire constant remodeling experience would become unsuitable for most households. However, the same kitchen can be re-invented to suit personal preferences and contemporary trends through cabinet refacing.

Remodeling is a more exhaustive process that involves extensive replacement of various kitchen cabinet components. This makes cabinet remodeling unfit for those wanting a quick and reasonably priced kitchen renovation. An alternate and undemanding approach, cabinet refacing, is based upon rendering a new, improved appearance to the kitchen cabinets by making minimal alterations to the existing kitchen cabinet configuration.

Refacing can be described as a resourceful method of sprucing-up the existing kitchen cabinet constituents to improve their overall appearance. This is achieved through working upon the external (visible) facets of the kitchen cabinet space rather than trying to rework its structural composition. Some common forms of kitchen refacing that incorporates minimal alternations to the kitchen cabinets, includes:

• Replacing cabinet doors using a wide range of wood or thermofoil options to complement kitchen accessories, for example — for establishing a color contrast with nearby appliances like refrigerators and dishwashers
• Changing existing cabinet hardware like hinges with new, trendy hardware like concealed or brass hinges
• Altering the external appearance of the cabinets — framed or frameless cabinets
• Re-finishing of the kitchen cabinet frames, using paints/finishes/wood veneers across a range of finish options — thermofoil, wood or laminate finish

Reputed home upgrading service providers provide packaged deals that include refacing the kitchen décor in the most affordable manner. It is advised that you seek such professional kitchen refacing services to ensure that your personal style and budgetary demands are fulfilled.

Additional Resources:

• This Old House - Reface or Replace Cabinets?