Can The Layout Of The Kitchen Cabinets Be Changed?
The overall goal of kitchen cabinet refacing is to provide a cost effective alternative to completely remodeling your kitchen. Cabinet refacing allows the home owner to retain their existing kitchen layout with the possibility to add additional cabinets or a center island. By leaving the existing skeletal frame of your cabinets intact, we minimize time and amount of work necessary to update your kitchen.
Adjustments
I understand you can make some changes such as replacing an old trash compactor with a new cabinet and/or converting a wall oven to a pantry. I think that is fantastic!
Changing the kitchen footprint.
When I had my kitchen refaced through The Home Depot, I was able to have a space made for a dishwasher to be installed into my kitchen. The designer also created a new cabinet above my stove so I could install an under-mount microwave and meet the code requirement in my state for that improvement. We also added a pantry that reaches from the floor to the ceiling and added an extra deep cabinet above the refrigerator--great to store all my Tupperware. We also had a peninsula "turned sideways" so I have an island now and better traffic flow through the kitchen. The sink stayed where it was; but the entire working element of my kitchen was improved. We also removed a few short over-head cabinets to open up our space to the breakfast room. While the "foot print" generally remained the same--MY WHOLE KITCHEN IS BETTER!!!