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High Gloss kitchens Under £10,000

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:53:41 +0000

High Gloss = Pricey

If you want your kitchen to look pricier than it is, go for the current trend for high gloss units – just ensure your worktops live up to the units and that you set aside time regularly to polish off the fingermarks. A 500mm base unit for the Metro Aubergine kitchen will cost you £192, from Uber Furniture.

Black Is Contemporary

Black is the new black when it comes to kitchens – and this sleek design doesn’t disappoint. For an expensive looking finish, copy this kitchen and wrap the worksurface around the unit ends and down to the floor. The Urban Olive design costs from £6,000 for a fully designed and installed kitchen, Moben.

Colour is making a comeback in the kitchen, and most designers have a choice of finishes within their ranges, but choose yours carefully – will you still love it in 10 years’ time? The Arcos kitchen costs from £7,000, Schmidt.

Open Plan Space

If you’re designing an open plan kitchen diner, define the spaces by putting an island or breakfast bar return between the kitchen and dining areas. The Aquilon kitchen in Brilliant starts from £7,000, Schmidt.

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Modern Kitchen Designs From Tecnocucina

admin — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:38:40 +0000

Tecnocucina have provided design, modern and traditional kitchen and bathroom cabinetry to many residences world wide. I like their modern kitchens, especially the simple designs.

Polymer door

Asia, Oak frame door cabinets

Smooth wood door

Handles integrated in the door

Laminate door

About Tecnocucina

See more kitchen pictures, please visit Tecnocucina

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Kitchen Cabinet Designs From Great Designers

admin — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 03:30:28 +0000

David Howell ’s design work, David Howell has a 20-year background as an architect and interior designer. His kitchens design clean, crisp and organic, modern but liveable.

Antique white kitchen cabinets, vintage kitchens from Vintage by Nina

The above 3 pictures come from kitchen designer Susan.

Photos by Jake Fitzjones

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Tips For Cleaning Wooden Kitchen Cabinets

admin — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 14:52:44 +0000

Cleaning wood kitchen cabinets is not a difficult work, actually, it just takes some time and a little elbow grease. To clean wooden kitchen cabinets of any quality, you will need soft cloth, water and mild soap. Wash your cabinets in a gentle way. Make sure that you do not leave any water on the wood surface of your cabinet.

You can put lemon oil on your wooden kitchen cabinets if they are looking a bit dull to you. Before you do that, remember the point that putting lemon oil on your cabinet can create some issues at the time of refinishing because oil will be there in the wood surface. It has been noticed that lacquer and conversion finishes dry very quickly. The only limitation being that they don’t cure for around six months. Therefore, putting lemon oil on lacquer and conversion finish is not advisable.

It’s always better to clean your wooden kitchen cabinets with a high quality furniture polish when you are washing cabinet with soap and water. Use of too much water can have a negative impact on the finishing, more so if it’s not wiped up fast. Use of mild soap such as Ivory and Murphy’s Oil Soap is recommended in cleaning wooden kitchen cabinets. Both of these soaps are quite gentle in nature so it will not be harmful for wood. Another good thing about these soaps is that no oil or lye is left in the finished product.

Some useful tips from Merillat cabinets

Wood Finishes
Dusting
Dust cabinets frequently with a soft lint-free cloth. You can dampen the cloth slightly with water or a spray-type dust remover.

Spills
Clean spills immediately. Use a clean cloth and mild soap if necessary. Wipe dry with a clean soft cloth.

Cleaning
There are a number of products available for your wood cleaning needs. We recommend Guardsman. Their products are available at many stores nationwide, including Bed Bath & Beyond, Wal-Mart and Ace Hardware. A more economical way to remove grease build-up from cabinets is to use Fantastik. Apply and remove quickly, then wash your cabinets with a mild soap. After washing, dry thoroughly and apply a silicone-free polish.

Polishing
We recommend that you wash and polish cabinets once or twice each year. Use a light coat of quality furniture polish.

Don’s
Never use detergents, soap pads, or steel wool on your cabinetry. These harsh abrasives will mar the wood finish. Additionally, we recommend that you avoid the use of paste wax and polishes that contain silicone; the wax build up is difficult to remove and will leave a residue that attracts dust.

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Kitchen Cabinet Doors Wood Species Description

admin — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:01:21 +0000

When choosing new kitchen cabinets or replace kitchen cabinet doors, it is important to consider the type of wood species that you will use. Below is the list of common woods available today in kitchen cabinet doors:

Alder – Very similar grain pattern to Cherry and Maple. Considered to be a hardwood but beware. Alder is light in weight and will dent easily, so you must be careful with it. It takes most finishes well including the dark ones.

Pine: Features swirling grain and random knots. Used in its natural state, pine lends itself to a lodge/cabin feel.

Cherry – Smooth even grained hardwood with a very elegant warm look. Have some variations with some blond, green and gray strips. Cherry darkens with age especially when exposed to direct sunlight. May contain small knots and pin holes.

Maple – Smooth, even and fine grain. is more uniformed and could have slight variations with mineral streaks which are common. Harder wood that is more wear resistant than birch.

Oak – Very strong grain pattern. Noticeable variations in color. Oak is one of the stronger hardwoods.

Pecan – A stronger hardwood from the hickory family. Very dramatic color variations when new that will become less apparent with age. Will have knots and pin holes.

Quarter-Sawn Oak – Straight grain with medium to coarse texture and evenly spaced pores. White Oak that ranges in color from nearly white to dark gray heartwood. Quarter-sawn Oak is cut using the heart of the wood as the edge rather than the center which create a rich look. Heavy, hard, strong and durable.

Birch: Featuring dramatic color variation, smooth grain and dramatic color and shade variation, birch is light in weight but strong. A popular choice due to it’s similarity to maple, but less expensive than maple. Birch works well in any type of setting.. (part from Wood Species Characteristics)

More tips

Kitchens tend to be affected by humidity and temperature and your cabinets need to adjust to such changes in temperature. Solid wood often expands and contracts when exposed to such humidity, leading to warping. It may be a good idea to consider using hardwood veneer and laminate alternatives.

Hardwood veneer is a thin piece of solid wood that is typically applied to plywood or particleboard with glue to give it strength. It cost less than solid wood, its uniform in finish and its grain is very consistent. Using wood veneer in cabinet doors provides constancy by minimizing its shrinking and expansion in climate changes which ultimately eliminates cracking and splitting. Also, a stain can be added to blend doors to the rest of the cabinet structure.

Characteristics Of Thomasville Cabinetry ’s Wood Species

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Aristokraft Oak Kitchen Cabinets

admin — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:20:20 +0000

Oakland cabinet door
A simple look, Oakland is elegant, yet affordable…cozy, yet rich.
Features
Recessed veneer center panel
Square style, 7/16″ overlay
Elegant and rich, yet affordable

Door Style: Oakland
Door Profile: Square
Wood Type: Oak
Finish: Saddle

Aristokraft Cabinetry offers high quality cabinets at an affordable price with cabinet solutions for your kitchen, bath and every room in your home. On this page you are seeing Oakland Oak cabinets with Arch profile used in a Kitchen setting. (Visit Aristokraft Cabinetry)

Leading Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturer Aristokraft

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VC|CUCUNE Kitchen Cabinet

admin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:18:30 +0000

VC|CUCINE Kitchen Cabinets Engineering Company Limited was build in 2004, a very professional company who is producing kitchen cabinets.

Our company contains two parts: man-made stone factory & cabinet factory. The factories cover an area of 8000 M2. we have automatic production line, which makes our products good quality and the production capacity reaches 13,000 sets every year. We have 250 employees and we are still trying to develop and complete ourselves.

VC|CICUNE are specializes in planning, designing, manufacturing and installing of household kitchen cabinet, and forms its sales channel through exporting, project, retailing agent and group purchasing. Our strategy is to produce the best kitchen cabinet with top quality and favorable prices.

The most remarkable feature of VC|CICUNE kitchen cabinet is 100% customized in accordance with customera??s requirements. Thus establishing its good quality image and ensuring its leading position in the kitchen cabinet industry in Shunde. (Visit VC|CICUNE kitchen cabinet )