Cabinets

I had a great meeting with Robert Gary, the owner of River City Cabinets this week. Cabinets are huge in a house. I didn't realize how big they were early on when I first started learning how to build but trust me- people love their cabinets. They are a significant expense for a home but they can really turn into an art form and make a huge first impression. In my experience; the 3 major areas of the home that you should really focus your cabinet attention on are the kitchen, master bath and powder bath cabinets. Designers will tell you that the kitchen and master bath "sell" the home. The powder bath is big because it is where the majority of your guests will visit when they come over. Robert taught me some cool things this week about the placement of capitals, corbels and rosettes on cabinetry. So I want to show you some pictures of what we talked about:

These are called capitals. Since these run about $75/each and up, we are going to use them in high visual impact areas. We chose the vent hood area above the cooktop. They will be stain grade with glazing to enhance the definition.





This is called a corbel. We are putting these under the kitchen base sink cabinet to box the granite out and give the sink area added definition. We will also use them under the island countertop overhang for barstool seating. These will also be stained with glazing to enhance definition.

This is called a rosette. This is going to be placed on the upper cabinets on the four corners of the built-in study. In between the four corners we will have fluting.

So there is a lot to think about and we didn't even talk about crown moulding. Make sure you get with an expert, and make sure you weigh all your options when designing cabinets. There are a lot of cool ways to make them stand out without going over the top.