Considerations When Replacing Kitchen Cabinet Doors
When you think about your kitchen, are you dreading the thought of refitting it? You know how much mess this is going to bring into your home, the upheaval, the change, the chaos. However, you could make things easier. This could be something as simple as just replacing the kitchen cabinet doors.
If you are competent when it comes to DIY in your home and you’ve repaired, replaced and created stuff for your home before, then this should be relatively straightforward.
Naturally, there are a few considerations to think about before you start. The basics before you begin is that choosing the right doors for your home is important. You really don’t want to jump in and buy doors without having given it some serious thought first.
Take your time choosing your doors
What colours or finish would work best for your kitchen and tastes? Just as importantly, how will the new doors fit in with the rest of your kitchen’s fixtures and fittings? Create a mood board on Pinterest and collect some images of the cabinet doors you see.
Think about the current style of your kitchen
If you’re keeping your kitchen and only changing the doors then you’ll be limited as to what type of kitchen doors you have. For instance, if you have a thoroughly modern fitted kitchen then traditional style doors aren’t going to work and vice versa.
Kitchen Cabinet Door Colours
If you do have a traditional kitchen, consider the colours you choose for your kitchen cabinet doors. We’re talking neutral colours or more muted shades with different types of wood and traditionally cut wood in shapes conversant with a more peasant or country style.
More contemporary kitchen cabinets
These may come with glass or gloss and a door handle already on it, or ones with just the doors, leaving you to choose your own handles. Grey, white and cream amongst other muted colours have been the norm for a while now, but you can go your own way and buy doors which you can paint yourself if you fancy brightening up the kitchen and giving it a pop of colour. You can also have matt finish doors as not everyone is keen on the high gloss look.
For modern kitchens you can also consider grain finishes, as well as choosing different colours as we’ve mentioned above. Texture and colour give your doors a really different, modern feel so this is definitely a much bolder daring look.
Measuring your doors
The doors on your cabinets will be smaller than the cupboards - standard. This helps them to avoid rubbing against each other. The difference isn’t that much but it’s good to take note of this when measuring. Mostly, in our experience the difference in size is usually around 5mm to 4mm, width to length. Don’t be alarmed by this, it's normal.
By rights, you should be able to get the right kind of sized doors from wherever you go for your replacement doors (hopefully us). Once you’ve got them it’s also relatively easy to fit them.
Upgrading existing appliances
You may want to use this opportunity to upgrade your existing appliances, such as ovens, freezers, fridges etc. Many of them are integrated which means they’re either hidden behind doors or sit within a unit. You may be concerned about how hard it will be to fit doors over these appliances, but the sizes are standard and any door you buy to fit over it should be wide enough and long enough to fit.
The Replacement Door Company - Quality Kitchen Cabinet Doors
If you’re looking to replace your kitchen cabinet doors then why not get in touch with us here at The Replacement Door Company. We have a wide selection of doors, both traditional and contemporary, and we’ll be happy to talk you through the process as well as help you to choose the right ones for your kitchen. Give us a call today.
