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We also installed a pull out trash can to free up floor space. We replaced the old island with a new island that includes organized storage for the most used prepping, cooking and serving items with much more functional drawers.New Butler’s pantry with beverage fridge and microwave drawer. We added upper cabinets for additional storage.ĭesk area before renovation New addition to the kitchen is this functional butler’s pantry We installed an under counter beverage fridge and a drawer microwave solving two of their problems noted above. It was replaced by a functional butler’s pantry.
We removed the old desk area that was really not being used and didn’t have adequate storage.We also saw that the trash can was taking up a lot of floor space on the end of the cabinet. We also found out that bottled water was taking up a lot of space in their current refrigerator. One of the things he said was that he would be cooking at the stove while someone was trying to use the microwave and they would be on top of each other. We worked with her husband on the function of the space. She was able to show us inspiration photos to give us style direction. In order to bring the kitchen up to date, we needed to extend the height of the cabinets and that would require new, taller doors. Even if we painted the melamine doors, they still couldn’t hide the fact that they were literally plastic doors and the next buyers would know. That is a detail we don’t see except on melamine/thermafoil doors. The square detail on the front of the doors had rounded corners. This is what happens with the melamine finished doors. The labor costs were about the same as the price to purchase new doors/drawers. Working with a heat gun to remove the plastic coating and then sanding and cleaning to remove any adhesive. In order to properly paint peeling melamine cabinets you need to remove the plastic coating.Painting the current cabinets would not be an upgrade, it would be a BAND AID. Our client knew this was going to be her ONLY kitchen renovation in her lifetime of owning this home. It didn’t make sense to throw good money after bad. It was going to cost thousands of dollars to paint these cabinets.Why is refacing melamine cabinets the best option? New kitchen table lantern New glass upper cabinets and latch cabinet hardware. Here’s what the kitchen looked like before:Īnd here is what it looks like after the kitchen remodel: Kitchen remodeled and refaced with wood cabinets. Newly remodeled kitchen with refaced shaker style doors. In my opinion, the only way to fix them is to reface your cabinets with new doors and drawers, and that is just what we did in this kitchen renovation I am sharing with you today. We get multiple calls each year to fix/paint melamine cabinets. The problem with this finish is that the adhesion breaks down after a few years and the finish starts peeling off the cabinets. Melamine cabinets are made by using heat to seal paper saturated with a plastic like resin onto plywood or fiber board. As a matter of fact, most homes in our neighborhood had them. Melamine cabinets- How did this ever get to be a “thing”? Our last house was built in 1996 and had the bright white plastic-y melamine or thermafoil cabinets.
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