| Kitchen wall cabinets are most likely to be the focal | | | | the wall cabinets at the standard height leaving the |
| point of any kitchen. Although everyone is aware that | | | | tops open or to build a bulkhead to hang them from. |
| base cabinets are there and would miss them if they | | | | Personally, I don't like having to climb up to clean the |
| weren't, it's the wall cabinets that get all the attention. | | | | tops of open cabinets and prefer having them built in |
| For that reason, manufacturers of fine cabinetry | | | | at the top. |
| produce many different styles of doors for cabinets | | | | Some kitchen cabinets come with glass doors, and |
| so that all kitchens don't have to look alike. Commercial | | | | they can be very attractive. However, if you don't |
| cabinets are also being fitted out with more than just | | | | want to keep the interiors of your cupboards totally |
| shelves these days to give them more functional uses. | | | | neat and immaculately clean at all times, everyone is |
| When it comes time to choose wall cabinets for your | | | | going to be able to see the mess through the glass |
| kitchen, you'll have plenty of decisions to make. | | | | panels. In addition, when you install cabinets with glass |
| Standard kitchen wall cabinets are 12" deep. They | | | | doors you'll be sentencing yourself to years of cleaning |
| come in widths starting at 9" and increase by 3" | | | | fingerprints off the glass. If you've ever had glass |
| increments to 36". In addition, the height of standard | | | | tabletops you'll know what I'm talking about. You need |
| cabinets start at 12" and also go up in 3" increments to | | | | to consider how much extra effort you're going to |
| 36". There are other custom options available such as | | | | want to make if you install cabinets with glass doors. |
| deeper cabinets which fit over refrigerators and taller | | | | Most wall cabinets come with some type of |
| cabinets for high ceilings. | | | | raised-panel design. Traditionally these have been |
| There are Choices to Make when Hanging your | | | | either rectangular or curved at the top. There is a |
| Cabinets | | | | machine available now, though, that actually carves |
| Some experts will advise you not to make your | | | | patterns into the raised panels of kitchen wall cabinet |
| cabinets any higher than you'll be able to reach, but the | | | | doors which has vastly opened up the field of design. |
| choice is actually up to you. High shelves can be used | | | | The days of simple, square-paneled doors may well |
| for additional storage of items you seldom use. There's | | | | become history as we make room for modern |
| also controversy about whether it's best to just hang | | | | technology. |