I often wonder why people think cabinets for kitchens and bathrooms should be just square boxes lined up like soldiers on the walls or on the floor. Cabinets are utilitarian items and should be used to store a large number of kitchen arsenals, food and products. Its functionality determines its bulky status, we know, but at least we can improve its appearance by using certain strategies.
Mixing expensive wood in a few panels with less expensive wood is a way to save and improve; mixing colors adds interest and movement. Using reclaimed wood or hammered metal doors here and there will give your guests something to talk about. Countertops don’t have to be all the same colors and materials and islands don’t have to be a box either. I once saw an island made from an old Queen Ann dining table, with a modern stove in the center of the table.
The kitchen and bathroom cabinets I see are so even, so even, so square, so square, and so boring! They are as common as can be.
I didn’t have to become a designer to like different things, shapes and forms. I became a designer simply because my way of thinking is different and I can offer so many different solutions to the people I want to serve.
Let me tell you that curves in home furnishings and cabinets have never gone out of style, just as curvy women have always been around in history, in painting, and even more so in modern times. In fact, plastic surgery enhances those parts of a woman that God forgot to add, or is simply producing curvier women than ever before.
Curved lines in kitchen cabinets create rhythm and flow as well as save floor space, as we all know those 2-3 inches make all the difference in a floor plan. Curved corners bring so much harmony to the stark look of any cabinet.
Think of a space as a whole, don’t look at the price of curved cabinets. Choose warm-colored wood species; add warm colors to hard surface and wall material; open up some cabinets by adding a glass door front with interior glass shelves and lighting; mix closed cabinets with open shelves and just wait and see how pleasing the kitchen will be.
Curves in bathroom cabinets facilitate flow with fewer points of danger. Curved cabinets fit well in both contemporary and traditional style décor.
Producing custom curved cabinets has many advantages and no disadvantages that I can list, contrary to what most people think. The cost of producing curves is higher than square and boxy cabinets, I agree, but originality is priceless, in this world of “commons and commonplaces”. Wouldn’t you like to walk into your kitchen or bathroom and say to yourself, “Yeah, that’s me!” I think you would, especially when guided by a designer who will follow your dreams and allow that to happen.
Today, being original is a way to preserve your personality and your soul.
Also, keep in mind that trendy home decor doesn’t change every three months like fashion does, so it makes sense to invest once in good quality cabinetry material made with superior craftsmanship that will last for over a decade. , thus stretching your money over a long period of time. time. Take a look in my resource box of a bathroom vanity I designed for one of my clients.
That cabinet made of harewood has an original design, fills a dead corner smartly, flaunts its beauty every day and is there to stay for many years to the great satisfaction of my client who does not have to spend more money to redesign the cabinet. space in two years again.
Don’t be afraid to use expensive woods in small cabinets, beautify the space with just a small amount of dollars.
