Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Wood Cabinets: Time To Refinish

By Benedict Perez

Want new cabinets in your kitchen and bathroom? If yes then I have an answer for you. Here are some of the ideas using which you can use to refinish your cabinets. Replacement of cabinets is not important until unless there is a lot to work on it because of rotting of wood. You can refinish your cabinets. There is also a less cost involved in it and you can give a totally new look. Refinishing experts can help you in this.

Before starting this job, you need to get information about all the cabinets and different types of wood used to make these cabinets. Also check the type of services available for restoring. Here is the description of some of the wood cabinets.

Cherry furniture has a uniform pattern and is closed grain. You can call it the best for hardwood cabinets. It s default color is pinkish brown but also comes in other colors like shades in white, yellow, green, pink and gray. You can identify it as mineral streaks, spots of gum and bits of pinholes. Due to artificial light and sunlight, the color of the wood becomes more and more dark.

If you need excess hardwood cabinets then you can choose maple wood. It is famous for bowling alleys and places where first priority is hard wood. This wood comes in natural white color and other shades in white, Colors from light red brown heartwood to white colored sap wood.

Hickory wood is famous for its hardness and is shock resistant. The finished condition and streaks give it a beautiful look. You can find all the colors between white to chocolate brown.

Oak wood is widely used for manufacture of cabinets. Mostly people prefer oak wood for their furniture. It is hard and shock and stain resistant. You will find various colors ranging from salmon pink to dirty white.

Best wood used for kitchen cabinets is birch. It is strong, hard and is shock and stain resistant. It can face any type of abrasion. If you like the texture of fine grain and white or yellowish color then birch wood is the best option for you. Its best identification is small pin knots or shiny blur wood. You will find a sparkling mixture of textures, paints, stains or polishes. It was mainly used in old days but so beautiful and durable that it is still preferred.

It is recommended that when you are going to refinish a cabinet, be sure to keep a check on each and every type of things that are used. Have a good knowledge about each and every wood and finishing component. You can also opt for wood of one type and design and finishing of other type. For this consult your refinishing expert and he is the one who will give you the best knowledge about all the combinations that you can make.

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