When remodeling your kitchen, you have to make a lot of decisions from your countertop material to your paint color. But, one of the biggest decisions you need to make relates to the cabinets you select. It doesn’t matter whether you are purchasing kitchen cabinets that are classified as semi-custom, or custom, their solid construction is important.
Here are a few things you should look for when shopping for your kitchen cabinets:
Drawers with dovetail construction
Self-closing hinges
Solid plywood construction
Quiet close drawers
Full extension guides
Another thing to keep in mind is at what point the cabinets are stained. Some companies stain the individual cabinet pieces (rails, stiles and center panel) before putting their cabinets together. While some others construct their cabinet doors and then stain them. When cabinets are stained after the cabinet is constructed you will see unfinished wood when the center expands and contracts.
Also, if you decide that you would like a custom piece, like a smaller-than-normal or portable island like the one pictured below, would that cause your entire purchase to considered “custom?” We work with cabinet manufacturers (Bertch brand, Legacy model) that will allow you to add a custom piece or two to your order without causing the additional expense of an entirely custom line.
These are just a few of the things to consider. We are happy to help you at any point… whether you’re ready to get started now or if you see your project six months down the road. Please don’t hesitate to call and let us know how we can help you design and plan for your new space.
Moss Building & Design is proud to be a Gold Sponsor of the 2nd Annual EarthDay@Loudoun Family Festival. The festival is being held this Sunday, April 25th, 2010 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Willow Creek Farms in the Broadlands. Moss was a sponsor last year and was impressed by how well the event was organized and attended.
This event is rain or shine. We hope that you will come and join us we will continue with our celebration, even though showers are likely. If the weather condition becomes unsafe, the EarthDay@Loudoun.org website and Facebook page will be updated by 6am on Sunday.
Organizers of the EarthDay@Loudoun Family Festival say overall exhibitor and community interest in this year’s event is beyond their expectations. Having to turn away several exhibitors who offered sponsorships in the past few weeks due to venue limitations, event Co-chair Oya Simpson said the interest is unprecedented. “Our venue is a dream for anyone interested in eco-friendly alternatives, environmental organizations’ work and most importantly youth groups that are doing great sustainability projects. We will have over 100 exhibitor booths on-site weaved throughout the farm at Clyde’s Willow Creek Farm offering nearly everything imaginable for the eco-conscious individual,” said Simpson.
The mystery tool in our How Cool Is That Tool Contest was…a Biscuit Jointer!
Congratulations to our winners and thanks to everyone who sent in their guesses. For fun, we’re posting the final two video clues. Would these have given you that last bit of info you needed to be a big winner?!
Okay–I’ll admit it–I had to ask what a Biscuit Jointer even does, so just in case you did too: a biscuit jointer is used to cut slots into the edges of the pieces of wood you need to join together. A football-shaped, lightweight, wood biscuit is inserted and glued between the slots to create a secure joint. It’s also sometimes called a Plate Jointer or Joiner.
Congratulations to our first and second place winners of “How Cool is That Tool?” Jim and Mary, respectively. Jim will be receiving an iPod Touch and Mary will be receiving a new kitchen faucet. Since we received two correct answers so quickly, we determined that our picture clue may have been a LITTLE too big. But, leave it to a man to google the picture and solve the puzzle in “10 minutes or less.” (His words.)
So, we’ve decided to throw another iPod Touch into the mix and let the contest continue with Jim and Mary sworn to secrecy. Have fun and keep those answers coming.
