Tuesday, August 21

The Outdoor Kitchen Cabinets


In Orange County, its amazing to see the amount of outdoor kitchens going up in new construction and even in remodeled homes. I was in Shady Canyon in Irvine the other day and witnessed an outside kitchen that would make Wolfgang Puck blush. Here is another basic article on the rise in quality and popularity.
The evolution of new materials in recent years has separated outdoor kitchen cabinets into their own product scene. As with any industry, the demand for new and better products is driving the research and development divisions of companies who produce outdoor kitchen cabinets. The outdoor kitchen trend is growing quickly and as the manufacturers race to keep up with the demand, the quality and selection of the products that they are producing is growing with it. The frustrations and concerns that consumers once had in regards to limited selection and product availability are no longer an issue. The current material used in the construction of outdoor kitchen cabinets is different. Full Article.

Black Cabinets in the Kitchen?

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While I have seen many attempts at pulling off black kitchen cabinets, the execution is rarely flawless. I came across a blog attempting to answer this very question.

I'm doing some labor intensive, cost sensitive kitchen remodeling, starting with my cabinets. Do you think it's too much to have black cabinets in a "real life" kitchen? Do you think it's too much to have black cabinets in a "real life" kitchen? I have a typical Chicago kitchen (eat-in with one wall of cabinets and a heinous soffit) and the cabinets are now white. Do you think I could do black at the bottom and white on top? I'd really appreciate the feedback. See the Answer