Kitchen cabinets make up a large part of any kitchen’s décor. Their style and color make a powerful impact on any visitor’s first impression. Stylish cabinetry color is the cherry on top of the overall layout of the kitchen. Customized cabinetry allows you to choose between stained cabinets or painted ones, keeping your desires and budget in mind. Both stained and painted cabinets can be an excellent choice for a custom kitchen. Although the choice of stained vs. painted is purely about one’s personal preferences, they both have positive and negative aspects.
Custom Kitchen: Custom Cabinets
Painted Cabinets
Painted cabinets are appealing to the eye because of their smooth and glazed appearance. Due to the wide range of colors, painted cabinets allow you more options for customization when compared to stained wooden cabinets. Cabinets can be customized using vibrant and bright hues that go well with your kitchen’s theme, decor, or style.
Moreover, painted cabinets are less expensive than stained ones as they can be manufactured using lower-quality wood or medium-density fiberboard. Paint has a thick coating that obscures all the wood grains and imperfections in the wood texture as it adheres firmly to the cabinet’s surface and still results in a lustrous look.
On the negative side, painted cabinets show more dust and even minor cracks around the joints and hinges.
Stained Cabinets
Stained wood is the choice of many who like the look and warmth of the wood grains accentuated with staining. It presents a traditional look as the stain is thin and does not cover the grains and wooden texture. Stained cabinets are easy to touch up after scratches or nicks since the stain doesn’t peel or scratch off. While paint requires sanding and repainting, the most challenging task with stain is matching the shade exactly.
Stain is only absorbed by natural wood. Since the grain of the wood is accentuated when stained, the quality of the wood has to be quite good, which is more costly. Fiberboard cannot be stained, and it is not recommended for cheaper types of wood (unless you’re going for a rustic look).
The color spectrum of stains is limited and has finite design options. In general, the labor involved in staining is less expensive when compared to painted cabinetry. Painting requires preparation – priming the wood, painting, and glossing to finish. Still, the quality of wood necessary for staining can be heavy on the pocket.
Stained or painted cabinets are both trending these days, depending upon your home’s overall theme and design. However, choosing between the two depends upon affordability, durability, and aesthetic design. Preferences, budget, space, and lifestyle, are the deciding factors.
Nubuildz
When building a home, choosing the cabinets for a custom kitchen can be overwhelming. However, the design experts at Nubuildz can help. Narrowing down the choices is the first step towards your dream kitchen. Check us out and see what we can do for you.
