Different Types of Wood Cabinets

If your kitchen or bathroom cabinets are getting worn out, outdated or becoming obsolete in style, or if they have scratches or nicks, it’s time to do something. You can have other options than just replacing your cabinets. You can apply quality refinishing job to make your cabinets return to their original look. You can hire cabinet refinishers or refacing experts to refurbish them which will entail lower cost than to replace them.

In doing this, you need to know from wood experts the different kinds of wood made for cabinets to guide you on what type of services you need to apply in restoring them. The types of wood cabinets are:

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Cherry

Most of fine furniture is made of cherry, which is identified for its even, closed-grain and uniform patterns. This type of wood cabinet is considered top ranking in hard woods. It displays a pinkish-brown hue when it is raw and has a variety of shades in white, yellow, green, pink and gray colors. The main identities of cherry wood are mineral streaks, spots of gum and bits of pinholes. This type of wood will become darker with years of exposure to sun or any kind of artificial lights.

Maple

This wood is known for its strength and shock resistance that’s why it is normally used as hard wood floors and in bowling alleys. It has a white natural color and its color variations range from light red brown heartwood to white-colored sapwood.

Hickory

Hickory is hard, heavy and has a strong shock resistance. Its natural characteristics are intermittent pecks, burls and mineral streaks in its fresh and finished condition. It has different color variations ranging from white to chocolate brown.

Oak

Oakwood is strong, heavy and has a great shock resistant capacity. It is widely used for cabinet-making and fine furniture. It has various colors like salmon-pink and dirty white.

Birch

This strong, hard wood is resistant to any form of abrasion making it primarily suited as kitchen cabinets. It is even textured and fine-grained. It has a creamy white or yellowish color. It can be identified through a display of small pin knots or shiny burl wood. Its smooth surface produces a beautiful blend of textures, paints, stains or polishes. In the past, most kitchen cabinets were made out of birch wood. Today, birch still remains a popular choice due to its lower price and ease of workmanship.

Whether your cabinets are made of the above types of wood, there’s nothing to worry. If you like the look of maple but your cabinets are made of oak, the kitchen cabinet refinisher can do something to do what you want. Your kitchen cabinets can have a factory finish for half the cost than it would entail to have new cabinets.

Highly skilled refinishers can restore the looks of your kitchen or bathroom cabinets in less time and lower cost. Your cabinets will look like brand new and will have no more scratches, marks or dents. There are many colors available that you can choose from to paint or stain your cabinets. When the job is done, you will certainly be amazed about the outcome.

Different Types of Wood Cabinets

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