mirrormirror: Kitchen Remodel: Cabinet Decisions

The first decision we had to make when it came to the kitchen was choosing the cabinets.

In the end it wasn’t a particularly hard decision – I wanted them to be white and they had to be from IKEA, since we wanted to spend what budget we had on things like countertops/worksurfaces (and fancy fridges, but that is another story).

We also had to take into account the age and style of the house. The horrible upstairs kitchen is essentially an 80s(?) extension on a 1912 craftsman house and the room itself has nothing particular to recommend it in the way of architectural features or mouldings. Which meant that we couldn’t go too modern, otherwise it wouldn’t look good with the rest of the house; and we couldn’t go too folksy, firstly because I’m just not that kind of a gal and secondly because we’re not exactly dealing with a charming country kitchen here.

As far as I could see that narrowed down the choices a lot. The Lidingo kitchen would be lovely if you DID have a charming country kitchen, but it was a little too fussy for this remodel.

{via Ikea USA}

I dithered about the high gloss Abstrakt – probably my fave - for a bit, but I think they would be a bit too space age for the rest of the house. It’s also one of the pricier options, and I was a bit worried about chipping the gloss finish. They sure are pretty though.

{via Design Crisis}

The panelled Stat might be a good choice if you didn’t already have a hideous panelled ceiling.

{via House to Home}

Which left us with the Adel cabinets. The lines are clean and modern, and classic enough to fit in with the rest of the house. I dithered about these a little – they’re coated with melamine and I was worried they’d seem too ‘plasticky’, but in the end they were the only option that really seemed to make sense.

{via Houzz}

I do admit to being hugely swayed by this lovely remodel which used them.

{via Little House Blog}

So there you are. Which ones would you choose? Remember you’re not allowed to say you hate the Adel doorfronts, because we have ten tons of Ikea boxes sitting in our basement, bought in the 15% off sale just before Christmas, and I would cry.

Here’s how the kitchen is looking at the end of week one. Yes, those are cabinets you spy being assembled.

We’re off to spend Winter Break in Palm Springs to escape from the carnage and so I can work on my massive Vitamin D deficiency. When we get back next Monday the bathroom demolition will start. God help us all.

Comments

You selected exactly the ones I would have based on the criteria! I think they are going to look great in the kitchen. I can't wait to see the finished job. Enjoy Palm Springs!

Posted by: Rebecca | 18 February 2013 at 04:52 PM

It's going to look so good! We went with Lidingo, but they made sense in our house. I was between that style and Adel, so I'm looking forward to seeing them in your kitchen.

Posted by: Nicole | 18 February 2013 at 04:57 PM