Is It Worth It To Reface Kitchen Cabinets?

Just as installing tiles in a kitchen adds color to your kitchen, so also do kitchen cabinets give your kitchen a classy look.

Asides the fact that they are quite useful in housing your utensils and giving your kitchen an orderly look, they also contribute to the splendor of your kitchen.

One beautiful thing about kitchen cabinets is that you can change them at any convenient time to suit the decor of your home.

When planning a new look for your kitchen, it does not have to be a crazily expensive bank-breaking renovation.

Just a little change of cabinet’s doors and drawer fronts might suffice.

But then, does it worth it to reface your kitchen cabinets?

This is a question on the minds of quite a number of people.

Like why would someone want to pull out the doors of her kitchen cabinets to install new ones?

Well your reason for refacing should determine whether or not this action is worth taking.

Why you should reface your kitchen cabinets?

Before you think of refacing your kitchen cabinets, know if you are fully satisfied with the way your kitchen has been working overtime.

If you are not satisfied with the layout of your kitchen or you seem to need more space, refacing will not solve any of these problems.

Refacing your kitchen cabinets will not add extra support to the performance of your kitchen or create more space, it is only a kitchen-beautifying project.

These are a number of reasons why it worth it to reface your kitchen cabinets

It is a good way to transform your kitchen

Refacing your kitchen cabinets with pretty design, color and finishing that complement your kitchen’s decor, will totally transform your kitchen.

The reason such things as cabinets can have effect on the ambiance of your kitchen is because cabinets make up the most of your kitchen space.

So, if you are tired of working in the same boring-looking kitchen, you can return color and life to your kitchen by refacing the cabinets.

You might be wondering how changing kitchen doors would transform your kitchen since you are not changing the whole boxes.

Well, refacing beautifies the cabinet’s exterior, so anyone who strolls into your kitchen will think you have done a complete remodeling.

It is cost-effective

As I said earlier, you do not have to break your bank to enhance the beauty of your kitchen.

Refacing kitchen cabinets means providing a new facing for your cabinets.

This is not you changing the whole cabinet boxes, just the doors and drawer fronts, then you have everything looking brand new.

If you can improve the aesthetic value of your kitchen with just a little amount, then refacing should worth it.

Refacing is not totally cheap but cost less than replacement, depending on the quality of materials and size of your kitchen. 

It saves time

Some people do not have luxury of time, so they prefer quick and fast solution.

If you are one of these people and you feel your kitchen has lost its ambience, refacing will sure worth it.

With refacing, all that is needed to pull out are just the cabinet doors, then you replace them with new ones.

This takes less than a week or at most, a week to fix.

Hence, this idea will definitely fit into your busy schedule in such an easy way that remodeling won’t.

It is easy and hassle-free

If you were to remodel your kitchen, you would be left with no choice but to empty out your kitchen wares, dine out, stick to quick dishes, use paper plates and cups and even wash your plates in the bathroom.

All these do not come easy especially if you have a large family with kids.

Refacing however saves you from quite a number of stress. While your cabinets are being refaced, you can still make use of your kitchen.

It saves considerable money

Having to purchase a new custom cabinets would cost you more, compared to refacing the old ones.

So, if you are happy with the layout of your kitchen and how it works, you can consider a kitchen cabinet reface instead of a full kitchen renovation.

With this, you can save up for other needs while you give your kitchen a new stunning look.

It increases the value when putting your house up for sale

Refacing your kitchen cabinets might really worth if you want to sell your house off.

This part of the home attracts buyers a lot.

So, if you chose to put your house on the market, you should consider refacing your cabinets.

Not only will this attract potential buyers, you will also spend less and be able to sell your house off at a high amount.

I do not think anyone would be excited to purchase an expensive house they would still have to spend a lot on remodeling.

You can give your house a great selling point by putting up pictures of what the kitchen looked like prior to renovation and after renovation.

It creates good impression

Even though the kitchen is quite a personal place in a household, I believe the state of your kitchen determines people’s perception about you.

Of course, it might not be the place where your visitors hit first time they stroll into your house but there is a possibility that your guests might want to help themselves to something in the kitchen without bothering you, or might even want to appreciate you for the sumptuous meal by cleaning up.

Conclusion

Refacing your kitchen cabinets is not a kitchen project you consider when your cabinets are all broken down and in bad shape structurally.

Refacing would only worth it if your cabinets are still structurally okay.

Functional kitchen cabinets are best for refacing.

So before you consider a kitchen refacing project for your kitchen cabinets, check the structural condition of your cabinets so you would not waste money on what will not work.