There is nothing that sets the tone and feel of your kitchen more than the wood you choose for your kitchen cabinets. Depending on your wood choice, your kitchen can look bright, sunny, rich, dark, vintage, retro, or several other different looks. Your choice of wood also affects the longevity of your kitchen cabinets. This is especially important in the features of your cabinetry that get used the most. A drawer is a feature of cabinetry that gets used multiple times every day. Being pulled out and pushed back in for years and years can wear on the wood and its runners and components. If you want your kitchen to stay looking nice for as many years as possible, it is important to pick the best wood.
One of the most common woods used in making drawers is birch. Birch is a subtle close-grained hardwood. The grain is usually straight but can also be wavy or curly, a lot like maple wood. Colors of birch can range from a creamy hue to a darker reddish-brown. The surface of birch is smooth and even and can be easily painted or stained to look like another wood such as walnut or mahogany. However, many people who choose birch prefer its unstained contemporary look.
Cherry is another popular and classic choice for kitchen drawers of both traditional and contemporary styles. The grain of cherry can be fine to medium, depending on the wood choice. The color of cherry is normally a reddish-brown hue. One of the best qualities of cherry is that it ages beautifully and darkens as it ages. Another popular feature of cherry is some pieces of the wood have knots in them, which can add a charming quality to the drawer.
One of the most beloved and popular wood choices for cabinet and cabinet drawers for many years has been maple. The texture and uniform grain make it an ideal wood choice for all different styles of home styling from traditional to contemporary or modern. Maple has several different color choices, but most light hues like a light tan or cream. At its darkest it can be a reddish-brown.
One thing about kitchen drawers that people may not know is that the inside box of the drawer can often made of a different material than the outside. Common materials for drawer boxes are birch or some kind of composite wood.
The best way to choose the ideal wood for your cabinets and drawers is to have someone show you samples or pictures. This way you can decide which of these beautiful woods will best fit your kitchen.
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Drawer Depot (http://www.drawerbuilder.com/) is a custom drawers. Art Gib is a freelance writer.
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