Creative Kitchen Cabinet Ideas
Beverage Cabinets
A wine cooler, relocated from elsewhere in the house and outfitted with new beverage drawers on the bottom, turns part of this pantry into a drink station.
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Innovative Materials
This homeowner customized her cabinets by using corrugated metal on the face of her cabinet doors.
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Open Cabinets
For easier access to storage and to make collections more visible, keep your upper cabinets open.
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Mix of Styles
You can mix types of cabinetry—open, closed, and glass—to best utilize your space.
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Corner Cabinets
The intersection of two cabinet runs can create difficult-to-use storage space. Accessories like lazy Susans can help you access this space.
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Furniture Feet
Furniture-style feet adds vintage character to cabinetry.
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Utility Cabinets
Full-height utility cabinets are a great place to store tall items like brooms and mops.
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Over the Refrigerator
An over-the-refrigerator cabinet is deeper than other upper cabinets. It is the perfect place for storing large or seldom-used items. Consider using glass front doors if you are storing decorative items.
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Cabinetry Disguise
These creative island cabinets look like ordinary drawers, but really open like little doors.
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China Treasure Chest
Built-ins make beautiful solutions for any space and ensure that there is a place for everything. This dreamy china cabinet features antique French windows as doors, plenty of space for china, and a base outfitted with Pacific Silvercloth for storing silver.
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Glass Doors
Opt for glass-doored cabinets to give a lighter and more open feel than cabinets with solid doors would.
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Unique Materials
You can create cabinet door inserts using unique materials like louvered panels, hole caning, patterned tin, or wire grating.
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Disguised Cabinets
Framed family photos that act as cabinet doors disguise ample storage for dinnerware.
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Tall Displays
Use glass door cabinets for display storage in hard to access spaces.
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Freestanding Storage
Use an antique cabinet instead of built-in cabinetry in the kitchen to store china, crystal, and company-worthy serving pieces.
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Cool Stock Cabinetry
A deep teal shade of Benjamin Moore's Bermuda Turquoise on the island stands out against the light aqua cabinets in Benjamin Moore's Kensington Green.
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Appliance Hideaway
These inexpensive Shaker-style stock cabinets house the microwave, giving the kitchen a clean, polished look.
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Classic Finishes
White cabinets, polished nickel hardware, a subway tile backsplash, and honed-marble countertops with curved ogee edges all give the kitchen an upscale look that won't become dated.
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Sleek Cabinet Hardware
Drape colorful kitchen towels over these stylish (and user-friendly) pulls.
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Chicken Wire Cabinets
Lining some of the kitchen-cabinet door frames with this inexpensive, airy material adds farmhouse character.
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Secondhand Cabinets
To get the most bang for your buck, grab matching cabinet doors from a secondhand outlet. These cabinets are from Habitat for Humanity ReStore (habitat.org), a home-improvement outlet that sells gently used goods to support the nonprofit.
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Neutral Treasures
Highlight a neutral collection by painting the interior of glass-doored cabinets in a contrasting color.
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Pull-Out Pantry
A pull-out pantry component can help take advantage of an awkward slender space.
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Vintage Storage Space
Not enough built-ins? Use vintage cabinets or hutches for added storage.
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Built-In Display
Open shelving is an excellent feature for showing off all your prettiest china and serving pieces. In this case, a chicken wire screen helps soften the graphic effect of the built-in display.