Getting the Most Function out of Your Cabinets

Quality cabinet design should never be taken for granted. 

In your home, the kitchen is the central hub of the house. It's the place where you enjoy your morning coffee and late-night snacks. It's where you do all your homemade baking and whip up your family's favorite meals. With so much time spent in your kitchen, it's crucial to have a quality cabinet space. Trying to enjoy your kitchen can become a little tricky if your cabinets are working against you instead of working for you. 

Here are a few ideas to make your cabinets work for you and not against you:

Under-cabinet lighting: 

Have you ever been cooking over the stove or chopping up produce and thought you saw something wrong with your food, but it was just a strange shadow? Or have you ever tried capturing the perfect picture of the delicious-looking meal you cooked but the poor lighting in your kitchen cast a lousy shadow? Under-cabinet lighting is a great low-cost solution for poor lighting. Under-cabinet light will give you that perfect extra amount of lighting to work in your kitchen and increase functionality. 

A cabinet designated for trash cans: When trying to maximize your kitchen space, sometimes the trash can gets in the way. You can easily bump into it, or it sticks out like a sore thumb because there's no right spot for it. By installing your trash can in one of your cabinets, you'll increase the workflow in your kitchen, and you won't have to worry about your trashcan becoming an eyesore! 

Pull-out storage solutions:

As you're cooking in the kitchen and pulling out the spices and utensils you need to prepare your meal, things can get messy quickly. Other oils or spices can get knocked over as you're reaching to grab that spice at the back of the cabinet. It can also be a hassle to look for the spatula or spoon you need when your utensil drawer is unorganized. But with pull-out storage solutions, all that frustration and hassle go away. With pull-out storage, you can easily organize your spices and utensils and keep them tucked away for a clean and uncluttered look.

Tupperware cabinet: We all know the frustration of searching for the matching lid to your tupperware container or fumbling around with your tupperware to find the right-sized container. To eliminate this problem, make a dedicated cabinet for your tupperware. You can install a tupperware organizer in one cabinet so that all your tupperware will be neatly organized and easy to grab when you're ready to put food away. 

These customizations to your brand new kitchen cabinets will maximize your enjoyment because it makes your life a little bit easier! If you are interested in custom cabinets or adding any of these features to your existing cabinets, call us at 210-680-5626. Keith will be happy to meet with you for a free consultation.

----KM BUILDERS is San Antonio's premier design-build remodeler specializing in kitchens, bathrooms, room additions, and whole-house remodeling. We boast the largest in-house staff in San Antonio, offering architectural design, interior design, and cabinet design for all your home remodeling needs!----