Glass Front kitchen cabinets are a great choice to be added to your kitchen to alleviate the whole look and feel of your kitchen. They are capable of dividing a large room and create a display area for your favourite showpieces. And just like all other products, these too have pros and cons, and before buying a piece for your home, you should definitely have a look at these. Go through this article for a detailed review, then you can decide if you want to invest it for your remodelled kitchen.
PROS
Brightness
Glass reflects light and as a result, brightens up dark rooms. Glass display cabinets also creates an illusion of depth, more so if backed with a mirror, as it enlarges your kitchen design. You can place glass front cabinets near windows giving you an added benefit of lighting up your room with a reflected view.
Display
Glass display cases are a great place to store and show off beautiful items like crockery or crystal. The next time you buy decorative pieces, look for the dainty little ones that can make your cabinet look the most attractive. A comparatively thick cabinet frame would mean that you can hide smaller things that you do not like to display on the bottom shelf. Glass display cabinets with frosted glass would also mean elevating the look of your kitchen, but without reflecting what’s inside.
Lighting
Lighting up the insides of your glass kitchen cabinets is important to grade up the look of your cabinet. Not only do the lights illuminate the precious little good inside, but also adds another layer of warmth and interest to your kitchen.
Breaks The Monotony
While solid wood cabinet doors can look super classy and beautiful, too many of those creates a monotony. To break the monotony, you can try glass-front cabinets. They balance both dark and white cabinets beautifully and break the expanse, especially in case of larger cabinets. You can replace the wooden doors of your existing cabinets with glass, either one or all as per your liking and budget.
Changeable
Use the most of your glass front cabinets. How would you do that? By creating seasonal displays and decorating it during the holidays. You can also paint, paste colourful papers or cut outs on the back panel, that is visible from outside to change the colour scheme.
Creating A Space
You can create a space or border and distinguish your living and dining area with glass-front peninsula cabinets without being harsh. Peninsula cabinets not only light up the adjacent spaces but also define both the areas.
Visibility
It might sound obvious but seeing everything through glass makes easier to access the contents you need. It will also be easier for your guests to find out things from your cabinet if they are looking for some stuff.
Dust
As well as the dust, cooking also results in a lot of grease in your kitchen. Glass cabinets have brownie points over open shelving because they create an airy atmosphere without the need to wipe down shelves every day.
Now, that you have read the PROS as to why you should choose glass-front kitchen cabinets, it is time to look at the CONS.
CONS
High-Maintenance
You must have guessed it right. If you like to curate items to display, you must also be all geared up to keep them tidy. You can give it a second thought if you need a lot of storage space, and cannot dedicatedly keep clean and tidily displayed items. If storage is everything you need, then go for the sturdy, wooden doored storage display cabinets.
Expense
When you are putting up a glass-front kitchen cabinet, make sure the glass is of a high quality. The glass needs to withstand kitchen use. Only durable glass doors can be used for kitchen cabinets.
Dirt
Just because kitchen cabinets collect a lot of grime, soot and oil, your kitchen cabinets are bound to get affected. If your glass-front cabinet is near your stove, you will definitely need a good glass cleaner. The frames must be carefully wiped too as dust and grime tend to get deposited in the corners and crevices. Even if it is away from the kitchen, glass-front cabinets can easily get fingerprints and dirt spots. Regular polishing, thus, is mandatory for glass display cases.
Be Careful of Children and Pets
Be careful about glass used on lower cabinetry. You need to protect it from children and pets, as well as your own feet. Place your cabinets away from the reach of people, to reduce the chances of people getting hurt or you glass-front cabinets to get damaged.
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