Glazed cabinets and end panels

12 years ago

We have chosen cabinets (Kemper maple, coffee glaze finish) but were told by the cabinet person that the regular sides of cabinets without the decorative panels were not glazed and therefore look different than the fronts. She says that the difference is more dramatic for some finishes, such as white, than for others, but that it's hard to say whether the difference for the finish we've chosen will be very obvious.

The price for decorative end panels on all our ends adds 10% to the overall cost of the cabinets - we have a lot of ends apparently.

I should say that the "glaze" is very subtle - I didn't realize that's what I had picked out until we sat down to price it out - but I haven't seen a non-glazed version of that color for these cabinets.

Has anyone else encountered this issue? I never really thought about the sides of cabinets before now, and not really thrilled about this possible extra cost.

Thanks!

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User
12 years ago
It's those little details that really make the difference. A well detailed space jus looks more finished and intentionally designed.
wamot
12 years ago
I wouldn't spend the money on the panel if budget is an issue.......and I personally don't care for glaze....
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romy718
12 years ago
I'm pretty sure it would bug me if the color of the ends didn't match the rest of the cabinets.
granada222
Original Author
12 years ago
I am trying to figure out the extent to which the color match would be noticeable. We have about 8-10 end panels, some of significant size (e.g. the sides of pantries).

wamot, I am generally not a fan of glazed cabinets either, but find this one to be so subtle that I didn't even realize that that was the finish - I just liked the shade of wood.

Perhaps I am asking the wrong question here -- does everyone on GW put a solid wood end panel on each exposed cabinet end? Is this just a given, or am I clueless? It just seems like some of the ends, like the ones that don't face out into any area where folks would be sitting - don't necessarily call out for the extra cost of the formal end panels. FWIW, our cabinets are shaker style, pretty simple, so the difference between cabinet fronts and a plain side aren't as dramatic as if we had chosen another cabinet design.
ardcp
12 years ago
maybe the kd means a flush end or furniture finished end? with darker stains, my kd said the end veneer is more noticeable. the part of my builder cabs that got ugly first was the veneer ends so i planned for flush finished ends in my budget(which was small) since it was important to me. it is not the kind of end where a door front is attached, just the finished end. i don't know what it cost but i think it is worth it.
my cabs are shaker style too. it is hard to see in the pic but the finished sides are flat like a dresser. the other cabs have that ridge that sticks out from the side
Awnmyown
12 years ago
I did a mix of flush furniture ends, veneer and real end panels, as you say depending on location. Which personally met the budget and still looked awesome. Key areas all got the real end panels, and then we used flush furniture ends where you'd notice them if you looked. Veneer was kept to when it was against a wall or appliance. Was worth the extra $$ to me.