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New Cabinets or reuse xisting in kitchen remodel?

Have been planning on reusing current cherry cabinets in our kitchen remodel until today, our contractor suggested we get new. The cabinets are 20 years old, are in good shape with a few dings, but overall good. Need help!



New cabinets
Re-use existing cabinets

Comments (4)

  • PRO
    8 years ago

    These are beautiful cabinets. I would reuse them with the suggestion of painting them a brighter color (White/Grey) and if you had an Island, possibly a navy blue.

  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    or, just get rid of some uppers everyone is doing a hutch these days i did one 5 years ago and its a deco piece and looks great only and a waist and crap sits in front of it i have to move to get in the drawers...Id play around with a built in hood or hood with vent pipe shelves both sides and or behind stove some baskets for patoes, onions ect. some shelves and maybe paint what you have if your tired of it or just a hood with a vent pipe...hoods any kind i always one size bigger than your stove so a 36" range then a 48" hood...no playing around...and Id keep the oven box maybe paint it a different color all together top to bottom if ditching uppers maybe im wrong id play with alot of ideas..blowing 7K-10K on new would be my last resort youve alot of life left in thats set up!! You could add the uppers to your laundry room or a wet bar ect somewhere else or garage. Those look to be qualtity all wood cabinets too; no?

  • 8 years ago
    Compare cost of painting and removing decorative trim to new cabinets...it may also depend on cost and your budget.
  • 8 years ago

    describe a remodel when reusing existing cabinets and not changing the layout? new counters? floors? keeping existing window and not moving anything?