Kitchen Cabinets

[Mario A. Morales]

I am thinking about building cabinets for our kitchen.  I have looked around for books dedicated to kitchen cabinet making, designs, etc... but I have not been able to locate any.  Do you have any recommendations?

[Onno Kok]

If you are looking for the basics for building the carcasses have you read?


http://www.kregtool.com/prodImages/basic_cabinetmaking_booklet.pdf

Hope this helps.

Onno

[Mark DePonzi]

Onno Thanks so much for that link !  Really simplifies the process for me, You have any more of those links to share ?

[Jay Boutwell]

Mario, there are many books geared to building cabinets however most are generic in nature.  They will give you the how to and how not to but do little in actually giving you information as to how to build the kitchen cabinet that you may want.  This is especially true if you are designing cabinets for your own home.  I usually advise my customers to go to a few home centers like lowes and home depot and look at the cabinets they offer for sale.  By doing this you can see for your self the differenct designs and styles that are available and by studying the method used in construction you can get a good understanding of how they are built.  This will also give you a good understanding of quality in cabinet building as you can see and compare the top of their line with the bottom end of the cabinets.  Focus on the best and study the methods used to build them. 

If nothing else this trip will give you information and ideas about what you wish to build.  I think it will be very educational as well as giving you and your wife a good idea as to what you each like and dislike. 

[Billy Waguespack]

Mario,

Take the advice of both Onno and Jay, this is exactly what I did before I built my kitchen cabinets. You can see my pictures and many others here on this community.

Good luck

[Ken Darga]

There are some good ''cabinet making'' books on todays market.

Books are great to have in ones library of info, for ''at the ready'' reference.

Browsing the books stimulates thinking.

[Alberto Marin]

Hi Mario,

If you search you'll find :-)

Build Your Own Kitchen Cabinets
Danny Proulx
Popular Woodworking Books
ISBN: 1-55870-461-2

Step By Step Cabinets & Shelves
Better Homes and Gardens
ISBN: 0-696-01065-8

Designing and Building Cabinets
The New Best of Fine Woodworking

Kitchen Cabinets
The Art of Woodworking
Time Life Books

Also you will need a good router bit set like the Freud 97-158, they are really good. Go to Youtube and make a 'Freud router bits' search. Watch the videos and ... enjoy!!!

Suerte Campeón!! (la vas a necesitar, jajajajaja!!!)

[Mario A. Morales]

I appreciate everybody's comments and suggestions.  This gives me a great starting place.  

[justin waldron]

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3uOkMK4UqM   Mario, check these videos out, there are 7 parts total.  This is the way that I build my cabinets, as well as Jay. 

[weyes2013]

    OPPEIN generally has five kitchen cabinets design styles which are classical, contemporary, neoclassic, country and simplified style.  Maybe this five kitchen cabinet styles can be considered to design.

    Some pictures samples

    

White Kitchen Cabinet

    Purple Kitchen Cabinet

For more kitchen cabinets design styles please visit http://www.chinakitchencabinets.net/ProductsType/Kitchen-Design-Sty...

[joseph]

The most eye catching aspect of any kitchen is bound to be the kitchen cabinets, and well designed cabinets will inevitably attract as much attention as outdated or damaged cabinets.It's easy to create your ideal kitchen cabinets from the wide variety of cabinet materials on the market, which is important because the material and finish will make a huge impact on the final appearance of your kitchen. Many kitchen cabinets are made using solid wood, but laminate, glass, veneer and bamboo are other options that are very popular and can make a statement.