Get the New Kitchen Look Without Spending a Fortune

If you have and older home, you probably have a kitchen that's in need of a face lift.  You may have already replaced most of the appliances because you had to, but you continue to live the dark, ugly, old cabinets that were there when you bought the house.  They are, after all, functional.

"Many of the kitchen cabinets put into homes built in the 60's and 70's were constructed on site by finish carpenters, so the workmanship is phenomenal.  It's understandable that people don't want to replace them altogether, but just switching out the doors, drawer fronts and drawer boxes can give the entire room a new lease on life!  Bring it from drab to fab," says Steve Kaufer of MapleCraftUSA.com, a family-owned woodworking company specializing in kitchen cabinet related products.

If you have cabinets that make your kitchen look old and outdated, and want to get an idea of how they could look with new doors, log on to http://www.maplecraftusa.com and click on one of the links on the left hand side of your screen.  Among the choices you'll find there are solid wood, thermofoil, stainless steel, aluminum, painted, veneer, laminate and glass doors in a wide variety of styles and colors.

"The major benefit to refacing your cabinet doors rather than replacing your kitchen altogether is cost savings," says Kaufer.  New cabinets for an average-sized kitchen can cost as much as $10,000 or more.  Refacing the same kitchen will cost just a fraction of that amount.  At Maple Craft USA, refacing materials (doors, drawer fronts, drawer boxes, etc.) usually cost between $1,000 and $5,000 depending upon the design, material and finish chosen.  

Ready to find out how much it would cost to reface your cabinets?  Log on to www.maplecraftusa.com, find the cabinet doors you're interested in, print out a quote form, fill it out with what you want and either fax or email it in.  

Once your order is placed, you can expect to receive your new doors, trim and other supplies quickly, usually in 2 to 3 weeks!  Installation is fairly easy and many homeowner hobbyists can do it themselves.  Instructions are available upon request.

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