Upgrading Builder Grade Cabinets

I ve been hard at work in our kitchen finishing up a few smaller projects.

Upgrading builder grade cabinets.

Builder grade cabinets often come without hardware. How to upgrade the end of your builder grade cabinets hey there. 12 easy ways to upgrade basic kitchen cabinets. Most cabinets will have that face part that will make things.

With some chicken wire and white chalk paint craft blogger amy gregson transformed her builder grade oak cabinets. There are a lot of great things about a builder grade house. They boast acrylic crystal faucets strips of lightbulbs hung above the mirror in all their tacky glory and oak vanities in an unnatural shade of orange. 9 easy updates to a builder grade bathroom.

While this isn t horrible it s not the custom look we are going for. Paint plus paint is a go to option for cabinet makeovers. Builder grade cabinets builder grade cabinet. Add cabinets on top of the existing cabinets.

So we came up with a. Give your kitchen a low cost makeover by upgrading your builder s cabinets with custom details starring paint new hardware and more surprising ideas. Adding smaller cabinets above each existing cabinet to fill the space and make your kitchen look more custom. Consider upgrading for details like taller cabinets a kitchen island and led strip under cabinet lighting.

Want to give your outdated or builder grade kitchen cabinets a fresh new look. In our townhouse master we did a simple diy and framed in the existing mirror. Have your builder put in. It doesn t make a lot of sense to opt for builder upgrades in this area.

You ll be surprised at the dramatic visual change some stylish hardware can add to your boring builder grade cabinets. Email send text message. In many of our bathrooms we have just had the very large plain builder grade mirrors which work fine but if i have the chance i always like to give them a little update. While still functional cabinets without hardware create a lack of visual interest in the room.

Most builder grade cabinets have a blank space at the end if they aren t between walls. Builder grade cabinets often are installed with space above the cabinets like in elisha s kitchen above. And after you buy the home for that significantly lower price there are tons of ways that you can make it unique and expensive looking for a fraction of the cost of buying a custom home. Add style and functionality for a fraction of the cost of putting in new cabinets with these tricks.

I love our kitchen but i ve planned all along to add some small details that add some interest and character. These things are difficult and costly to upgrade later on and will all go a long way toward making your kitchen look more gourmet. Most notably the price. Builder grade bathrooms you know the ones we re talking about.

Start slideshow 1 of 14. Come see how we gave her cabinets a custom upgrade in a few minutes.