Tips for Kitchen Cabinet

Rasa gedik nk wat satu entry psl kitchen cainet (KC) ni sebab umi sufira asking for tips for her lovepad..pasni kena ajak akak dtg raya umah tau!

1. Budget & practicality
Well, kalu lagi mahal lg lawa. Tak dapat disangkal lagi..hehehe. Tapi yg mahal x semestinya praktikal. For my side, I prefer the one that is affordable AND practical. sebab most of mommies time is at the kitchen right?tp kalu u ada budget lebih, boleh guna solid wood for the whole KC..owh!sesungguhnya mak x mampoooo...(yet!)

Solid wood kalu kena air, dia mengembang but bley shrink to its size back. Tapi u pakai chipboard, potensi utk mengembang tu mmg ada.

2. Style
Now it is up to you to have country look or modern look. For me I go for modern younger look!(eh..akak muda lagi tau!hehehe...)

Now we go to the details:
1. Working Top
As I wrote in your blog last time, baaanyaaaaak sgt pilihan worktop.

a) Solid surface
Pro:Solid surface mmg cantik, nampak smooth & silky gitu. sebab kalu L-shaped, at the joint tu mmg x nampak. Classy look.
Cons:Cepat calar, x leh numbuk sambal belacan sekuat hati..kena lemah gemalai gitu...another thing:MAHAL (utk akak laaa..)

b) Worktop
Sebab akak mmg dok arena chipboard nih, meh akak terangkan psl worktop. Worktop tahan lasak, x calar (because of the embossing feature). tapi still kalu nk numbuk guna lesung batu tu mmg kena waspada selalu..hehehe...tapi kalu kena air,kena cepat2 lap. that is one of the turn-offs for worktop for me. sbb akak ni mmg ada penyakit 'M'..:P

c) Solid wood
As I said..MAHAL. tapi mmg worth it!

d) Concrete slab (2x2)
Utk akak yg selalu kerjanya menumbuk sambal belacan & seangkatan dgnnnya,ini mmg pilihan kalbu...sebab tahan lasak, x calar, & kalis air!sbb 2'x2' is quite big, so quite smooth looking gaklaa...

2. Door finishing
a) Glossy acrylic ones (ada nama lain ke ha?)
Cepat calar!but very high class looking!kalu pakai warna hitam pun x pe sebab dia shining!so u bley adapt worktop kt atas tu yg cerah sket...

b) Chipboard with melamine paper
Yang ni agak murah sbb guna chipboard. Ada mcm2 kaler!mmg best...tp not very water proof..but who cares?pintu bukannya kena air kan?Melamine paper also ada yg glassy look, so various design u can see from there..(mesin melamine ni mmg akak yg jaga, so I know a bit about the designs & so on. Most of KC companies buy melamine products from us)

3. Hood & Hob
Kalu u punya hood & hob kt open area, pls bear in mind bila u masak, all the minyak2 will be spattered everywhere. so jgn letak brg kat sekeliling tuh. Ada org yg 'kepung' hood & hob area tu pakai dinding concrete so the problem solved (bley paham ke nih?)

Sebab rata2 org Melayu msk byk minyak, hood & hob is better to put in wet kitchen. Yg dry kitchen just put only the cabinets. Maximum storage!(and another reason to shop for more Corningware!hehehe..)

So that's all for now..ni pendapat I jer..it is up to you becoz lain org lain tastenya. Kalu sesapa ada lg nk tambah, silakan la yer!