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Woods and Finishes: Which is Best For You?

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Cabinets can add so much character to a space – with seemingly endless options, cabinets can make a room feel light and airy, dark and moody, or warm and earthy. When picking out custom cabinets for your space, knowing the differences between wood types and finishes can help you customize the right cabinets for you.

Wood Types

Each type of wood has its unique characteristics and benefits. Below are some of the main attributes that each type offers.

Woods and Finishes: Which is Best For You?
  • Knotty Alder
    This type of wood usually is light brown in hue and is decorated with mineral streaks and natural imperfections. It is excellent for staining, easily customizable to create darker tones if desired. Cabinets made with knotty alder make the space feel earthy, cozy, and homey.
  • Cherry
    Cherry is a reddish-brown wood that brightens up a space while keeping it warm. Within cherry, Rasmussen Custom Cabinetry offers two different kinds: standard cherry, and rustic cherry. The classic cherry wood has no knots, providing a good option for modern homes, while rustic cherry includes many knots, perfect for farmhouse style designs.
  • Hickory
    Hickory wood is a beautiful balance of light and dark tones, complemented with the natural grain patterns. This provides a homey atmosphere, while maintaining a sophisticated feel in the room. Rasmussen also offers a Rustic Hickory Calico, which allows for maximum color and banding variation. The strength of this wood gives it a durability that is perfect for kitchens and living rooms.
  • Maple
    Nothing beats a classic and maple wood is definitely timeless. It has a creamy color with a uniform grain pattern, which provides a versatile base for any look. Because of its lighter color, maple is ideal for staining or painting. Rustic maple is often a popular choice because of how customizable it is. This wood is sturdy, resistant to moisture and scratches, and is an excellent choice for any room.
  • Rift White Oak
    This unique kind of oak is perfect for showcasing your space – its sleek, neutral tones provide the room with an airy, modern feel. For further customization, this wood is easily stained to accomplish the look you want. Scratch-resistant and durable, rift white oak is definitely a good investment.
  • Rustic Walnut
    If you like the cozy warmth of a cabin in the woods, then this is the perfect choice of wood. Rustic walnut has deeper, earthy tones that can be stained to achieve either a modern or antique look, depending on your wants. Walnut will often stain very darkly, which enhances the grain patterns and leads to a rich and luxurious look.
  • Red-Oak Plain Swan
    For those who like the look of rustic walnut, but can’t afford the price tag, Rasmussen provides red-oak plain swan as a more flexible alternative. It has a warmer base, but can easily be stained to achieve the look of most other woods. This wood can adapt to be a rustic or a timeless look and can work well in whatever space you’d like.

Finish Types

Woods and Finishes: Which is Best For You?

Similar to selecting a wood for your cabinets, choosing a finish can impact the look of the final result. Maybe you would like to keep the natural elements of the wood as is, or maybe you want to stain it or paint it to look a certain way. Wherever you stand, knowing the options can help you pick what will be best for you.

  • Oil-Based Stains
    Oil is a great option if you are wanting to adjust the color of the wood while maintaining the wood’s original grain. It soaks into the wood to provide a long-lasting look in the style you want it.
  • Water-Based Stains
    If you would still like to stain your wood but would prefer a quicker, more environmentally-friendly option, then water-based stains are a great alternative. The wood is able to dry more quickly with this kind of stain and the cabinets will be more easily recyclable.
  • Glaze Finishes
    Maybe you want to preserve the wood without impacting the color or look of it. Glaze can be a great option, due to its ability to function as a clear sealant and provide an extra layer of protection for your cabinets.
  • Paint
    A classic option that allows for endless customization options, paint is a great choice for cabinets in any space. There are multiple kinds of paint that you can choose from: oil, acrylic, chalk, water-based, and latex. Each of these comes with its own set of benefits, but paint can be an easy way to finish off the look of your cabinets if you don’t want the look of the natural wood showing.

Rasmussen Custom Cabinetry offers all of these options of wood types and finishes, providing the materials you need for the look you want.

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“I’m not fixing that,” You say to yourself. “It’s just a bathroom. Who’s going to really care?”

While it may seem like bathrooms don’t matter in the overall scheme of things, they are actually very important to creating the atmosphere you want in your home. Bathrooms can be places of relaxation if you know how to use and design it to its fullest potential. In this article, we provide 4 different bathroom ideas that can help you upgrade your bathroom. The tips that we provide can greatly help change the functionality and feel of your bathroom. 

Ideas to Upgrade Your Bathroom

Bathrooms Are Important

According to Forbes, one of the leading magazines and websites in business and culture, two spaces that buyers tend to analyze are the kitchen and the master bathroom. The bathroom can add to your:

  • Property value
  • Home’s environment
  • Home’s appeal
  • Home’s functionality

When your home’s bathroom lacks amenities and is visually unappealing, it can be difficult to enjoy. It can also be difficult to enhance its value and appeal. 

4 Bathroom Ideas That Can Change Your Home

Knowing that bathrooms can make or break your home’s image and environment, here are 4 ideas that you can use in your bathroom.

1. Add a medicine cabinet to your bathroom for a modern twist to a traditional concept 

Medicine cabinets are no longer considered “old” and traditional. Instead, nowadays, they’re seen as enhancing the bathroom. For example, a medicine cabinet is a discrete way of adding more storage space to this area of your home. Think about it: with medicine cabinets that have dual functions like a mirror and storage area, you not only have storage space, but you’re also adding to the bathroom’s overall function and appeal. Likewise, medicine cabinets that stand over the toilet minimize the cluckiness of having things like hangers and racks everywhere. These hangers and racks also tend to fall down and move around with the slightest touch. Not to mention, they’re also visually unappealing. 

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2. Use warm colors

Using warm colors can be very helpful to creating a relaxing and appealing bathroom. Warm colors can range from bold neutral colors to wood-stains on cabinets that emphasize a homey and natural feel.

Warm colors are inviting, friendly, and are also in style for 2021. Using colors that are popular can give your home an updated and remodeled look. Using warm colors is also a cost-effective way of enhancing your home’s image.  

3. Use paint that will last

Traditional paint colors and materials often don’t add to how clean your bathroom is. With the rise in different paints and paint material, it’s possible to make the paint in your bathroom last longer. If you’re a homeowner, you know how quickly moisture, grime and dirt can decrease the appeal and cleanliness of your bathroom. 

By having knowledge of paints and stains that last longer, you help save yourself some money. You save the cost of having to repaint often and also of having to clean areas that are already clean and well-maintained. If your paint looks old and faded, your bathroom will constantly look like it is unkept. 

4. Create a spa-like environment

The point in having a beautiful and discrete storage area like a medicine cabinet, as well as using warm colors and durable paint is to create a spa-like environment in your home. Think about why spas are so popular: they cater to your need for space, privacy, beauty and functionality. 

Using the tips that we provided above, you can create an oasis in your home that draws on your need for both practicality and comfort. Your home, and your bathroom specifically, should be a place where you can feel relaxed and happy. 

Rasmussen Custom Cabinetry Can Help You Upgrade Your Bathroom

At Rasmussen Custom Cabinetry, we can help you upgrade your bathroom. We can help you choose the right stains, paints, and custom finishes for your bathroom. By doing this, we help you save money and get the most out of our services. We also consider the design of your home as we customize your bathroom. 

In addition to this, we also design cabinets of all types including medicine cabinets. By taking a look at your bathroom and by discussing your needs with you, we can help you figure out the type of cabinet that would look best for your bathroom. 

Finally, as we help you upgrade your bathroom, we help you optimize your bathroom cabinets and will use different bathroom accessories to help you achieve the look and goals that you have. 

Call, text or email us for more information! By contacting us, we can go over your options and suggest bathroom ideas that are right for you and your home. You can also schedule an appointment with us. During your appointment, you’ll meet with an expert team member who can help you design the overall look that you want your bathroom to have. 

Filed Under: Custom Cabinets, Bathroom Cabinets, Bathroom Vanities

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