Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Kitchen Remodel Using Salvaged Cabinets


When Walter and Mary Kreidel decided to remodel their kitchen on Long Island New York, they were in quite a pickle. How could they afford all of the labor that was necessary to remodel their kitchen, and still afford high quality cabinets?

They did not want to compromise the quality of the job, but were still way out of budget because of the number of cabinets they would need for their kitchen remodel. "We were looking at a price range in the tens of thousands of dollars on cabinets alone." said Walter.

After many weeks of research, and disappointing visits to kitchen showrooms, Mary's sister told her of Green Demolitions in Norwalk Connecticut.

"High quality cabinets can be affordable"

The basis of this company is to take cabinets and other architectural elements from homes and estates and to offer them for sale to home owners and contractors a fraction of the price that they would retail for if they were bought new.

The Best Part? The company is a not for profit that supports the outreach programs of (All Addicts Anonymous) which is a twelve step program designed to help any recovering addict.

Can I design my kitchen?

Although Mary Kreidell has no backround in kitchen design, she was attentive in the research and design of almost every element in her new kitchen. From actually measuring her existing space to making sure her "green" cabinets would fit. She added the diamond shaped muntins on the glass doors, and repeated the design on the windows in the adjacent room a bit of green stained glass adds some color and ties all of the pieces together.

The next step would be to find a kitchen specialist who could install the cabinets, and provide the Kreidells with matching custom cabinets to create a seamless transition from old to new.

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