Wellborn Cabinets
Bathroom cabinets, kitchen cabinets, bedroom cabinets—there are so many different rooms in a home where cabinets are an essential part of the décor and indeed, an essential part of the room itself! Cabinets are great for organizing and storing many different types of items, such as toiletries, papers, towels, food… and many other things as well.
Now, you may be worried that a cabinet needs to be plain and boring, and that it will bring down the look of a room. But there’s no need for any cabinet, whether it’s in the bathroom, kitchen, or bedroom, to look drab and out of place! You may also wonder if a new cabinet is going to break your bank, but put aside those fears, because you can find cabinets with a price that works for just about any budget! The best place to buy customizable cabinets is Wellborn cabinets. Wellborn cabinets range from sturdy, dependable cabinets to luxurious elegant cabinets for any budget!
Wellborn cabinets come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, materials, and designs! Looking for a modestly priced cabinet with a simple, straightforward appearance? You can find Wellborn cabinets to fit your needs! Looking for a more extravagant, fully wooden cabinet with a fun and stylized design? You can find Wellborn cabinets to fit your needs! And not to worry—there are plenty more choices in between!
Wellborn cabinets are highly customizable, and for that reason you should definitely think about what you want to purchase before perusing their many options. What size would you like your cabinet to be? What is your price range? Are you looking for real wood, or would an imitation material be more suited to your needs? Do you want a cabinet that’s simple and plain? Or perhaps, you would like something with a more distinct design? Think about these questions and more as we look at some of the options that are available for Wellborn cabinets.
What we will be discussing at length are the materials that you can purchase for your Wellborn cabinets. The material you choose is very important. You should consider the color of the wood, any unique marks that you do or do not desire, and what the wood will look like if you decide to apply a colored finish to it. Some woods and materials are also more durable than others, and you will want to consider this when choosing a particular wood or other material for your Wellborn cabinets. The following are the original materials, without stains, that you are able to choose from!
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Cherry Wood – Wellborn cabinets made with cherry wood is an elegant choice for any cabinet. A rich red undertone gives the cabinet a sense of class and refinement. Wellborn cabinets made with cherry wood may occasionally have natural pitch pockets, tiny but dark red streaks of wood gum and tiny pin knots. Cherry wood is distinctive in its color and makes a fine choice for any Wellborn cabinets, whether it will be simple in design or more refined.
Poplar Wood—Wellborn cabinets made with poplar wood are usually straight grained and have a fine and even texture to them. Poplar wood has a creamy white to pale brown tone to it. Poplar wood looks best with medium toned varnishes, to highlight the creamy paler undertones to the natural wood. Poplar wood is a good choice for many types of cabinets.
Character Cherry Wood—Wellborn cabinets made with character cherry wood are characterized by their random knots of various sizes, small streaks of gum, and pitch pockets. The best feature of character cherry wood is its uniqueness. Because the pockets, steaks, and knots are random in occurrence, Wellborn cabinets made with cherry wood have their own special “character” to them! Character cherry wood is especially good for Wellborn cabinets meant for a more rustic or down to earth appearance.
Oak Wood—Made with authentic American red oaks, this wood is the most widely used hardwood for cabinets in America, and for Wellborn cabinets themselves. When Wellborn cabinets are made with authentic American red oak, the wood will have open pores, and produce dramatic and varied grain patterns and dark mineral streaks that are unique to each cabinet made with the material. Oak wood is, in addition to being the most used, one of the most versatile types of material in cabinet making!
Maple Wood—Maple wood is another popular choice in the cabinet making industry today. Maple woods features a fine straight grain, which have several distinctive and unique marks. Some of these distinctive marks on maple wood include “bird’s eye,” “fiddle back,” mineral streaks, as well as curly grain patterns. Maple wood can come in a tone from a fine creamy white to a more reddish brown color. Wellborn cabinets made with maple wood will suit any room or home because of its fine and natural appearance.
Hickory Wood—Hickory wood has very distinctive colors which contrast from light to dark, making for a unique appearance in any cabinet. Hickory wood is open grained and has a very sturdy appearance. However, hickory wood is not only sturdy in appearance—hickory trees are strong and stiff and produce very durable and long lasting cabinets. Wellborn cabinets made with hickory wood will be both long lasting and very dramatic because of the intense appearance of hickory wood.
Character Maple Wood—Like regular maple wood, character maple wood is unique and distinctive in appearance and a fine choice for any Wellborn cabinets. The color of character maple wood is similar to regular maple wood, that is—creamy white to a more reddish brown. However, randomly occurring knots, pin holes, worm holes, gum and bark pockets, heartwood and mineral streaks and other naturally occurring marks bring a unique and ‘natural’ appearance to any Wellborn cabinets made with this fine material.
Medium Density Fiberboard—This material is not natural wood. Medium Density Fiberboard is a man made material that is made by using both high pressure and high temperature. Wood fibers and a wax resin binder are combined and, by using the high pressure and high temperatures, creates a dense wood product. Medium Density Fiberboard is commonly used in construction, and though not made of wood completely, is much more sturdy than particleboard which is typically used in less expensive furniture. Medium Density Fiberboard is much lighter in color to the woods available to Wellborn cabinets.
These are just a few of the materials that you can choose from when purchasing Wellborn cabinets.
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Now, you must not only think about the material of your cabinet, but the finish as well! Finishes are used to protect and embellish wood and wood products. Finishes can be clear or colored, and a good finish will not only protect your wood cabinet but highlight the beautiful color and texture of the wood itself.
Finishes come in the following categories for Wellborn cabinets: Stains, which protect and color the wood of Wellborn cabinets; Stains with glazes, which protect, color, and give the wood a glossy shine; Heirloom, a matte finish of the highest quality.
Each type of wood has its own set of finishes that can be used. Many finish stains are dependent on the natural color of a wood—for example, the stain choices for cherry wood will be darker than the stain choices available for a lighter maple wood.
Not every type of finish is available for every type of material, and each material will have a slightly different end result when combined with a finish. The wellborn website provides an easy reference guide for each finish and each type of wood
Here are the most common finishes available for Wellborn cabinets.
Autumn spice, a dark red with a slight red tinge. Caramel, a light caramel brown. Espresso, a rich dark brown. Oatmeal, a lighter and duller brown. Hazelnut, an orange-brown color. Sable, a natural, earthy brown. Ginger, a spicy light brown. Cranberry, a berry-red combined with brown.
After looking at the type of material and finish you would like for your Wellborn cabinets, you should also consider the style of door you would like on your cabinet. The door is often the thing that most people first see when looking at your cabinet, and you will want to pick a door that you find aesthetically pleasing and functional for the space that your cabinet will occupy.
The most popular style of door for Wellborn cabinets is the square profile door. There are several different styles of square profile door, and each depends on the type of material your Wellborn cabinets are made of. Each square door includes a square door and a coordinating square drawer, typically on the top. The most popular square door is the Harmony door for Cherry Wood cabinets. It is a more plain design, but still adds a refined touch to any cabinet with its simplistic square outline and fine design.
Another type of door is the Arch door. The Arch door on Wellborn cabinets features a square base on the bottom with an arched top, and includes a coordinating square drawer. The most popular Arch door for Wellborn cabinets is the Rose Hall door, an elegant thicker door with an outlined arch and beautiful appearance no matter the material being used.
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There are of course many other options to consider when purchasing Wellborn cabinets, but with the type of material, finish, and type of door in mind you can begin your journey on the road to purchasing a fine cabinet for any room in your home. Other types of doors are the Cathedral door, which on Wellborn cabinets features a “Cathedral” style arch with a square base; the Shaker style door, which features clean square lines with flat frontal panels; and finally Slab doors, which are sleek, edge-banded, and provide a modern look for any Wellborn cabinets.