In today’s featured video, long time Crown Point employee, Clide Quimby, demonstrates the assembly of a drawer base cabinet!  Take a look!

A towel bar doesn't necessarily have to be in a dedicated cabinet

“OK, this is a pretty small issue, but anyway: I like the function of a towel bar, I just don’t want to give up the space for a base cabinet to house it. And I swore with this remodel I wasn’t going to just end up draping them or throwing them on the counter.”

The good news is that you can have your towel bar, and the better news is that you don’t have to dedicate a base cabinet solely for that purpose. You can have a towel bar component built into a standard base cabinet. In the photo, you can just see the end of the towel bar in the upper left corner of the base cabinet opening. (And yes, you may feel it’s a small issue, but it’s the little things that annoy us day after day. Hope this helps take one item off your list!)

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Increasing the depth of your base cabinet can gain you more space, and in this case, create visual interest

“With regard to base cabinets, what should I consider if I’m thinking of increasing the depth of my counter?”

Gaining a little extra countertop space is not unusual, and as far as base cabinets, it comes down to two choices: Keep them at their standard depth of 24″, and have your installer pull them forward the inch or two necessary. (The actual amount is dependent upon what you decide for countertop width).

The other choice is to have your base cabinets made deeper.

Comparing the two choices: with the first, it’s less expensive, but you end up with some wasted space.

The second is you gain space for all affected base cabinets, but will cost more.

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