Greeley Kitchen Cabinets

Greeley kitchen cabinets are meant to be an added support system for a Greeley family. They can be stocked for harsh winters, or filled with fresh summer produce from the Greeley Farmers' Market. Colorado families come from a variety of cultures, such as Swedish pioneer ancestors' or the Mexican settlers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Both the Scandinavian and Mexican cultures have distinct decorative styles that translate well into a modern Greeley home.

Scandinavian Colorado Chic

With the rise of the Swedish design store IKEA, the modern Scandinavian approach became popular throughout the United States. In Greeley, homes were decorated in the Scandinavian style long before, when the first wave of settlers came to the newly founded town in the 1880s. The Colorado town had started as the Union Colony only 11 years before.

Scandinavian design is characterized by minimalism, simple shapes and clean lines. The best materials for Greeley kitchen cabinets are the modern laminate and veneer. Unlike traditional cabinetry that requires wooden frames to cover up the rough edges of a cabinet's box, laminate and Colorado veneer cabinetry is made with a resin that is pressed into plywood. Laminate Greeley kitchen cabinets are notably easier to clean and more durable than hardwood cabinetry.

Laminate can be made in a variety of colors, but it is commonly used in shades of white, black and gray, in the minimalist tradition. This blank white canvas can serve as a great backdrop for other décor decisions like curtains, dish ware and vases. Like Finnish design company Marimekko, Scandinavian décor is geometric, simple and brightly colored.

Luckily Greeley kitchen cabinets made in these minimalist styles can often be chosen from stock cabinets. Unlike semi-custom and custom cabinets, stock cabinets are similar to floor models. They are made to common specifications and measurements, and they usually cost less than customized Greeley kitchen cabinets.

Greeley Mexican Tradition

Another great decorative tradition is the Mexican kitchen. Similar to American Country kitchen cabinets, the Mexican kitchen is comprised chiefly of open cabinetry. If you have a collection of pottery, figurines or Talavera plates that you would like to show off, then this style will work well in your "cocina."

There are a few ways to creating beautiful open Greeley kitchen cabinets. You can choose to have a customized wooden shelf constructed of your favorite wood and screwed into your walls, giving you the refined cabinet style you have always wanted. They can be fitted with dowels to separate plates, or left open to display pottery. Alternatively, you can choose stock cabinet boxes with the doors removed.

Either type can be left in its wooden form or painted with white or bright colors. Some popular Mexican décor colors include red, cobalt blue, terra-cotta and yellow. You can also antique them with brown stains or paints for a rustic look. Consult with a CO designer who is certified by the National Kitchen and Bath Association on which colors will match or transform your current décor.

If you don't want to showcase your dish ware or plates, then choose hardwood and rustic metal pulls to compliment the Mexican style. If you don't have the budget for hardwood Greeley kitchen cabinets, then you can combine a plywood cabinet box and a hardwood door, or choose veneer cabinets with a faux wood grain. Metal accents pair well with modern stainless steel ovens and refrigerators.

However, if you do want to fill your kitchen with hardwood Greeley kitchen cabinets, there are a number of native CO hardwoods to choose from. Choices include: pine, spruce, maple, aspen, oak and ash. Check to see if your supplier uses wood that is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council as North American.

Accessorize your Mexican cocina in a way that will help your family take advantage of it. The Mexican kitchen is traditionally both well used in the culinary and the family sense. Family members gather to discuss cooking and life. Place wooden chairs and tables outside of your counters; they can serve as comfortable seating areas or as extra prep space.

If you don't want to paint your cabinets in bright colors, you can install ornate Mexican tile as a backsplash or on the counters. If you don't want to paint your walls, hang bright textiles. Traditional Mexican textiles depict geometric patterns, floral designs and more.

In one way the Mexican style is the antithesis of Scandinavian design, in that it encourages many different colors, patterns and styles to be mixed throughout the room to create a cozy CO atmosphere. In another way, they both use neutral colors as a backdrop for bright accessories. You can choose to what extent you want to adopt these styles for your Greeley kitchen cabinets. Both cultures value an ethic of hard work, home and family, which made Greeley the welcoming place it is today.