All About Wall Cabinets

The word 'cabinet' is a word that dates to 1549 Middle French cabinet, which means 'small room.'

Wall cabinets are like hanging 'small rooms.'

So many designs of these small rooms are available for so many different purposes; it can be hard to make a decision.

First of all, decide what your needs and purposes of a wall cabinet might be.

Then decide on the design.

Wall cabinet choices

The basic style of wall cabinets only includes a few:

With doors or without

Wall mounted curio

Corner

But the design options of these basic styles are endless.

Items stored in wall cabinets can vary:

Dishes, glasses, and fine china

Food items

Plasma TV and other entertainment center items

Books and other media

Collectibles

Jewelry

Storage

A wall cabinet may be constructed from:

Unfinishedoak

Solid wood

Metal

Plastic

Wall cabinets may be:

Contemporary

Traditional, with even a distressed finish

A hanging small room

Wall cabinets are usually mounted on a wall. Depending on needs, a wall cabinet or a wall mounted curio cabinet may be installed at eye level or a little higher.

A great characteristic of wall cabinets is they can show off what's inside or conceal it.

They can have many shelves or none.

How to install

Tools required for installation of wall cabinets or wall mounted curio cabinets are:

Apencil

A leveler

Studfinder

1-by-3 inch support rail

Drill Several 2-inch, or longer, screws

After gathering your tools, you can get to work on the installation:

1. Decide where on the wall you want to place the wall cabinet, and then draw a level line in pencil at the bottom of each cabinet. You can also pencil in each cabinet's complete outline to verify its proper location.

2. Locate the studs with the stud finder, and then line up the support rail's top edge with the line drawn for the bottom of the cabinet. Drive a few screws into rail and wall studs.

3. Align bottom edge of cabinet with top edge of support rail.

4. Drill pilot holes from the cabinet's back or its support rail into wall studs. Be sure screws penetrate studs at least 1 ½ inches.

5. Remove support rail.

6. Enjoy your wall cabinets!

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