The kitchen is often the most crucial room in the home. It is the space where you host and entertain guests, prepare meals, and enjoy time with your family. Kitchen cabinets are key for storage and organization. Once cabinets lose their functionality and looks, you start to wonder when you should replace your cabinets. Here are the top signs it’s time to update your kitchen cabinets.

Signs It’s Time To Update Your Kitchen Cabinets

1. Wear and Tear is Noticeable or Causing Dysfunction

There’s nothing wrong with a kitchen being “broken in,” but you don’t want to let your kitchen start to fall apart. If your cabinets have water damage including:
– warping, severe or minor
– areas that are soft to the touch
These two issues can cause structural damage, making your cabinets not function properly or be unable to safely store your products. Therefore, it could be time to update them.

2. There is a Lack of Kitchen Storage Space

Have you walked into your kitchen lately and thought there’s too much stuff laying around? But when you go to put it away you don’t know where to start? Not only do you want to have room to store things, but you need to have counter space to prepare meals. Your kitchen may not have space to add extra cabinets, but you can replace what you have with a cabinet that better utilizes the available space. Updated cabinets often have new storage saving space, and utilizing empty space more effectively leaves you plenty of places to put all of your kitchen gadgets.

3. The Cabinets are Outdated and Not Modern

Like everything else in the world, cabinet designs and trends change as the years go by. Does it feel old and dark when you walk into your kitchen? Then it could be time to update your kitchen cabinets. Replacing your kitchen cabinets will give your home’s focal point a whole new feel. This change will have your kitchen feeling bright and airy. 

Cabinet fronts also have different designs. Changing both the cabinet color and design can make it feel refreshed. Also, if you were to ever sell your home one day down the road, buyers would look for an updated kitchen. Make the investment now and enjoy your kitchen knowing it will pay off in the future.

4. Poorly Designed Layout for Storage

When designing your kitchen’s layout, you will want to make sure that your items are able to be stored somewhere that’s convenient for you. You do not want to have to travel from one side of the kitchen to the other side in order to get to your pots and pans. It would make sense for them to be near your sink and oven. Before making any changes, step back and really think about how your kitchen flows (or doesn’t). 

5. Cleaning Your Cabinets No Longer Works

It’s always nice when something spills or drips on your cabinets that you can wipe them down and they easily come clean. Once cabinets become scratched and worn down, it becomes easier for them to hold on to the grease and stains. Your cabinets will start to become dingy. When cleaning your cabinets becomes difficult, it’s time to start thinking about updating your kitchen cabinets.

Builder’s Discount Center is Here to Help You Update Your Kitchen Cabinets

Kitchen cabinets can make your kitchen and home have an entirely different feel, and newer models can help you save space efficiently. We offer a one-stop shop for all of your cabinet needs. We feature cabinets in various sizes and finishes. 

Builder’s Discount Center locations are conveniently located throughout North Carolina and Virginia. Learn more about our drive-in service​​, where our associates will load your cabinets so you don’t have to load and load your products multiple times like the big box stores.