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 Saturday, February 4, 2012
Tip of the Day Categories » Cabinets and Countertops

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Tip of the Day Articles: Cabinets and Countertops
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Cabinets 101
Home improvement manuals illustrate the number of factors that go into determining the cost of built-in cabinets: type of wood and thickness, joint construction, type of paint or stain and varnish, door-hinge type, drawer-glide type, overall cabinet size, whether the cabinet finish is applied to the inside, the outside or both, door style and door thickness. And these are but a few of the almost endless choices to be made.
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Cost of Cabinets and Drawers
Opting for more doors keeps cash in your drawers.
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Counter Culture
Plastic laminate countertops? Not today! New trends are "solid as a rock."
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Countertop Intelligence
Are your countertops up to snuff?
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Cultured Marble Counters
When stains and scratches cause a scare -- here's some special fix-it care!
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Granite Transformations
New countertop techniques and technology put a new face on what you see!
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Kitchen Cabinet Tune-up
No money in the budget to replace or reface cabinets? Tune-up and spruce-up.
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Kitchen Island Living
Plan and build your fantasy island as the pros do -- the right way!
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Kitchen-counter Cutting Boards
If you have a grungy-looking cutting board, here's what to do.
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Loose Cabinet Door Hinge?
Fix and tighten super-loose screws... so doors look and act as good as new!
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Make A (Back) Splash!
Make a big splash design wise with a bigger back splash.
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Making Cabinets ''Toast''
How a countertop favorite can "toast" more than it's made for!
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Old Countertop, New Look
An affordable alternative to a new tile countertop.
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Patching Countertop Laminates
A quick countertop fix that will yield a surface as good as new.
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Patching Plastic Laminate
Making "ugly" go away.
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Plastic Laminate Bubble
In the kitchen, water is the enemy and countertops are no exception.
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Plastic Laminate Separation
Don't come unglued when your counter tops do!
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Sagging Shelves
Got shelves that bend in the middle? Don't get mad, be supportive!
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Setting Kitchen Cabinets
Sprucing up your kitchen.
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Super Shelf and Drawer Liner
Save shelf and drawer wear and tear by "lowering" some overhead!
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What's Up?
How to see what’s “up”… when you are way down “below” !
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