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Mirage Woodworks highly recommends against putting white or colored lacquer on wood. Here is why:

Living in Saskatchewan we are prone to constant changes in temperature causing wood to contract and expand.  As wood absorbs humidity it expands and when it loses humidity wood contracts; the finish on the wood needs to be able to change with the weather. Colored lacquers including white have a very high solid content making it very stiff and unable to move during  temperature changes.

There is, however, an exception for Natural Clear Lacquer.  Natural Clear Lacquer has a less solid content and more elasticity, making the Natural lacquer flexible allowing it to move with the wood, whereas, colour and white lacquers are good for a product known as MDF.  This is because MDF keeps its shape no matter how humid or dry the atmosphere around it may be.

We do understand, however, some of our clients will want the look of a white lacquer on wood.  If you are set on this look we will apply a white or colored lacquer on wood but a permission form must be signed and dated.  Once we apply a white or colored lacquer to your wood cabinets our clients are no longer covered under the Mirage Woodworks warranty.

  • What is the difference between stain and lacquer?

A stain does exactly what its name states – It stains the wood.  Stain is a transparent product and depending on the color and shade used, the stain allows you to see the grain in the wood through the finish.  Coloured and white lacquers are solid colors; there is no transparency.

A good rule for kitchen design is drawers and lots of them. Unless it is absolutely necessary to have a cupboard in the bottom portion of your cupboards such as under a sink then put a cupboard but what is on the bottom should be all drawers.

Drawers are so much more convenient than cupboards.  With drawers you can pull everything out towards you instead of you having to go into the cupboard.  It eliminates having to kneel on the floor and searing through the very back of your cupboard to find what you need.  When you pull out a drawer everything is automatically right in front of you.  In the name of convenience plan for drawers. 

two door knobs or one centered pull

When you have one pull or handle on a drawer it will always be placed in the direct middle of the drawer; when you are pulling the drawer out towards you or pushing it back in you are doing so evenly.   However, when you have two door knobs, one on each side of the drawer you have to make sure that it is being pulled out by both knobs.  If you pull or push on one drawer knob this causes the drawer to pull out evenly and adds extra strain on the drawers slides which can cause them to brake down.

 

FRAMED AND FRAMELESS CABINETS

Framed:

You probably won’t find this style of cabinets in many of the  kitchens built within the last few years.  This style of cabinets has a full frame across the face of the cabinet box.  You will also notice with this style that the hinges are on the outside of the door.  We try to stay away from this style at Mirage as it is an older style and with framed cabinets you are loosing about 2 inches of space in the middle of your cabinet.

Frameless:

Frameless cabinets are built without the face frame. With this style the door will usually cover the entire cabient box or sit inside of the cabinet box. You will find the hinges on this type of cabinet on the inside of the door.

Framed vs. Frameless

image taken from affinitykitchens.com 

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