The big box store display kitchen made me question my own cabinets

I stopped by the Home Depot in Austin last Saturday just to grab paint, and the whole kitchen display setup got me thinking. Everyone online raves about soft-close hinges and full-extension drawers, but I felt those showrooms are selling a fantasy that ignores real walls. My 1980s cabinets with plain butt hinges have worked fine for 15 years, and they cost me nothing to refinish. Has anyone else walked a showroom and felt more confident in their dated setup, or am I the only one who thinks fancy hardware is a trap?

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matthewp5226d ago

Man, those showroom setups never show you the wonky wall behind them that throws everything off square. My neighbor dropped four grand on custom cabs and still had to shim half of them because his 1950s house settled years ago.

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