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Resortgirl
Member
09-23-2000
| Thursday, April 01, 2004 - 7:02 am
Spy, I got the kitchen plans and here are "some" options for white cabinets. Two of them are "thermafoil" and one is "pickled" You can read about the differences at www.wellborn.com
Rose Hall Cathedral, Pickle Maple
Sea Spray Arch, White Thermofoil
Sea Spray Square, White Thermofoil
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Azriel
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, April 01, 2004 - 7:14 am
Oooooo! Ahhhhhh! Those are all purty!
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Resortgirl
Member
09-23-2000
| Thursday, April 01, 2004 - 7:21 am
The pickled finish is more like a glaze, you can still see the wood grain through it. You can also get maple cabinet with a painted finish like this:

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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, April 01, 2004 - 7:30 am
WOW!!! I want a new kitchen!!!!! 
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Tess
Member
04-13-2001
| Thursday, April 01, 2004 - 2:30 pm
Spy, all of Miss Sarah's cabinets are maple with a Vanilla Glaze and we absolutely love them. They are just "off" white enough to really warm up the room and yet they still look white.
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Resortgirl
Member
09-23-2000
| Friday, April 02, 2004 - 6:02 am
I agree with Tess! I love to see the woodgrain in cabinets, and the glazed or stained ones in a light color look really nice! I'm sending that brochure I promised you Spy, with my MK payment!!
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Spygirl
Member
04-23-2001
| Friday, April 02, 2004 - 7:17 am
Thanks, RG I have been looking through several cabinet sites and I really do like the glazed finishes. I can't wait to see the brochure!
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 8:40 am
I work in the kitchen cabinet industry and I would definately go with painted maple like Tess. The thermafoil will not last and you'll end up regretting it.
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Spygirl
Member
04-23-2001
| Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 9:33 am
Cinnamon, for real??? That theramoil seems very durable! I'm surprised to hear that it won't last. I really love the white cabinets...I'm so torn. Painted/glazed maple seems to be the feedback I'm getting from most everyone. RG, did you get a chance to mail out the brochure?
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 9:59 am
I can only go from experience and we get alot of callbacks from thermafoil customers for service work and/or door replacing. The foil sometimes shrinks over time leaving the core exposed. It does look nice and clean and alot of customers are very happy but most of our service calls are for that product.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 2:35 pm
Horse's mouth, Spygirl. Word to the wise, etc.
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 3:38 pm
I had thermofoil white cabinets in a prior home and it started yellowing after 4 years. We had to paint the cabinets before we sold the house.
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Spygirl
Member
04-23-2001
| Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 6:05 pm
Well, poopy pants. I'm gonna have to get a glazed maple, huh?
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 6:45 pm
You sound like you're choosing the last donut in the box.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 8:26 pm
Hey, Spygirl, these good and gentle people are saving your poopy butt. I shall now do a triple back flip in expression of your gratitude for the voices of wisdom saving you from almost certain folly.

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Tess
Member
04-13-2001
| Wednesday, April 21, 2004 - 12:30 am
Uhhhh Spy? Glazed maple isn't exactly "settling" you know. Perhaps it's not your first choice as far as being to your taste, but in terms of quality you'll be far more satisfied. Of course, you could always get regular ole non-spectacular cabinets and paint them with regular ole white paint and not do the therma-foil thingy. the glaze is nice though I just thought of something. I don't think we see much grain through Miss Sarah's glaze on her cabinets. I'll have to go down and check. brb.
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Tess
Member
04-13-2001
| Wednesday, April 21, 2004 - 12:44 am
okey dokey....I checked. Miss Sarah's cabinets which are solid maple with a vanilla glaze show no wood grain at all. DH's cabinets which are also solid maple from the same company, are in a honey spice stain and do show beautiful grain so we have a little of both. Clear as mud? I, too, love the white cabinet look but I am not fond of the thermafoil finish. That's why we went with the vanilla so I get the "almost white" and yet we don't have to have the thermafoil. I was serious about painting. I did that in my old house and it took some time and effort but I did like the results. I guess it comes from growing up in a house where all I knew was painted cabinets.
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Spygirl
Member
04-23-2001
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 6:17 pm
Alright, time to get seeer-e-us about cabinets! I have about 3 days to make a final decision. Here are my choices...which one do you like? This is to choose the finish only - the type of door is already chosen.
... ... #1..................................#2......................................#3
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 6:23 pm
I say #3. Glad you're going with the color you really want.
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 7:02 pm
I like #3 as well...
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 7:05 pm
3
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Melfie1222
Member
07-29-2002
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 7:09 pm
#1
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Reiki
Member
08-12-2000
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 7:34 pm
#1
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Wink
Member
10-06-2000
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 8:25 pm
#1
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Tess
Member
04-13-2001
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 9:37 pm
G! Oh, wait. That wasn't one of the choices. #1
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