Add a China Cabinet to Your Home

<h2 style="margin: 10pt 0in 0pt">Add a China Cabinet to Your Home</h2>If you have a formal dining room, chances are you may already have a china cabinet as part of the room’s overall design. Traditional dining rooms were frequently built with china cabinets in mind, whether the room simply left room for a cabinet or actually included a built-in cabinet. Although many people assume that china cabinets are only used in formal or traditionally designed dining rooms, they can actually add an attractive look to contemporary dining rooms and less formal designs as well. If you are considering the addition of a china cabinet, here are some ideas to help provide you with inspiration.Freestanding or Built-In? Although some homes feature a built-in china cabinet or other dining room cabinetry, many homeowners simply purchase a freestanding unit. There are pros and cons to both choices, which should be carefully considered. Since a china cabinet is usually a large and heavy piece of furniture, most people do not choose to move them frequently, even if they are able to do so. Additionally, many times a china cabinet only fits appropriate in one location of the room. As such, it can often make sense to simply add a built-in unit as compared to a freestanding piece of furniture. Families that have small children in the home often prefer a built-in unit because of the safety concerns of a large and heavy cabinet falling if a child were to climb or pull on it. A built-in unit can also be designed to match the existing woodwork, providing a more streamlined and attractive look. However, if you are planning to move in the near future, purchasing a freestanding china cabinet would allow you to take the unit with you. <div style="text-align: center"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0" width="425" height="282"><param name="movie" value="../images/banners/2b.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="menu" value="false" /><param name="wmode" value="" /><embed src="../images/banners/2b.swf" wmode="" quality="high" menu="false" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="282"></embed></object></div> Style, Color, Size and Design Once you’ve decided between a freestanding and built-in china cabinet, it’s time to consider style and size details. If you have a large dining room, a larger china cabinet can help keep the room properly proportioned. However, if you are a bit short on dining room space, a more compact unit would be a better choice. In fact, many people with small dining rooms choose china cabinets designed to fit compactly in the corner of the room, thus utilizing space which may be otherwise wasted. If you are having a built-in cabinet custom made for you, you’ll probably want to match the woodwork color and overall style of the rest of the room’s woodwork features. However, if you are choosing a freestanding china cabinet, it’s usually best to match the wood color and overall style of the dining room table and other dining room furniture pieces. If your dining room is decorated in a contemporary style, a china cabinet that features sleek clean lines and straight angles is usually the best choice. Less ornate cabinets also work well with less formal room designs. Cabinets and woodwork that feature a lot of finely carved details, turned spindles or elegant curves generally look best in traditionally styled formal dining rooms. Alyssa Davis, writes exclusively for Metal-Wall-Art.com, and specifically about designing with <a href="http://www.metal-wall-art.com/tuscan-italian-metal-decor.html" target="_blank">Italian metal wall art</a> and <a href="http://www.metal-wall-art.com/outdoor-metal-art-decor.html" target="_blank">patio metal wall art decor</a>.

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