Popular Kitchen Cabinet Ideas
By / May 23, 2018 February 25, 2023When updating a kitchen style with something new and unique, there are many popular kitchen cabinet ideas to consider. Reworking cabinetry can add a fresh new look to a kitchen. Kountry Kraft is always staying up to date with the latest innovations in cabinetmaking, allowing us to provide our customers with exclusive kitchen cabinet ideas.
Kitchen Cabinet Ideas
High-Gloss Cabinets
High gloss cabinets are powerful statement makers – providing a lacquer-look on cabinetry. The deep, mirror-like appearance becomes more noticeable and eye catching.
Designed by Burns Century Interior Design
Sliding Doors
Barn-style sliding cabinet doors have become a popular choice in cabinetry for every room of a home. The sliding door is used to achieve the farmhouse style look for industrial, modern or traditional homes.
Designed by Galen Clemmer of Kountry Kraft, Inc.
Two-Tone Cabinets
Two toned cabinets provide the contrasting look a room desires. When a kitchen has a multi-color backsplash, two-toned cabinets can help blend the colors together. Two toned cabinets are also used to add warmth or coolness to a space,
Designed by Shawn Preis of Kountry Kraft, Inc. Designed by Jessica McAllister of D&B Elite Construction Group
Mesh Inserts
Mesh inserts give a slight peek at what’s inside the cabinet without putting the contents on full display. They work well in both traditional and contemporary designs, bringing a sense of old-world charm.
Designed by Samantha Petzrick Chinn of Petzrick Chinn Designs, LLC
Mirrored Cabinets
The industrial appeal of steel doesn’t have to stop at stainless-steel appliances, mirrored cabinet doors can extend the industrial style feel of the space. Incorporating mirrors into cabinetry can make the room feel more casual and welcoming.
Designed by Sawhorse Designs
Have different kitchen cabinet ideas in mind? Contact us today to bring your ideas to life. Visit our Houzz page to view our recently completed projects for inspiration!
Kountry Kraft President Explains Cabinetry with Ryan Serhant
By / May 9, 2018 February 24, 2023Kountry Kraft was chosen to educate television personality, Ryan Serhant, in the art of cabinetmaking for his new television show, Sell it Like Serhant. The Bravo TV team discovered Kountry Kraft on Instagram and were instantly impressed by their cabinetry work. In the episode aired on Wednesday, April 25, Ryan Serhant was on a mission to teach Frank, the struggling salesman, about how custom cabinetry is made. With only a week left before Frank would lose his job, Serhant went directly to the expert himself, Elvin Hurst Jr., President of Kountry Kraft.
Elvin Hurst, Jr. is the son of the founders, Elvin Hurst, Sr. and Helen Hurst, whom purchased the company with his sister, Dee Hurst-Funk in February 2003. Elvin and Dee have been immersed in the family business since they were born. Growing up alongside their hardworking parents gave them a strong desire to guide Kountry Kraft into the future.
Elvin taught Ryan and Frank the artistry and talent required to making quality cabinetry; beginning with cutting down the tree all the way to crafting the cabinet door. Elvin chose to teach Ryan and Frank how to create a distressed cabinet – or as Ryan Serhant would call it; “like a worn pair of jeans”. Elvin guided the two men through the steps of creating a distressed cabinet. As Elvin explained the cabinetmaking process, Ryan made sure Frank was taking notes.
Step 1: Dubbing using a sander
Step 2: Rasping using a file
Step 3: Dings and dents using a chain
Step 4: Worn holes using a scaler
Ryan Serhant, Frank, Elvin Hurst, Jr. and Kountry Kraft Craftsman
“Let’s make some cabinets!” Ryan shouted when it was his turn to create the “worn cabinet look”. Ryan and Frank were stunned when they saw their finished product. Ryan Serhant had such a great time that he stated, “if real estate doesn’t work out, I’m selling cabinets!” Frank could now see how the entire process was done by hand, and that became a unique selling point for him; telling the story. Every aspect of Kountry Kraft’s cabinetry is completely done by hand by the talented craftsmen.
Click here to watch an exclusive behind the scenes clip of Ryan Serhant with Elvin Hurst, Jr. at the Kountry Kraft manufacturing facility.
Stonington Cabinetry Designs w/ Kountry Kraft Cabinetry
By / February 28, 2018 March 20, 2023We work with many talented designers and we love dedicating a blog to showcase their stunning designs. This week’s blog is dedicated to noteworthy Stonington cabinetry designs. With many kitchens, bathrooms and bar areas to choose from, we have narrowed it down to the couple designs below.
Noteworthy Stonington Cabinetry Designs
Designed by Justin Sachs of Stonington Cabinetry & Designs
This custom wet bar was designed by Justin Sachs of Stonington Cabinetry & Designs. The beaded inset cabinets are made of a walnut wood with a Black Glaze 25°. This custom wet bar area has all the necessities for entertaining; two under counter mini fridges, a built in sink as well as stemware racks for hanging wine glasses. This stunning yet functional unit was purposely placed near the kitchen for entertaining purposes.
Designed by Justin Sachs of Stonington Cabinetry & Designs
Designed by Justin Sachs of Stonington Cabinetry & Designs
This kitchen is one of the noteworthy Stonington cabinetry designs because of the many custom solutions Justin incorporated into the design. This exquisite white and grey kitchen is built on simplicity and functionality. The cabinetry style is an inset/no bead with a TW10 Hybrid door style. The perimeter cabinets are finished with an Alpine White 25° Paint, and the kitchen island is finished with a Wrought Iron Paint. By utilizing our custom cabinetry storage options, there is a spot for everything in the kitchen. The storage will keep the kitchen uncluttered and organized.
Designed by Justin Sachs of Stonington Cabinetry & Designs
A custom walnut wood bench top, crafted by Kountry Kraft, was incorporated into the entryway of the kitchen, with a mini fridge next to it creating a mini entertainment area.
Designed by Stonington Cabinetry & Designs
This pure white kitchen is designed by Stonington Cabinetry & Designs. This home already had unique historic beauty, and the clients wanted to compliment those historic elements in their kitchen remodel. The cabinetry style is 3001 with a TW1038 Hybrid door design. The cabinets were finished in a custom paint color to match old village #1701 pure white. The cabinetry gives the kitchen a timeless look, complementing the rest of the historic aspect in the home.
View more of our designers by visiting on our Houzz Page. Have some favorite designs that you want to learn more about? Contact us and we can gladly send you project info!
Focal Point Design
By / February 14, 2018 March 20, 2023In a seamless design, it is sometimes difficult to create a focal point design unless it derives naturally from existing features. Many of our customers have used eye-catching elements for the focal point in their kitchen, but others chose a custom range hood or a custom cabinet design. With Kountry Kraft’s custom cabinetry options, we are able to provide our customers with the solutions they need to complete their kitchen design. Our cabinets beautifully frame the hearth of the home.
The below designs illustrate how some of our designers used range hoods and cabinetry to create their kitchen focal point.
Custom Kitchen Focal Point Designs
The focal point in this kitchen designed by Justin Sachs of Stonington Cabinetry & Designs is completed with a Thermador range hood and brick walls. Custom Alpine white beaded inset cabinets surround the range hood to really make the focal point pop.
All eyes glance right to the kitchen island in this design by Stonington Cabinetry & Designs. The perimeter cabinetry is Alpine white and the island cabinetry is wrought iron. The island was built to stand out, creating a naturally beautiful kitchen focal point. A truly wonderful space that is not only stunning, but functional as well.
This kitchen focal point features a Thermador hood insert with a double oven and a grey tile backsplash. The focal point is framed with a custom range hood and custom cabinetry finished in a Alpine 25° Paint Color. Justin Sachs of Stonington Cabinetry and Designs designed this kitchen.
Visit our Houzz page to see more recently completed projects by our designers. Contact us to find a dealer near you to create your custom kitchen design!
American Made Cabinets
By / January 31, 2018 December 19, 2022American made cabinets by Kountry Kraft are for any room of your home. Our American made cabinets are durable as well as stylish, creating a long-lasting impression in your home.
Why Choose American Made Cabinets?
There are many reasons why you should choose American made cabinets, one being the family values they are crafted upon. Many American made cabinet manufacturers are a family operated business, having many company standards and traditions. Kountry Kraft is a family owned business with a three-generation legacy, founded in 1959 by Elvin Sr. and Helen Hurst on the Hurst family farm. The Hurst family established the traditions of hard work, dedication, honesty and clear communication. Another reason to choose made in USA cabinets is the quality. The skilled craftsmen of Kountry Kraft have over 1500 combined years of experience, which is indefinitely represented in our cabinets. Our quality construction cabinets withstand the test of time and create new family legacies in kitchens.
“Edgy” Textural Cabinetry by Kountry Kraft in a Kitchen Design by Pam Whittemore of Drum Hill Designs in Greenwich, Connecticut
PK Surroundings Won Honorable Mention for their Medium Kitchen Design with Kountry Kraft Cabinetry in the 2017 NKBA Design Competition
Kountry Kraft is always on the pulse of current trends and they show it with their award-winning designs. The quality craftsmanship and the family values we implement into our cabinets is incorporated in many kitchen designs. Visit our Houzz page to view some recently complete projects with our American made cabinets. You can also be inspired by browsing our inspirations page for every room!
Wood Stained Cabinets | Kountry Kraft Cabinetry
By / January 24, 2018 March 20, 2023By selecting Kountry Kraft’s custom Wood Stained Cabinets, we match your cabinets to any color you desire. Creating your dream design goes beyond your cabinets, custom stained cabinets help create harmony in your home, so all the aspects of the room blend cohesively together.
Custom Stain Matching
Our custom stain options create cabinets as special as you. Many of our customers have an old piece of furniture that inspires the design of their cabinetry as well as the color of their cabinetry. Our custom stain matching makes it possible to match the color of any piece of furniture you bring to us.
Painted vs. Stained Kitchen Cabinets
Our world of cabinet colors doesn’t stop at stain colors, we have hundreds of paint colors and custom paint colors for you to choose from as well. What is the difference between painted vs. stained cabinets? Staining your cabinets gives the natural wood a slight shade difference and painting your cabinets usually covers the entire natural color of the wood species. You can choose to have your wood grain show with a painted finish, but most paints cover the natural wood grains.
Clearfield Horizontal Grain Cabinet Doors Finished in an English Walnut 25° Stain.
Savannah PP Hybrid Cabinet Doors Painted in Winter White 25° / Gauntlet Gray 25°
Whether you choose custom stained cabinets or custom painted cabinets, all our finishing is done by hand. Each employee is an expert on every finish application that we offer.
Browse through our Finishes Page to see all the finish options we offer for your custom cabinetry. View our recently completed kitchen and bath projects on our Houzz Page.
Kitchen Bookshelf Ideas | Kountry Kraft Cabinetry
By / December 6, 2017 March 17, 2023We all have that random pile of books in our kitchen, and constantly looking at kitchen bookshelf ideas for different ways to organize them. Kountry Kraft has crafted many different types of bookshelves for kitchens, whether they are open shelves or behind frosted doors; we’ve seen them all! A kitchen bookshelf can add the perfect hint of color that your kitchen needs, no need to spend money on expensive decorations when you can use your collection of cookbooks you have laying around your house.
Kitchen Bookshelf Ideas
Bookshelves are very versatile when it comes to incorporating them into your kitchen cabinetry. Designing open shelves at the end of your island is a perfect way to take advantage of unused, awkward space. Open shelving adds character to a kitchen because not only does it provide a bookshelf area, but also an area to show off knick-knacks or collectables. The shelving can also be incorporated into the cabinetry area of your kitchen. If you have collectables or important family cookbooks that you don’t want to be accessible to children, putting them at a higher point may be the choice for you!
There is a variety of kitchen bookshelf ideas to incorporate into your kitchen. Even if you don’t have a random pile of books, a kitchen bookshelf can hold anything! Some people are inspired by the way people display their kitchen items, and a kitchen bookshelf is such a unique and tidy way to do so. Bookshelves can also be accompanied by baskets or storage bins. A plain white kitchen is sometimes too “simple” and a bookshelf is the perfect way to add more personality to your space. View the below kitchen bookshelf ideas we have created for our customers.
Kountry Kraft offers endless storage solutions, visit our Houzz page to view our recently completed designs. Check out our storage & organization page for all accessories you can incorporate into your cabinetry.
Kountry Kraft Handmade Cabinets | Newmanstown, PA
By / November 22, 2017 March 20, 2023Kountry Kraft has been a leading manufacturer of Handmade cabinets since 1959. Located in the heart of Pennsylvania, the highly skilled craftsmen are valued for their talent that has been passed through generations. Starting at the beginning stages of assembly, all the way through to quality inspection, each project is ensured to be delivered on spec and on time.
Handcrafted Cabinets Withstand the Test of Time
Kountry Kraft is only one of a few cabinet manufacturers who dovetail our cabinet boxes. Handcrafted cabinets with dovetails adds superior stability that withstands wear and tear. Dovetailing creates an extremely strong joint between two pieces of wood that can endure heavy use. Most manufacturers don’t want the extra hassle and expense of dovetailing, at Kountry Kraft, we put the customer first and go the extra mile to make quality products. Dovetailing requires a great dexterity, and the craftsman here at Kountry Kraft acquire the needed skill sets and beyond.
Handcrafted cabinets bring a feeling of warmth and comfort into your home. Your Kountry Kraft cabinets are handcrafted uniquely for you, and that adds a personal touch to your space. Handcrafted cabinets allow the ability to produce cabinetry that no one else has in their home.
Kountry Kraft has a lifetime limited warranty on all their manufactured products. The warrant is valid only under normal home use and care for as long as the original purchaser owns the product and the product is at the original site of installation. To see more information about our lifetime warranty, visit our lifetime warranty page.
View all completed projects that include Kountry Kraft’s handcrafted cabinets by visiting our Houzz Page!
Trout Design Studio | A Kountry Kraft Cabinet Dealer
By / November 8, 2017 November 7, 2017Trout Design Studio is a full-service interior design studio that focuses particularly on high end designs. The team at Trout Design Studio works on both residential and commercial properties, specializing in the finest quality and uniquely designed spaces. The designers pay special attention to the smallest details in a room, making sure to compliment every inch of space. We have the honor to work with such passionate design studios, like Trout, and we are inspired everyday with the designs they create.
Designed by Michael Beidler of Trout Design Studio, Photography by Williams Beidler
Michael Beidler of Trout Design Studio designed custom transitional cabinetry for a kitchen design in Washington, D.C. The transitional kitchen space is open to the family room, making the kitchen feel bigger than its proposed size. The cabinets are made of hard maple wood, crafted into an inset/no bead style. The cabinets were finished with a paint match to WM-100421 35°. Although this kitchen isn’t very large in size, the custom cabinets by Kountry Kraft bring storage and functionality into the space.
Designed by Michael Beidler of Trout Design Studio, Photography by Williams Beidler
This transitional bathroom includes custom crafted transitional cabinets, also designed by Michael Beidler of Trout Design Studio. This bathroom is located in the same residence as the kitchen you see above. Beidler wanted to continue the transitional theme throughout the whole house, creating a cohesive and personalized style. The cabinets in this bathroom are made of hard maple crafted with an inset/no bead style. The finish on the cabinetry is a paint color match to JM-98525 35°.
Visit Trout’s Houzz Page to view some of their recently completed bathroom and kitchen projects. Want to see more transitional cabinet styles? Visit our planning center to see our hundreds of cabinetry styles and color combinations!
Kountry Kraft Kitchen Cabinet Styles and Trends
By / October 18, 2017 October 18, 2017Kitchen cabinet styles and trends are constantly changing; however, your cabinets will always reflect your own personal taste. No matter what the current trend is, your cabinets are going to be made to match your own aesthetic. Cabinets play a huge role in your kitchen’s appearance and functionality and Kounrty Kraft’s goal is to create a home environment that is the perfect fit for you.
Kitchen Cabinet Styles
Kountry Kraft custom wood cabinetry offers hundreds of combinations of cabinet door styles and finishes. Choose from traditional, transitional or contemporary styled doors to fit your current theme or make your cabinetry a statement piece. Each of our door styles can be matched with any of our wood species along with any of our finishes – paint, glaze or stain.
Amesbury Door Style Made Prestige Door Style Made CRP10 MMT Hybrid Door style
of Quarter Sawn White Oak of Hard Maple Finished in Made of Hard Maple Finished
Finished with Silver Fox a Wheat Color. with Sherwin Williams Jasper Stone.
With Black Glaze & Weather Grain.
Kitchen Designers Know Kitchen Trends
Creating your dream kitchen is easier with a Kountry Kraft Designer. Because there are so many different options to choose from, it is sometimes difficult to choose the right cabinets. We have many talented kitchen designers here at Kountry Kraft who can help you with that decision. If you would like help with your entire kitchen layout, they can guide you through the entire process and assist you with stressful design decisions. Your dream for a more beautiful, comfortable home will become a reality when your surroundings accommodate your lifestyle.
CRP 10 Door Style Made of Cherry 3 Piece Door Style Finished in CRP10 Door Style Made of
Wood Finished with Tavern Barn Oak LN27. Quarter Sawn White Oak Wood
Green Stain With Van Dyke With a Natural Finish.
Brown Glaze.
Browse through all our door styles and wood species using our planning center. Need some inspiration for your kitchen? Visit our Houzz page to view some of our latest work!