Any cabinet end panel that will be visible from a doorway, walkway, or adjoining room needs to be ordered with a finished side that matches the door color and material, rather than the plain, unfinished side used against a wall. Walking through your kitchen layout and identifying every visible endpoint before ordering prevents this detail from being missed.
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Standard cabinet sides are left plain since most cabinets sit flush against a wall or another cabinet where the side is never seen. Open-concept kitchens common in newer Louisville builds throughout Oldham County often have several exposed endpoints, such as at the end of an island or a peninsula, that require finished panels matching the door style and color.
Refrigerator end panels are another commonly overlooked detail, since a cabinet run ending next to a refrigerator in a Southern Indiana or Central Kentucky kitchen is often visible from the main walkway and benefits from a finished matching panel rather than a plain side.
Walking through the full kitchen layout with a designer before finalizing your order, identifying every point where a cabinet side will be visible, is the most reliable way to catch all of these details and avoid discovering an unfinished panel after installation. View our kitchen cabinet options at Express Cabinet Store.
What Most People Get Wrong
Homeowners sometimes forget about less obvious exposed panels, like the side of a peninsula visible from a dining area, and only realize the oversight once cabinets are already installed and the plain side is visible.
From Our Experience
We walk every Louisville customer through their layout specifically looking for exposed panels before finalizing an order, since this detail is easy to overlook but costly to fix after the fact. Reach us at ecsoflouisville@gmail.com, visit our Louisville cabinet showroom, or call (502) 690-9813. We are here Monday through Friday, 9AM to 4PM.