Kitchen Cabinets: Keeping Them in Tip-top Shape

Your kitchen cabinets are the centerpiece of your kitchen so it’s important to maintain their appearance. Like any furniture, dust collects on exposed surfaces, so go over your kitchen cabinets frequently with a lint-free cloth. Spray lightly with water to avoid spreading dust. Pay particular attention to greasy areas around ovens and stovetops. If not cleaned regularly, the wood on your kitchen cabinets can become stained or damaged.

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Rawhide Lamp Shades For A Country, Southwest Or Western Kitchen

The unique look of rawhide lamp shades for kitchens and country decorating has been popular since the end of the great depression when women first began to look at their homes in ways other than utilitarian. This was the case with not only kitchens, but living rooms and later family rooms and dens as well. What is also now called southwest décor and western style as well as ranch style came naturally as the designs sprung from the use of everyday items. The same was true with country style homes. As the wealthier class began to have second homes called country homes, the working class began to use the same techniques in their homes too.

As lanterns and oil lamps gave way to the first rustic lamps it was rawhide that was one of the first chosen materials to serve as a shade. If you like the handcrafted work and style of a bygone area, the rustic texture and color tones of natural rawhide will definitely be part of what you want to incorporate into your country kitchen. There are also a few other elements that will help you create the country style look.

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