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What can I add to my kitchen to detract from the heavy grain in the hickory cabinets?
When my new hickory kitchen cabinets were installed, I was extremely disappointed to see that the grain was very pronounced; so much more than the showroom display I loved. What changes can I make in the kitchen, without replacing the cabinets, that will soften the look of the cabinets? Overall my home is traditional, but not formal. These cabinets are too country for me! The floor is cherry. The stain on the cabinets is a medium shade, called dusk. The counter top is green laminate – I’m considering granite with flecks of brown and black.
If you are unhappy with the hickory, address that issue first. Then after you have changed the cabinets to your satisfaction, then address the countertops, since granite countertops can be costly.
If possible, go back and visit the showroom display that you loved. Remove a drawer and take it with you. Determine if the problem is truly the grain, or is it a difference between the bright showroom lighting and the lighting in your home. If it is the grain, it might be possible to order new doors and drawer fronts that are less grainy. That way, you could have what you loved in the showroom. If it is the lighting, that is something that could be changed easily.
If that doesn’t work, then consider the following:
1. Establish your budget.
2. Decide whether cherry floors and hickory cabinets is too much wood. (It might be too much for me, but it depends upon the overall look of the room, windows, lighting, etc.)
3. For the cabinets there are 3 choices:
a) paint existing cabinets
b) put varnish stain over the cabinets (highly colored varnish that will make the grain less obvious, but will make the cabinets darker)
c) Reface the wood on the cabinets and buy new doors and drawer fronts in a different wood.
The budget might determine which of these you select.
4. When selecting countertops and cabinet finishes keep the overall appearance and maintenance requirements in mind. Painted cabinets show fingerprints more than stained cabinets. Quartz in various brands is easier to maintain than granite. You might want to go to the library and look at the August 2008 edition of Consumer Reports, which has ratings on various countertops.
An additional thought: The wood from the side of a tree will have more even grain and color than wood from the center of a tree (heartwood). Heartwood is generally lighter in color. A mixture of wood from the sides and heartwood will have wildly varying colors. If you were delivered a different grade of lumber than the display, you might have a legitimate complaint against the cabinet seller.
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Healthy Heart – Important Studies Show the Whole Grain Connection
As scientists around the world continue their pursuit of knowledge of the human body and how it works, the evidence supporting the importance of a diet rich in whole grains continues to headline news on nutrition! The more we look, the more we find that whole grains do things in our diets that other foods don’t and processed grains like white flour simply can’t.
In the January 2006 edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition; (volume 83, issue 1,) a study titled “Whole-Grain Intake is Inversely Associated with The Metabolic Syndrome and Mortality in Older Adults” shows that older people who eat whole grains regularly had a significantly reduced risk of heart disease and metabolic syndrome and lower fasting glucose levels. Conversely, refined grains were associated with higher fasting glucose and increased risk of metabolic syndrome.
This builds on evidence published in 2002—“Effect Of Whole Grains on Insulin Sensitivity in Overweight Hyperinsulinemic Adults,” (Am J Clin Nutr 2002, 75: 848-855.)—that showed a direct whole grain advantage over refined grains when it comes to managing healthy insulin levels.
Four Large and Important Studies Show the Whole Grain Connection to good Heart Health.
1. A 1998 study of 34,000 women showed that those who ate at least one serving of whole grains per day had between 30% and 36% lower risk of heart disease. (“Whole-Grain Intake may ReduceThe Risk Of Ischemic Heart Disease Death in Postmenopausal Women: the Iowa Women’s Health Study” Am J Clin Nutr 1998 68: 248-257.)
2. Results of the Nurse’s Health Study that followed 75,000 subjects for up to twelve years showed that those who ate about three servings of whole grains each day had a 25% lower risk of heart disease and a 36% lower risk of stroke than those who did not make whole grain part of their diet. (“Whole-Grain Consumption and Risk Of Coronary Heart Disease: Results from The Nurses’ Health Study,” Am J Clin Nutr 1999, 70: 412-419.)
3. Another study published in a 2000 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association found similarly strong connections to whole grain intake and health, up to 50% reduction of risk of ischemic stroke. (“Whole Grain Consumption and Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Women: A Prospective Study,” JAMA.2000;284:1534-1540.)
4. Of the 44,000 men in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, those who consumed about 3 servings per day of whole grain enjoyed an 18% reduction in risk of heart attack. (“Intakes Of Whole Grains, Bran, and Germ and the Risk Of Coronary Heart Disease in Men,” Am J Clin Nutr, 2004, 80: 1492-1499.)
Factoid : When whole grain wheat is refined to make flour, most of its nutritional value goes down the drain. For example, thirteen key nutrients, including vitamin E, are reduced as much as 93%.To compensate for this incredible loss, the flour is enriched, but with only five nutrients, making it into what many scientists and researchers see as negative nutrition. (www.wholegraincouncil.org)
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