"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 12 Feb 2015 02:35:10 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> A realtor I know put something up on Facebook about what not to do when
>> taking pics of home listings. This led me to some websites of ugly homes
>> and picture after picture of cabinets put in by the builder, John F.
>> Long.
>> Apparently he died recently at age 87. He was a builder in the Phoenix
>> AZ
>> area and he installed these cabinets during the 60's and 70's. Just
>> looking
>> at them makes me feel depressed and unsettled. And I hadn't even thought
>> of
>> this until I read a comment that someone had written, but just imagine
>> how
>> much grease and dust those things would retain. Eek!
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/mecfv4k
>>
>> https://www.google.com/search?q=john...w&ved=0CDIQsAQ
>>
> It seems like he is emulating divided light (glass) doors, but you're
> right - it's a fail. I like looking at these, but I wouldn't install
> them in my kitchen. Glass cabinet doors are not my thing. Glass
> doors are a pain in the neck to keep clean no matter where they are.
>
>> Please note that not all of the pics in that link are his stuff. His are
>> the ones with all of the little wooden panels and from what I have seen,
>> when first installed, they were mostly dark in hue. Such as black or
>> brownish black. All the more depressing.
>>
>> Things like this actually make me feel a bit better because I don't have
>> them! I do feel sorry for anyone who has been saddled with these
>> eyesores in their house who can't afford to replace them. They don't
>> like
>> quite as scary when painted white or blue but they still are not good.
>>
>> Normally I like a retro look. Just not this one!
>>
> I hate raised panels too. My kitchen cabinets are flat front and they
> are staying that way. The closest thing to a raised panel that I like
> to *look* at is Shaker style cabinets, but I wouldn't have them in my
> own kitchen because I want to cook, not spend my time cleaning those
> surfaces. I hate kitchens that have been tiled too. Grout? Ugh.

I've never had glass so don't know how they are. What I have now is what
seems to be standard for the 80's for this area. Mine are like those in the
second picture down, minus the knobs. My brother has the exact same ones
and his house was built around the same time period.

http://www.bhg.com/kitchen/cabinets/...-oak-cabinets/

I hate them although it could be worse. I really prefer what I think is the
kind that you have. I believe they are called "slab". I have read that
they are not as common because they are not as sturdy although I can't see
why that would be. I also hate that oak color. I would prefer plain white
or even a dark or bright color.