What Type of Garage Cabinets Are the Best?


Lisa Rivera • Jun 23, 2020
What Type of Garage Cabinets Are the Best?

You’ve decided that having garage cabinets would make for a great storage solution to clean up all the accumulation of things around your garage. That’s really about as far as you’ve gotten. At this stage, you’re considering garage cabinet types, but you haven’t picked one yet. What type of garage cabinets are the best?

When choosing between garage cabinet, you can’t go wrong with the following types:

  • Powder-Coated

  • Matte

  • Wood-Grain

  • Metallic

Each of these four types of garage cabinets offer great durability as well as appealing looks that will match any style of garage.

If you’re interested in learning more about the types of garage cabinets, make sure you keep reading. Ahead, you can check out detailed explanations of these cabinet materials that will help you make up your mind on which cabinets are best for your garage.


4 Types of Garage Cabinets to Consider

Powder-Coated

The first type of garage cabinet you might get installed is powder-coated cabinetry. The finish added to these garage cabinets lends them amazing durability. Even if you’re the type of person who’s in your cabinets every day digging around for woodworking or metalworking supplies or even equipment to restore your car, your powder-coated cabinets can handle it.

They won’t stain, nor will they fade with time. Even chipping is no issue with powder coating, allowing the cabinets to retain their original looks from the day you get them installed and onward.

The powder coat color selection should suit a multitude of tastes. If you favor big, bold, eye-catching colors that will draw attention, you’ll love the Tech Red hue. This bright color will have all of your pals talking about your garage cabinets. This is also the perfect shade for adding a cool yet calculated pop of color to your garage.

If you’d prefer to keep things somewhat understated, that’s fine too. The Granite powder-coated cabinet hue is a dark gray with faux texturing that makes it look like the stone it’s named after. Timeless yet modern, the Granite option is for those garage owners who prefer visitors to focus on the garage as a whole, not just the individual elements within.

Matte

There are still yet more garage cabinet types to explore, such as those with a matte finish. If you prefer simplicity with your cabinets, and–even more so–quick and easy maintenance, then these could be just the cabinets you’ve been looking for.

Matte garage cabinets need only mild detergent or soap as well as a wet, soft cloth to clean them up. If you get especially engrossed in one of your hobbies and your cabinets end up a little (or a lot) dirty, you can tidy them up in minutes. The durability of these cabinets is absolutely unmatched.

You’ll also like how well your matte cabinets blend in well with the rest of your garage. The color options here include white and silver. The white hue adds more brightness to your garage, so if your space is a little darker, try adding a few white cabinets throughout. The cleanness of white matte cabinets also ensures they never go out of style no matter what trends pop up on the horizon.

The appealing silver hue has a traditional flavor, as most garages tend to feature many metal surfaces throughout. When combined with the sleek look of matte, your silver matte cabinets will be as nice to look at as they are efficient for storing everything you need to put away.

Wood-Grain

Perhaps you’d like to inject some warmth into your garage rather than stick to mild colors. If so, then wood-grain cabinets could be the winner for you. These add a classic yet traditional feeling to any garage while never skimping on the storage capacity nor the durability.

The sturdy weight of wood makes it a very reliable material for garage cabinets. What’s even better is that you can get your cabinets both stain-proof and moisture-proof. Yes, that’s right. If you happen to accidentally spill motor oil or another fluid on your wooden cabinets, they clean right up without leaving discoloration or residue.

Moisture can be a big problem with wood. After all, when wood gets wet, it could begin to bend, warp, and rot. Also, its stability goes down the drain. You can rest assured then that your wood-grain garage cabinetry won’t develop moisture that can detract from its appearance and stability.

You’re probably wondering by now what your color options are regarding wood-grain shades. The maple wood finish for your cabinets is a delicate, very pale wood that has a darker wood-grain. If you want to park a darker car in your garage especially, the maple wood finish will bring out every last stunning detail of your vehicle.

For the most warmth wood-grain can offer, the Coco finish is what you want. This mid-colored brown, with black wood-grain details, adds a rustic flavor that will make your garage your new favorite place to be.

Metallic

You’re still not out of options yet. The fourth type of garage cabinet material that’s very much worth considering is metallic. The shine and shimmer of these cabinets make them anything but simple, yet they also don’t detract attention from whatever else you happen to display in your garage.

You have your pick between a lighter, cooler metallic and a darker, warmer one that’s complimentary to any type of garage. Windswept Pewter is the cooler silver with a textured appearance and flecks of black. If you plan on displaying vehicles in such awesome colors as purple, black, or blue, then Windswept Pewter cabinets would look especially good. These cabinets also go well with neutral-colored vehicles.

Your other choice is Windswept Bronze, a dark brown/copper hue with texturing and black flecks. The warmth from your cabinets in this shade isn’t overwhelming, but it does look especially good with any other warm-colored objects in your garage, including cars.


Tips for Choosing Your Garage Cabinets

With so many great options, you may be having a hard time determining which style of cabinet will suit your garage best. You narrowed it down to two or three picks, but you don’t know how to select the winner.

Here are some tips to keep in mind as you browse your stunning garage cabinet options.

Overt Vs. Subtle

Do you want to make a décor impact with your garage cabinets? Then the powder-coated cabinets in Tech Red have your name all over them. You might also like the Windswept Bronze metallic cabinets, as these are anything but forgettable.

Perhaps you want to keep things relatively neutral in your garage. If so, then you have even more options. You can try the Windswept Pewter metallic cabinets, any of the matte cabinets, and the Maple wood-grain finish.

Warm Vs. Cool

You should also take a moment to assess whether your garage has warmer or cooler tones. If your garage is already a lighter color such as white, silver, or gray, then opting for warmer colors like Windswept Pewter or Maple wood-grain cabinets will best match what’s already in your garage.

Warmer-toned garage owners have many more options. You can go matchy-matchy with Windswept Bronze metallics and Coco wood-grains, or you can even incorporate dashes of color like the Tech Red powder-coated garage cabinets.


Conclusion

Cabinets make a phenomenal choice for garages big and small. You can clean up the clutter on the walls and floors, open up your space and make it look even larger. With the four types of garage cabinets discussed, including powder-coated, matte, wood-grain, and metallic, you can buy cabinetry that suits your personal tastes and blends in with the rest of your garage.

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