I can't help you with the cupboards. When I remodeled my kitchen I kept my traditional cupboards and just had them refinished. I like the look of the traditional cupboards with the moldings. Mine don't take much dusting and the look of them is worth it to me.
I have a trash compactor in my kitchen. Best. Thing. Ever. We only have to take the trash out once every 10 days or so and since it had a foot pedal, you never have to touch it. One thing you might want to keep in mind, if you get good wood cupboards and have them finished with a good varnish (my painted used wood floor varnish when he refinished mine), we hands will not damage them. If you have plywood or any kind of pressed wood, it will. Real wood is much prettier and worth the investmine IMHO
One thing to think of if you are considering cupboards with no handles is that you tend to scratch the wood in the opening and closing of them. The last house we had had those. I liked them at first but soon decided there was a reason the doors had handles on them. Its a lot easier on the wood.
Last edited by cashs_mom; 02-25-2017 at 03:39 PM.