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This is the latest set of cabinets I have done in July 2010 for a friend in Lafayette . There was quite a bit custom things going on here. There is a little spice rack between the refrigerator and dishwasher, two lazy susans without poles, and one cabinet with pull out shelves for can goods. The upper cabinets are also 2" deeper than the standard cabinets to try and hide the dead box at the ceiling.
Just for fun I deiced to take one of the lazy susans for a spin. In theory each shelf should be able to support about 400 lbs, but I have only tested it to about 170.
It took a little while to get these pictures as the home owner wanted to finish the kitchen before taking photos. I have to hand it to him he did an incredible job. Where the island is was a large closet which made the kitchen small and cramped. He did all the rough work and came up with the idea of wooden box on the ceiling to match the cabinets. Not too many bells and whistles on this on, however the left most cabinet under the island actually opens to the living room rather than being a blind cabinet from the kitchen side.
This kitchen benefited from some angled cabinets nicely. Since it is only 8' wide it felt like a closet with the refrigerator on one side and flat oven cabinet on the other, the two upper blind cabinets by the window also were hard to use and added to a box feeling. By adding the angled cabinet next to the oven makes it a bit more inviting to enter in. Also the two angle cabinets by the window gives a better feel. It was amazing since I how much more room was available and easier to access in the corners.
Here is the latest, completed 2-20-09. The color is Golden Pecan. This set includes crown molding, 42" uppers, lazy susan upper and lower, pull out trash can and spice rack.
I generally don't like lazy susans because of the space that they tend to waste, however in this kitchen we had the room to spare.
Simple and functional was the theme here. Cherry is the color on these cabinets. The biggest challenge on this one is the 60" blind sink base. The plumbing for the sink is against the side wall which backs up to the shower.
This is a current job which is still under way. High ceilings allowed for 42" uppers with out making the area fell small or crowed. Originally where the bookcase is there was a short open cabinet and nothing above. Now with the bookcase a full 8' high and blending into the upper the space seems better used. The owner had a great idea when he opened the wall and made the breakfast bar. His choice of colors also worked out very well, the cabinets are red maghonay on maple and the floor is red sodna on pine.
This kitchen presented some challenges, the old stove was 42" wide and there was tall cabinet on the right side of the sink. As a result, the only counter space was in the corner. The tile on the back splash is also original from many years ago however since they were a nice neutral color and in great condition we chose to leave well enough alone. I am also told that the original kitchen only had one draw, now they have 6 draws and two tip outs in front of the sink. The other big challenge here was what to put on the wall where the tile was missing from the tall cabinet. For now we opted to use the piece of counter top from the sink cut out since it was big enough and thick enough to fill in the area nicely. The little corner cabinet with the triangle draw was also fun to do.
This set of kitchen cabinets are made of maple fronts and birch plywood boxes. Using the birch saved about $300 on the materials. What was nice about these is that most of them were standard sizes, but the tall upper and the 3 draw base were a little wider, I think about 40 inches. The sink base also has the tip out draws for sponges, dish rags, etc. Since the fireplace can be seen from the kitchen, we thought it would be nice to use the same wood to redo the mantle.
This was my second or third cabinet job. The color is Natural, which is good if you really like grain and a variety of color. This was one of the most challenging jobs I have ever done. The area is very long and narrow, also there were very well stocked cabinets already in place. We had to install these over a three day period unloading and replacing a section at a time.
As you can see there was not enough room to get a good picture.
This is the cabinets in my own house. I only made the doors. After Katrina I was rather busy and I had pulled these out of a rental house and was planing to use them in a shed, but my wife thought I should use them in the house instead, so I started to refinish them. To my surprise the doors were made of masionate so I could not refinish them. The cabinets were in good shape so I deiced to just make new doors and continue on. My wife thought it would be nice to put wire screen in a couple of the uppers, which turned out rather nice and gave them an old country look. And for a quick an simple counter top I used 4" bath room tiles.
This is the latest set of cabinets I have done in July 2010 for a friend in Lafayette . There was quite a bit custom things going on here. There is a little spice rack between the refrigerator and dishwasher, two lazy susans without poles, and one cabinet with pull out shelves for can goods. The upper cabinets are also 2" deeper than the standard cabinets to try and hide the dead box at the ceiling.
Just for fun I deiced to take one of the lazy susans for a spin. In theory each shelf should be able to support about 400 lbs, but I have only tested it to about 170.
It took a little while to get these pictures as the home owner wanted to finish the kitchen before taking photos. I have to hand it to him he did an incredible job. Where the island is was a large closet which made the kitchen small and cramped. He did all the rough work and came up with the idea of wooden box on the ceiling to match the cabinets. Not too many bells and whistles on this on, however the left most cabinet under the island actually opens to the living room rather than being a blind cabinet from the kitchen side.
This kitchen benefited from some angled cabinets nicely. Since it is only 8' wide it felt like a closet with the refrigerator on one side and flat oven cabinet on the other, the two upper blind cabinets by the window also were hard to use and added to a box feeling. By adding the angled cabinet next to the oven makes it a bit more inviting to enter in. Also the two angle cabinets by the window gives a better feel. It was amazing since I how much more room was available and easier to access in the corners.
Here is the latest, completed 2-20-09. The color is Golden Pecan. This set includes crown molding, 42" uppers, lazy susan upper and lower, pull out trash can and spice rack.
I generally don't like lazy susans because of the space that they tend to waste, however in this kitchen we had the room to spare.
Simple and functional was the theme here. Cherry is the color on these cabinets. The biggest challenge on this one is the 60" blind sink base. The plumbing for the sink is against the side wall which backs up to the shower.
This is a current job which is still under way. High ceilings allowed for 42" uppers with out making the area fell small or crowed. Originally where the bookcase is there was a short open cabinet and nothing above. Now with the bookcase a full 8' high and blending into the upper the space seems better used. The owner had a great idea when he opened the wall and made the breakfast bar. His choice of colors also worked out very well, the cabinets are red maghonay on maple and the floor is red sodna on pine.
This kitchen presented some challenges, the old stove was 42" wide and there was tall cabinet on the right side of the sink. As a result, the only counter space was in the corner. The tile on the back splash is also original from many years ago however since they were a nice neutral color and in great condition we chose to leave well enough alone. I am also told that the original kitchen only had one draw, now they have 6 draws and two tip outs in front of the sink. The other big challenge here was what to put on the wall where the tile was missing from the tall cabinet. For now we opted to use the piece of counter top from the sink cut out since it was big enough and thick enough to fill in the area nicely. The little corner cabinet with the triangle draw was also fun to do.
This set of kitchen cabinets are made of maple fronts and birch plywood boxes. Using the birch saved about $300 on the materials. What was nice about these is that most of them were standard sizes, but the tall upper and the 3 draw base were a little wider, I think about 40 inches. The sink base also has the tip out draws for sponges, dish rags, etc. Since the fireplace can be seen from the kitchen, we thought it would be nice to use the same wood to redo the mantle.
This was my second or third cabinet job. The color is Natural, which is good if you really like grain and a variety of color. This was one of the most challenging jobs I have ever done. The area is very long and narrow, also there were very well stocked cabinets already in place. We had to install these over a three day period unloading and replacing a section at a time.
As you can see there was not enough room to get a good picture.
This is the cabinets in my own house. I only made the doors. After Katrina I was rather busy and I had pulled these out of a rental house and was planing to use them in a shed, but my wife thought I should use them in the house instead, so I started to refinish them. To my surprise the doors were made of masionate so I could not refinish them. The cabinets were in good shape so I deiced to just make new doors and continue on. My wife thought it would be nice to put wire screen in a couple of the uppers, which turned out rather nice and gave them an old country look. And for a quick an simple counter top I used 4" bath room tiles.
