Kitchen Cabinets

This kitchen was done a while back, but I recently received updated photos of the finished work. I only had a part in setting all the cabinets, but the kitchen turned out great. Cabinets come from the manufacturer as straight, square boxes, and fitting them to the room usually requires a few tricks to align them. This house is an old summer cottage (dating from the 19th century I believe), and to say the walls weren't square and plumb would be an understatement. The ceiling and floor could have been confused for a roof at points, as they were pitched enough to provide adequate drainage during a monsoon. Needless to say, the installation work required some head scratching and quite a few extra "double checking" measurements with the tape measure, but in the end they went in where they were supposed to, and the final result was the beautiful kitchen seen in the pictures.

My Blog, It's like a website, only easier.

Your source for world news, current events, and the latest commentary. Or maybe just a sampling of the work I do. Either way, the Albanians will entertain us all.

The first few pictures here are of custom cabinetry and casework I've done. The first is a 14'w x 7' wall of bookcases. Constructed of Birch-veneer plywood cases and solid poplar frames, the 3 different depths (8", 12", and 16") were specifically made to house a collection of books, family photo albums and a new television and components (center space, not yet purchased when the photo was taken.) Custom-building the cases allowed the finished width to match the room's width exactly, without the need for filler strips, or odd-width cases. Electrical and video connections are located to allow for wires and cables to be hidden, and a taller center toe-kick permitted the heat register to flow though.

The next photo is of a set of stain-grade oak

cases, finished to match the room's existing paneling. Again, 3 different depths were selected to match the client's collection of books, including larger text books to be housed in the largest set of cases. They extend from floor to ceiling, with a solid oak top to dress-up the break between upper and lower sets. Though not evident in the picture here, they integrate seamlessly with the oak wainscoting and window trim details in the room, and match an existing built-in entertainment center on the far wall.