okie boarder's house

Kreig and those hinges are for the novice weekender. Still a good product both but not what professional fabricators use, Actually you can get the european to go 180 deg if you need and want that but in almost any application 110 deg should be more than enough.

What you going to make with the CNC Pete?

peter1234 wrote: the open shelf above the microwave is a dust collector, put a top hinged door on it. same for the one to the right of the sink. are you buying an integrated oven /microwave? if so i would buy separate units. the failure rate on appliances is unbelievable. other than that i think you did fine . I know its outside the suggested designs but it looks to me that with that large island it will work good for a family. the island is one level? counter height or table height? if counter height i would multi level the side away from the kitchen

Hmmm, the dust collection is definitely something to consider. My wife is thinking she wants that open so she can have it as more of a display area, but we should keep the dust issue in mind.

We are buying a oven/micro combo unit. We don't like the looks of the separate units.

The island will be all butcher block top and all one level. We were looking at going with something a little shorter than the rest of the counter tops, but not quite as low as table height.

Something else I might mention is we are tossing around the idea of making the countertops a little higher than normal. The thought is to make the bases right at 36" and the tops would end up around 38". The bottom of the window in the kitchen is at 36" and we think this would let the countertop flow right into the sill of that window for a nice look.

If we raised the vent hood the same amount as the difference in cabinets, that would take care of that issue, right?

Mojo wrote: I didn't know Pete worked for Home Depot now....

Dave,
Part of my job search includes being called in twice for personal interviews. Guess where and for what position? Home Depot as a kitchen and bath designer!

Okie Boarder wrote: peter1234 wrote: the open shelf above the microwave is a dust collector, put a top hinged door on it. same for the one to the right of the sink. are you buying an integrated oven /microwave? if so i would buy separate units. the failure rate on appliances is unbelievable. other than that i think you did fine . I know its outside the suggested designs but it looks to me that with that large island it will work good for a family. the island is one level? counter height or table height? if counter height i would multi level the side away from the kitchen Hmmm, the dust collection is definitely something to consider. My wife is thinking she wants that open so she can have it as more of a display area, but we should keep the dust issue in mind. We are buying a oven/micro combo unit. We don't like the looks of the separate units. The island will be all butcher block top and all one level. We were looking at going with something a little shorter than the rest of the counter tops, but not quite as low as table height. Something else I might mention is we are tossing around the idea of making the countertops a little higher than normal. The thought is to make the bases right at 36" and the tops would end up around 38". The bottom of the window in the kitchen is at 36" and we think this would let the countertop flow right into the sill of that window for a nice look.

you could always put glass in the doors to showcase whats in those upper shleves.. i agree with everyone. do not change the counter heights i would think your contractor will be honest and tell you the same thing

Experimenting with a few ideas, also.

Fraidy hole looks pretty good. We're a little itchy after working at the house today...wonder why. ;-)

Andy,
I'm still wondering about the bead board? You also didn't mention what the stain/wash on the pine experiment is for? Did I miss something? It wouldn't be the first time!

Sand blast the boards for a weathered barn wood effect.

$40k kitchen we are a day and half away from finishing, cabinets look very similar to what your looking at doing?


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Shrock, ordered From Menards...they do have a large overlay...theres only one spot (not in the picture) where she chose two 24" uppers next to each other with double doors that you have to have one or the other open because of the overlay....

8122pbrainard wrote: Andy, Great minds think alike! The basic kitchen layout was done several years ago for the house expansion up here. Then about a year ago Diane and I started on the actual cabinet design. Here's a quick (not to scale) isometric I drew up for Diane to visualize since she has a hard time thinking 3D off a floor plan. Note that only a couple uppers are bead board and the rest are glass. We have decided on off white and no glaze for the cabinets as well as the appliances. The kitchen being on the small side, the dishwasher is 18" and the frig/freezer is a 33" cabinet depth. The angled wall behind the sink is actually a chase for a wood burning stove in the living/dining area.

Yeah, definitely very similar...I like it.

8122pbrainard wrote: In my mind and I've run into others including the salesperson I saw the other day, full overlays just look like box frame cabinets even if they are face framed. It's just an opinion.

What are full overlays?

Looking good!