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Kitchen Project

comments (3) March 20th, 2011 in Reader's Gallery

Dean2 Dean2, member
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Overall view of kitchen
Custom wet bar  with leaded glass door panels
Island base cabinets with 5 1/2 inch diameter posts
Kitchen cabinets and space for oven/stove top
Kitchen desk built into cabinets
Overall view of kitchen - CLICK TO ENLARGE

Overall view of kitchen


This is a project I just completed and installed. All the cabinets are solid West Indies mahogany, all cabinet door pairs have book matched panels, all drawers have dovetail joints, All cabinet shelves are on full extension slides. Blum euro hinges throughout. The finish is four coats of water based poly semi-gloss. If anyone is not sure about taking on a project of this size please keep in mind that I do not have a fancy cabinet shop. No large panel saw or shaper or that sort. I have a shop with just the same sort of tools most of us have, Delta table saw, 3 1/4 hp router, 6" jointer, 15" planer etc. The project took me about three and a half months full time to build. I designed the kitchen and installed it as well. My wife did the custom lead glass door panels for the wet bar. That cabinet also has a mirrored back inside.


Design or Plan used: My own design
posted in: Reader's Gallery, cabinet, dovetails, arts and crafts, mahogany, frame and panel, desk, built-in, polyurethane


Comments (3)

Dean2 Dean2 writes: I will be more than happy to post later photos. I have to return later to finish the trim around the windows and doors.There is also a custom mahogany wall cabinet for a flat screen TV that the owner wants built. That is still in the design stage.
Posted: 4:36 pm on March 22nd

stikk stikk writes: Dean please post again when the project is complete, counter tops, appliances, lighting ect, looks great I have to do the same at my home but on a much smaller scale.
Posted: 4:45 pm on March 21st

cblouin cblouin writes: This is one large scale project. I'd like to do this in my new kitchen, but at the pace I work, the kitchen would NEVER get done before we all starve.
Posted: 8:42 am on March 21st

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