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Showing posts with label Project. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Upper pull out cabinet project Part I
I have been contracted to make a kitchen cabinet that will sit in an opening previously occupied by a larger cabinet that no longer fits. My customer bought a refrigerator that is taller than the original unit, and had to take out the upper cabinet to make the fridge work.
Our solution was to make a pull out cabinet with low sides, similar to a pull out tray. We decided its best to match the surrounding cabinets profiles on the face, and also match the color. Each presents its own challenges. Trying to match profiles requires having the right router knives. Ive had to buy a bit that will match the raised panel. As far as matching the color, I have found a match, and it will be close, but not exact. The existing kitchen is nearly 25 years old, so with oils, proteins, etc., from cooking all those years, as well as fading from nearby light sources, an exact match cannot be guaranteed, but it will be very close!
Here are some pictures of the space to fill, and also of the tray and door assembly. I have used a combination of box joinery and rabbit joinery on the tray. I also have a match on the three different profiles on the door, and have a sample door to compare it to. After the glue sets, I can stain, finish, and install this piece! The front "door" will be stained and finished, while the tray itself will be clear coated (similar to the surrounding cabinets).





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Our solution was to make a pull out cabinet with low sides, similar to a pull out tray. We decided its best to match the surrounding cabinets profiles on the face, and also match the color. Each presents its own challenges. Trying to match profiles requires having the right router knives. Ive had to buy a bit that will match the raised panel. As far as matching the color, I have found a match, and it will be close, but not exact. The existing kitchen is nearly 25 years old, so with oils, proteins, etc., from cooking all those years, as well as fading from nearby light sources, an exact match cannot be guaranteed, but it will be very close!
Here are some pictures of the space to fill, and also of the tray and door assembly. I have used a combination of box joinery and rabbit joinery on the tray. I also have a match on the three different profiles on the door, and have a sample door to compare it to. After the glue sets, I can stain, finish, and install this piece! The front "door" will be stained and finished, while the tray itself will be clear coated (similar to the surrounding cabinets).
Monday, February 10, 2014
Our Next project Weekend in Review
Hi! I hope that you had a great weekend! Davids parents were visiting from the east coast, so we had fun exploring the area (and of course we fit in a little project time too!)

Saturday we went to Santa Barbara. It was such a hot and pretty day! We toured the mission, love the contrast against the mountains in the background! State St. is always one of my favorite stops.
Anthropologie and Paper Source always have fun things to look at. I made it out with just this napkin from Anthro, isnt it great? :)
We had dinner out on the pier. I love the glass bottom tables there. There are seals nearby, but we didnt see any swimming below. But, just looking at the water is pretty!
Finally, we decided that we would build a shelving unit similar to the Ikea Vittsjo for next to the sofa in the living room. $70 is definitely reasonable for the unit; however, taking into account that one wasnt quite long enough and needing to sell it at the end of the summer (well be selling lots of furniture when we move then) and not getting our money back, building made more sense. Our building supplies were super low, about $35! We still need to paint, but I like it so far!
Paint is up next! Check back for updates.
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Saturday we went to Santa Barbara. It was such a hot and pretty day! We toured the mission, love the contrast against the mountains in the background! State St. is always one of my favorite stops.
Anthropologie and Paper Source always have fun things to look at. I made it out with just this napkin from Anthro, isnt it great? :)
We had dinner out on the pier. I love the glass bottom tables there. There are seals nearby, but we didnt see any swimming below. But, just looking at the water is pretty!
Finally, we decided that we would build a shelving unit similar to the Ikea Vittsjo for next to the sofa in the living room. $70 is definitely reasonable for the unit; however, taking into account that one wasnt quite long enough and needing to sell it at the end of the summer (well be selling lots of furniture when we move then) and not getting our money back, building made more sense. Our building supplies were super low, about $35! We still need to paint, but I like it so far!
Paint is up next! Check back for updates.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Northville MI project Shadowboxing Part II
Heres a good example of how to terminate the end of a piece of trim. I installed a new section of chair rail, which ends at an outside corner. By back-mitering the larger piece, I cut a smaller opposing piece, and glued it into place (DO NOT NAIL)!




And here Ive done more shadowboxing at the bay window to finish out the dining room. The next project will be chair rail and shadowboxing on the stairway - stay tuned!




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And here Ive done more shadowboxing at the bay window to finish out the dining room. The next project will be chair rail and shadowboxing on the stairway - stay tuned!
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
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