by Sawhill - Custom Kitchens & Design, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN, US 55405 · 312 photos
Isalnd Dreams
http://SawhillKitchens.com

An active family of five came to us with a challenge. Help them create a family kitchen to accommodate their busy lifestyle and love of cooking. Traffic flow and work areas that kept the children involved, yet out of the way, were critical issues the client needed solved.

The result was a stunning, warm, efficient kitchen with bump-out to allow for a new island and homework and office area. Custom cabinetry and new lighting finished the room with both style and storage.

 
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adnovak wrote:
Comment from Mom: - Good use of space. Would prefer a roll-up door - this door swings to the side and take up corner space »
· · Comment · 3 months ago
Sawhill - Custom Kitchens & Design, Inc. You make a good point. But the reason for the side swing door is that a roll-up door takes up more room at the top, and this client needed as much height as possible to accommodate the blender that you see. We could have raised the cabinets up and made the "appliance garage" higher to accommodate the blender, but then the cabinets would be higher and harder to reach the top shelf in the wall cabinets.
We also saved space (width) by using the refrigerator side panel as the left side of this cabinet, and hinged the doors off of a panel mounted to the wall.
3 months ago · ·
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lesley92 wrote:
what color is on the cabinets? »
· · Comment · 5 months ago
Mohd Mussa Soo good
4 weeks ago ·
Sawhill - Custom Kitchens & Design, Inc. The back splash is ceramic tiles, with horizontal glass pencil tiles
4 weeks ago ·
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tafovi wrote:
How did you get the outlets under the cabinet? Is it a special raceway or wiremold? »
· Comment · 5 months ago
Sawhill - Custom Kitchens & Design, Inc. Yes it is an "angled plug mold that is available in a variety of width.s In this project we used one's manufactured by Task Lighting Corporation.
5 months ago · ·
joyful_lady Do this instead of the applicance garage currently in the plans. This will work extremly well. :o)
2 months ago ·
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wezy wrote:
Interesting counter top. Can you tell me what it is. That handle on the cupboard door makes a lot of sense, pe »
· Comment · 5 months ago
Sawhill - Custom Kitchens & Design, Inc. The antique finish was done by the fabricator that we use prior to installation. It does not affect the maintenance of the granite. It makes fingerprints, crumbs, etc. harder to see which is great. The color is mostly black on this granite. There are other granites out there that are browner in color. You could check with your local granite yard to see what they carry. I hope that your new counters turn out well! Thank you for the interest in our kitchen!
3 months ago ·
loulou2310 Genius!
2 weeks ago ·
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What Houzz contributors are saying:
With an outlet or two in the back wall, the appliances will be ready to use when needed and hidden from sight when not.
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garage door for countertop items
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have this but with a different door
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Appliance garage
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storage for small appliances
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I like the idea
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Appliance garage
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toaster cabinet
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corner coffee niche
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Hide the appliances
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garage!!!!!
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appliance garage
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PORTINHA PARA GUARDAR UTENSILIOS
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great way to hide my appliances used daily
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Concealing countertop appliances; I also like the off-white cabinets with the antique-like hardware-the hardware may be the piece to tie-in the rest of the house
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cabinet space
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Appliance garage
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Hide Cabinet
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Yes Please
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appliance storage - needs to be a little bigger to store KitchenAide Mixer as well. Maybe another for coffee maker stored seperately.
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appliance cupboard
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appliance hideaway
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Size
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Corner idea
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hide the small appliances
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kitchen storage
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Clean counters
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Appliance cabinet
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Covers the junk on the counter.
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storage ideas
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like idea for workbench - drills
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conceal small appliances
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Camouflage grille-pain etc...
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another option for big stuff...
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appliance nook
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countertop storage cabinet
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appliance nook to the side of the refrigerator - left corner.
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tiles
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must have appliance nook
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toaster/blender storage
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love the idea to hide the small applicances love detail of the cabinets
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need that door to hide Jared's kitchen gadget obsession!!
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Kitchen Hide-Away
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Great place for Countertop items that would be used frequently
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great idea
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Appliance cabinet
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appliance garage and notice the plug in placements
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like this
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keep things tucket away
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porte de comptoir
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very "outta sight outta mind"
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spacesaver and no clutter!
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different size backsplash tiles
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space saver
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doors covering junk
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appliance cupboard
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cool little door added to hide appliances
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Love the hiding door.
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appliance cupboard
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Kisgép-rejtő konyhai megoldás.
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appliance garage
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Stash small appliances
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HIDDEN CABINET
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appliance counter
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handig hoekje
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clever way of hiding appliances
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storage nook
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hide the appliances space
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Storage
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Tile backsplash like our house on Bostwick
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perhaps something more like this
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closet for equipments
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great for appliances
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storage appliance center
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hidden appliances.
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puertita
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small appliance garage
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To hide coffee pot and toaster
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appliance garage, dark counters with white cabinets?
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I have this but this is a different type of door.
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hide toaster and kettle
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appliance house
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jimat space :)
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hideaway small appliances
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Need to hide the toaster oven... will this work?
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Concealing those ugly necessities. Awesome!
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storage
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hidden appliances, love
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Hide counter clutter
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Hidden appliances
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cupbard to hide toaster and kettles
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Appliance Dock
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Bar downstairs
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hiding the appliances
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Love the hidden appliances.
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The appliances are hidden
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Oooo - hidden compartment
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appliance storage
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the small hideaway cabinet
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love this! hidden but easy to access small appliances
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hide appliances
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Hidden appliances ready to use
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cabinets, hardware, outlet placement
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doors to hide appliances
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I like the garage
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great storage for electric stuff
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ways to hide kitchen appliances
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cabinet
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Love, love, love this idea. Appliances right at your fingertips yet hidden from view. Fantastic!
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LIke this little hide away for appliances
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Appliance garage
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Appliance cupboard! Marvelous!
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appliance garage idea
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Hidden kitchen tools
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hide counter appliances
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HIDES APPLIANCES AT COUNTER TOP LEVEL, THEREFORE AVOIDING HURTING BACK WHILE REMOVING FOR USAGE IN UNDER COUNTER CABINETS
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Corner appliance cabinet
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appliance garage for the end of counter
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nook
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I want a hid-a-cabinet for all my electronics on the counter
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really want to build in appliances like this
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appliance cover up
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great storage for the on counter storage
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kitchend appliances
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storage for appliances
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garage
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hideaway
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Can do the same for TV nook
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Hide gadgets
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love this for hiding a blender
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the hidden appliances
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Hiding small appliances
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the door that hides the appliances
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appliance garage
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I like that you can hide appliance you use often but are within reach
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countertop storage
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ideal secret kitchen compartment
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Appliance cupboard
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outlets
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hidden appliances
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Hide those appliances
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Appliance garage
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Like the hidden appliance cupboard
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hidden appliance storage
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storage
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Appliance door in corner of kitchen on counter for large appliances. Wheat mill and bosch mixer.
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hidden storage for stuff you need to keep at arm's length
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color of cabinets
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How to hide everyday appliances
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hidden cabinet to hide countertop appliances
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hidden
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Appliance garage as discussed with coordinator
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organization
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hide appliances
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Hides ugly appliances
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hidden spot for appliances
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Storage
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good idea
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Everyday appliances cupboard
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Kitchen
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hideaway
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We should definitely do something like this if possible.
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Easy way to hide appliances, yet keep them accessible!
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storage socket location
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great idea to hide appliances
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hiding stuff
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like this
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Appliance garage
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storage with outlet
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hiding appliances
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Hidden outlets
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appliance nook
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Neat storage
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hideaway but easy access for small appliances
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appliance garage
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kitchen cubby for appliances
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storage
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Appliance Garage
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Hidden appliances
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storage to hide small appliances
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hide a shelf
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Hidden appliances
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Love these cabinets and knobs
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I like how its easy to hide away without having to move it.
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cabinet
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Hideaway
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hidden appliances and countertop
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Hides appliances, but keeps them easily accessible.
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Hidden Appliance Cubby.
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hideaway for small appliances...
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storage
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I like the appliance garage with folding door.
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hidden cupboard for standing samller appliances
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We were consider doing one of these bump outs if it's possible. Also that looks like the cabinet face that I want except for I wanted the arch at the top. I like all the groves and the dark shading in side the grooves
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Area to store appliances
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like the hidden spot for appliances
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counter storage cabinet
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Cubby in corner to hide appliances