Cabinets In Progress (Pix) & Question

16 years ago

Well, here are my cabinets in progress - Kraftmaid Quarter Sawn Oak, "Morristown" (Shaker style) in "Kaffe" finish.

The large pantry you see is not bolted to the wall yet. The other wall isn't seen either. Contractor expects the balance to be finished today, other than the cabinet over the sink (the tiny window which is the bane of my existence)which was overhanging the window and had to be re-ordered at the last moment.

BTW - cabinet at window has to be moved over to be at same place as other cabinet - should be right up to edge as other. They need to place some fillers. Kind of wish we had not come up so close to the window with these - I'm not liking the boxed in feeling of it right now but maybe once it's all finished (and the cabinet above is installed, sill added, etc.) it will look better.

I'm telling you - that window just annoys me but hindsight IS 20/20.

Anyhoo - I have a question about that BEAM you see! Anyone have any interesting ways to handle this to make it less prominent? Or to highlight it instead? Not sure what color I'm going for on the walls yet - to be determined as a whim call this weekend.

FYI - counters will be Ceasarstone Jerusalem Sand - no backsplash picked yet so I'm open to suggestions based on that and; Hardware ORB, as is faucet. Sink is the brown Silgranite and appliances are SS.

Thanks!

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Laurie
Original Author
16 years ago
Oh and BTW - the two cabinets flanking the window get glass doors, so it may not be as much of a black hole as it appears right now either.
homechef
16 years ago
How about if you paint the beam to match your cabinetry or the rest of the woodwork in the house to make it stand out and look intentional?
Your cabinets look great!
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Laurie
Original Author
16 years ago
The rest of the woodwork in the house is similar to the cabinets, which is why I chose these (old 1915 Craftsman).

LOVE the idea!
breezygirl
16 years ago
Very beautiful! I'm considering KraftMaid cabs as well, but then I hear someone say that their quality isn't as good as it used to be. I'm interesting to hear what you have to say about them when you've used them a bit.

How wide is your window? I'm having a window issue as well, but I thought mine was small...You have me beat. The rest of the kitchen will be so stunning that the small window won't even be noticed!

The beam...I'm not one to highlight them, and I also like clean white ceilings. I say paint the same color as ceiling. It will blend in more.

Can't wait to see your finished product!
Laurie
Original Author
16 years ago
I've already used Kraftmaid in the past - my old home. Had them for over 9 years and they were as perfect as the day they went in. I highly recommend them. I took a good look at them last night and they seem to be exactly the same as I remember.

The window, I believe is 3'x 2'? Something like that. Maybe a bit bigger. I hate the thing. I've told this before so I'll try and be brief. The existing was that size - I thought that we'd save money by not cutting into the wall (house is terracotta and nobody had experience with cutting into it) and risking structural damage. Ordered said window. When we demolished the kitchen we discovered the window had already been replaced once, blocked up with regular old masonry and the old opening was HUGE. I could have gotten a really large window there :(

Tried to cancel the small window order but it had already gone through and was being manufactured. I didn't want to lose that $400, and add another whatever to my budget so I just sucked it up.

The only good thing, is there is no view out of that side. Small lot line, faces my neighbors fence and her side windows. Nothing to see there, keep moving on lol.