September 04, 2006
Cabinetry
I went back today to hook up the automatic sprinklers so the new lawn wouldn't die because someone forgot to turn on the water. Hopefully I hooked it up correctly. While I was there, I took some pictures of the cabinets -- using the flash this time. Without further ado...
This is the non-appliance side of the kitchen. I lie. The diswasher will be here. It'll be cabinet-front, though so the effect will be the same. You can see the sink sitting below where it will eventually go. The upper cabinets in the corner won't be installed until after the granite. We got one of those "appliance garage" doohickeys and it sits on the granite surface, so can't be installed yet.
The other side of the kitchen has an upper cabinet with an open shelf to hold the microwave.
This is a good head on view of the cabinets. The door style was called "Shaker 3" by Jay Rambo Co., the makers of the cabinets. I'm not quite sure what makes it Shaker, but so be it. The wood is quartersawn white oak and the stain is called "Restoration". The door style is almost identical to the built-in cabinets in the dining room, although they are finished with a faux-grained gumwood look that was popular when the house was built. We were also able to find similar hardware for the cabinets. Since the house was built in 1938, it has an interesting mix of Arts & Crafts era architecture coupled with Art Nouveau type hardware and fixtures. I guess we put names on "eras" when they've passed. I'm sure at the time the styles were just whatever was popular in this place at that time.
Here's a "still life" I composed to show most of the major contributors to the color scheme of the kitchen together. All of the pieces are laying in or on the sink. The floor tile is inside at the bottom of the picture. One of the accent pieces (or "tacos") is laying against the floor tile and sink. The field tile for the backsplash is leaned against the cabinet, with the "pencil" tile accent against its bottom. I stood one of the knobs on end to the left. The only major color contributors that aren't present are the wall color and the granite. Ronda and I were extremely happy with how the color combinations turned out.
Our contractor, Marty, tells us that by the end of the week the floor tile and granite should be in. Ronda's in Austria, so she'll be relying on my descriptions and pictures until she gets back. Before she gets back, I'll be off to my Fantasy Football draft. So, we won't get to enjoy the progress together until at least Sunday night (and probably later than that).
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Posted by Rob at September 4, 2006 11:01 PM