Home Remodel phase 3: Kitchen Cabinet Remodel

Before

 My clients built this home over twenty years ago.  Although they are the original owners and took very good care of their home, they were looking to replace the dated and "track home" look of it all.  This project is phase 3, and the final phase ( I think), of their home improvements.  It started a year ago when I replaced their flooring, removing the original carpets, vinyl, and tile which were covering them and installing hardwood and new tiles in their place.  I also built a custom wood and tile fireplace mantle to replace the original sheet-rock one.    

After

                                                                                                                                                        At this point I also started on the kitchen by removing the white-tiled counter tops and sink and replacing them with Ubba Tubba granite counters and a new black under-mount sink.  Phase 2 was a few months later which involved updating the master shower, drywall repairs and paint.

Before

 Phase 3, completed recently, involved updating the kitchen cabinets and painting the rest of the cabinets in the home.  I was given a picture in a magazine and told "this is what we want".  Everything was hand-built on-site to match the picture exactly.

After

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The doors were made using mortise and tenon joinery. The drawers were made using butt joints, glue and stainless steel screws. The cabinet drawer faces were made using pocket joints and glue.                                                                  

  I removed the face frames of the old cabinets but left the boxes fully intact and on the wall.

 I used superior alder for the new face frames, laminating the sides and bottoms of the existing cabinet boxes, drawer faces, and cabinet doors and drawer faces.  I used 3/4" pine for the new drawers.

 I also updated the door and drawer hardware and stained and sealed the wood with a 5 step hand-rubbed finish.

 Although you cannot see it in any of these pictures, I faced each of the existing shelves with alder as well, instead of using the cheap plastic strips

 I also made seven of the shelves into sliders, which make it convenient for reaching the things usually lost or hard to get to.

I am never too busy for referrals and if you or someone you know live in the Sacramento, El Dorado, or surrounding counties, give me a call.  I am a licensed General Contractor and I specialize in many trades.  If you are looking for a new house, looking to remodel your old house, add on, or need some ideas, I'd be glad to talk!  Aside from building, I do custom wood-work, furniture, painting, drywall, concrete, electrical, plumbing, roofing, landscape and garden features, fencing and more...  530-919-6798