I partnered with QuikDrawers.com to bring you the free plans for the China Cabinet. QuikDrawers sells custom drawers sized to the 1/16". Available in plywood or solid birch. Dovetail construction, pre-finished and you can get them bored and notched if you have specialty hinges so all you have to Continue Reading
March 12, 2015
Installing Drawers with Blum Tandem plus Blumotion drawer slides
Installing Drawers with Blum Tandem plus Blumotion drawer slides on my china hutch. I'm a big fan of drawers for storage. I find them 100 times more efficient than shelves so I definitely wanted drawers on the lower section. In an effort not to take 500 years to finish this kitchen remodel, I Continue Reading
March 6, 2015
How to cut beadboard to fit around decorative moulding
Since I installed beadboard as the backing for my upper China hutch cabinets, I wanted a beadboard backsplash in the open portion between the two corbels. But Dang! I wish I would have waited to add trim to my corbels until after I installed them and the beadboard. Since I didn't wait, I can show Continue Reading
March 5, 2015
Adding a Cabinet Toe Kick
I love adding visual interest by installing decorative cabinets toe kicks. I've been adding a decorative cabinet toekick on key cabinets in my kitchen. If the cabinet already has a faceframe, this is a really easy way to add a cabinet toe kick. On new cabinetry, you could cut out your design in Continue Reading
March 3, 2015
Upper China Hutch
Yesterday, I shared details about building my china hutch base. Today I'm sharing the upper cabinets, including my crazy idea for how to approach sliding doors. I joined two cabinets to create the total width of the China Hutch and I wanted to have access to one complete side an any given time. Continue Reading
March 2, 2015
China Cabinet Base
OK y'all, we're getting back to the kitchen renovation this week and I'm sharing all the details on my China Cabinet Base. I vacillated quite a bit on the design because I really wanted a tall, one piece armoire type piece of furniture with sliding glass doors. But, I NEEDed a place to house our Continue Reading