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Kitchen Base Cabinets 101
How to Build a Refrigerator Cabinet Surround
Fridge cabinets can make a kitchen look custom and finished. They are also great options for ending cabinetry and creating a balanced kitchen cabinetry layout.
The good news is you can build your own fridge cabinet without spending a ton of time or money. We do it all the time.
Here's one of the cabinets we've made:
Let's demystify this -
It's two pieces of cabinet-grade plywood, held together on the b
Easiest Pantry or Closet Shelving
Inside this closet, it's just 4 feet wide and 2 feet deep. Nothing fancy.
I decided the most practical use of materials and space would be to add shelving 16" deep. I don't like too deep shelving, but you really need the 16" to store large boxes (up here in Alaska, bulk shopping is a must, so lots of big boxes will get stored inside this pantry).
This would leave a little bit of space to the front for a vac
Stair Skirts
Dryer Vent
Framing Decks
But before we get to any of that, we decided to tackle the decks first. The big reason for this is with the walls completely finished out, moving things from unit to unit has become quite a task, involving going down stairs, out the garage, in the other ga
How To Install Rubber Cove Base Moulding
Building Base Cabinets
Yep, that's what it took to take this blank space ....
And turn it into this:
Well, at least to build all those cabinets!
I'd love to know how to make a dishwasher out of plywood, but I'm going to stick to cabinets for now.
The Ram and I spent about a week building the cabinets, and honestly, the building was the easy part. Once we got all th
Installing Kitchen Cabinets - Momplex Vanilla Kitchen
Yep, this blank space is going to be a kitchen after today!
We are going to do the wall cabinets first.
First, we mark the height of the bottom of the wall cabinets. Standard height is 54".
But we can't just mark 54" and pull a string line,
Window Jamb Extensions
And then we stacked foam blocks around them?
And then poured concrete in the foam blocks around the boxes?
And then hung windows on the outsides of the boxes?
Well, today's the day that we are going to start finishing out the inside of the windows!
Stainless Steel Cable and Wood Railing
Do you remember back when we built this railing for Momplex Unit B?
We absolutely LOVE how it turned out. And we love that not only does it protect the stair opening, but it's so substantial, it's almost like a long console table that you can lean on.
So when it came time for me to design a railing for Momplex Unit B, I wanted to keep the same substantialness, but add a modern twist to match the rest of Mompl
Finishing Plywood Edges with Edge Banding
Putting on a Skirt and Heels ... er, Risers and Treads
But before we start putting our Sunday's best on these stairs, let's take a second to remember where these stair boards have been.
We originally spent $400 on 2x12 boards,
Yep, at one point, they were new, not gray and old looking at all.
Until we poured concrete in them. That's where the gray staining comes from.