Another Kitchen Design

In my search for a new home, every once in awhile I come across a home that I designed the cabinetry for. Here is one of them:

What a lovely setting!

A view of the kitchen:

The cabinet line that the homeowner chose was not my favorite...I remember the panels on the fridge came in wrong & caused me a lot of trouble! The beadboard on the back of the island had to be refinished too.

Such  a pretty breakfast room!

The homeowner requested something different in their master bath... See the towel? That is a warming drawer

I bet the plumber had fun routing the pipes above that drawer! Not much room!

I'm so glad I found these photo...When I was designing kitchens a few years ago, we were so busy designing and building them that we hardly ever took photos of our work. Needless to say, I have very few photos of my work.

Thanks for stopping by!

Pam

Model Home Kitchen and Bath

Hope everyone is having a fantastic Wednesday. I am at the office designing some cabinetry for a new home being built nearby while Mr. DIY is at home laying tile in our Master Bath. (Will post an update soon.)
Designing kitchens for me is such a thrill. It's a little like doing a jigsaw puzzle, only better. Found a few photos on my computer at work of a model home I designed.

The cabinets on the perimeter are Maple with a Sable finish. The island is a painted finish with a glaze.

I love this bathroom. The vanity area in the center is dropped down & breaks up the long run of cabinets. This home is in the county just south of Charlotte, NC & is in the $375,000 to $400,000 price range.

Thanks for stopping by,

Pam

Kitchens & Baths I've Designed

Designing cabinetry is a little like having a baby. It's a long several months. Sometimes things go smoothly, but other times clients aren't quite sure what they want, so the design process takes awhile. But, when the project is finished and everything comes out well ... no ... better than you thought, then it's all worth it.

It was due to September 11^th that I got into the kitchen design business. You might remember we had a little recession after and since I had been designing $3000+ custom closets and no one was buying them at that time, I  applied for a temporary job at the Home Depot and the General Manager thought I'd be a good kitchen designer since I had designed custom closets.  He  sent me to their Kitchen & bath design school. After working at HD, I went on to work at smaller cabinet company & have worked with the same people at another place. 
With eight years of design project you might think my portfolio would be filled with photos. But, up until the summer of 2008, we were insanely busy so we didn’t take the time. I hope you like the ones I do have. 
Do you have a favorite?

love putting large pot and pan drawers in a kitchen whenever the design allows. They are so much more functional than roll out shelves inside a cabinet because there is only one step to get out what's inside.

 
I love the big island in this kitchen. This would be a wonderful kitchen for entertaining because the breakfast room is on the right and behind you is a keeping room with a stone fireplace

This Master Bath goes with the kitchen above. I hope that the people who bought this house were tall because the vanity should be shorter with a vessel sink. The builder hadn't ever used one before and didn't know that the vanity had to be shorter when he ordered the sinks.

I love the casual feel of this kitchen. All of the bump ups and outs keep it interesting. This kitchen was much more affordable than most due to the door style.

The large drawers on either side of the cooktop make this kitchen very practical. The bump ups and outs break up the long run of cabinets.

This was a very challenging project, but I love the way it turned out. I custom designed all of the hoods seen in these photos & every one is a little different from the others. I wish there was a close up of the ins & outs of the crown molding on the cabinet on the angle. There are bump ups, outs, ins & outs & I prayed for all of the angles to work. (and they did, thanks to a really awesome cabinet installer(craftsman) Yay!!!)

I only designed the big island on this one. The house had been on the market for over a year & a buyer saw the house & agreed to buy it only if the multi-angled island with a raised bar was replaced with a large non raised island. 
There is seating on the side opposite the sink, along with a beverage refrigerator, as well. This was my first custom designed island. The four extra large corbels alone were over $1000!

I was extremely happy with the way it turned out.


Thanks for stopping by,

Pam