Wow, very nice. Really like your hardware choice. Is the interior red? Beautiful!

Excellent! You and hubby work well together. Have you been doing woodworking for very long?

mdln, Yes--you're very observant. Our home is old (circa 1838) and I wanted the cabinet to have a "story". So the story goes that the kitchen had red cabinets and "somebody" paint them black, but didn't bother with the interiors. I like the way it accents the reveals around the drawers and doors.

marilyn_c, I've done some remodeling/renovating of my homes my whole life, including growing up in a home my father literally built around us. This is the first time I've tackled cabinetry, though.

I've "never" tackled cabinetry. lol Your a brave soul! :0) Nice work! I'm glad you find it rewarding to have a project. It's very self satisfying to have "skills"! And....you do!

Wow! Stunning cabinetry.

Beautiful work!

Beautiful!! I love dark cabinets with white counter tops. I mean really. Those cabinets look perfect!!!

Stunning, absolutely stunning. You are so lucky to have such a talent.

I hope your recovery continues and you have years and years of DIY projects with your DH ahead of you.

And yes, post this in the Kitchen Forum.

I'm so happy to see you 'moving on' after all you've been through. Oh, and the cabinets are nice too. (Ha-ha! They are gorgeous!)

Nice job!

Wow, amazing design and so well executed. You could go professional!

Well that is very nice. What a worthy project.

I am so impressed. That is lovely. I hope your health continues to improve.

seeing all you have done in your kitchen since June makes me specially honored, that you took a day out, to visit with me... while I was at Rose's house. Lisa, you amaze me.

Moni

WOW!! so nice. What a great job, and very pretty to boot.

Outstanding craftswomanship. I like the red reveal, especially how it shows off the critical gap between doors, drawers and box frame.

Well done!

You and your husband do excellent work. Your cabinets are just beautiful. For all you've been through, I am glad you are able to do the things you enjoy at least until your energy runs out. Please take breaks often though.

I am blown away with your talent!

What an incredible piece! What are you going to do next?

You are so talented! Great job.

Moni-I enjoyed the day Rose, you and I spent together. It was sooooo worth taking a day off from my projects. You can't stop living just because cancer comes calling.

Everyone that says I should post a reveal in Kitchens. I will, when I finally finish the kitchen. I broke some "rules" concerning aisle widths etc, but DH and I enjoy working in it.

cooper8828 - I have one more cabinet to build, but this one will have a bump out in it. When that's finished. I'll be tackling making the countertop for the island from some reclaimed wood we have saved from renovating the house.

Beautiful work. You can be very proud.

I'm impressed !!

WOW! That is beautiful...and impressive.

Awesome work!

Those are beautiful .And everything fits so nicely.

Impressive! Thank you for show and tell!

That is GORGEOUS! Love, love, love the red accent!

Very impressive. Hope your treatment works well for you and you can continue to endure it. Not easy...

That is a beautiful cabinet! Your attention to detail and mad skills are evident. I hope that your cancer journey is at it's end. I mean that it's in a permanent remission!

Very nice. I wish I were as talented as you are!

Very nice and well done. Can you share info such as wood you used, method to assemble, paint type and technique, counter top and other details? I'm not handy, but appreciate all the work involved to get such excellent results.

Irma, per your request, here are the details:

The cabinet carcases are made from 3/4" Birch Plywood and assembled with pocket holes and screws. The drawers are made from 1/2" Baltic Birch Plywood and mounted on heavy duty side mount sides. I used side mount, as I was not interested in giving up the drawer depth required for undermount style.

The face frames are made from 3/4" poplar stock, ripped to the custom widths required by my design. The 2 doors are typical 5 piece doors made from poplar and 1/4" thick plywood panels. The drawer fronts are also made from 3/4" thick poplar board stock.

The interior of the carcases and drawer boxes were finished with 7 coats of homemade wipe-on polyurethane (50/50 mix). The face frames, doors and drawer front were sanded, given a coat of tinted primer, re-sanded and then 3 coats of the finish color. The finish paint had both Floetrol and Latex Hardener added to the paint at the recommended amounts. The paint is the best grade of Valspar offered by Lowes.

The countertop is built on 2 layers of 3/4" inch sanded plywood (glued and screwed together from the underside). The laminate, which is Formica brand "Etchings Carrara Bianco" was attached with contact adhesive and trimmed flush with a router.

Finally, the hardware is Stone Mill Hardware "Swedish Iron Leaf Pull" from Overstock.com.

Hope that answers all your questions,

Lisa

What a great talent and lovely job you have done. Best wishes on a speedy recovery.

Beautiful achievement, well done!

I hope you wore a cartridge respirator if you applied the coatings? Or that they were no-VOC.

Best wishes for more beautiful achievements in the future.

Beautiful!

WOW, i am impressed and love to see/hear a woman with those skills!! just awesome!! love the red detail, really makes them different and interesting. nice touch to include according to the house story.!!

best of luck with the rest. work when u feel able :)

You're an amazing woman to have gotten back to your project while recovering, that impresses me, and now to the project. It's fabulous in design and color and execution. When you go to rest after the two hours, you must feel so satisfied. Doing something you love takes you in to the "zone" and blocks out all other worries. Sooooo good.

Lisa, thank you! After reading all the details, I was so tired, I had to have a nap. You are amazing..........

Love all your choices and how you put it all together. I thought the counter top was marble. Beautiful, all of it.

Looks great!

My goodness but you're talented!!