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Paula Murtha
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Comments (12)These look really nice. I think how it is done really matters. [[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/1512-dolphin-terrace-beach-style-kitchen-los-angeles-phvw-vp~235523) [Beach Style Kitchen[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/beach-style-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2110) by Newport Beach Home Builders Spinnaker Development [[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-kitchen-traditional-kitchen-charlotte-phvw-vp~1706784) [Traditional Kitchen[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2107) by Charlotte Interior Designers & Decorators traci zeller designs [[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/hale-aina-by-the-sea-tropical-kitchen-hawaii-phvw-vp~83209) [Tropical Kitchen[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/tropical-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2108) by Kailua Architects & Building Designers Archipelago Hawaii Luxury Home Designs [[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/barton-hills-eclectic-kitchen-austin-phvw-vp~1564203) [Eclectic Kitchen[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/eclectic-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2104) by Austin Interior Designers & Decorators Amity Worrel & Co. [[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/the-woodshop-of-avon-traditional-kitchen-minneapolis-phvw-vp~369949) [Traditional Kitchen[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2107) by Edina Kitchen & Bath Designers The Woodshop of Avon [[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/the-ohana-place-contemporary-kitchen-hawaii-phvw-vp~126321) [Contemporary Kitchen[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2103) by Kailua Architects & Building Designers Archipelago Hawaii Luxury Home Designs [[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/after-kitchen-island-traditional-kitchen-st-louis-phvw-vp~34350) [Traditional Kitchen[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2107) by Brisbane Interior Designers & Decorators InterDesign Studio [[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/the-new-traditional-traditional-kitchen-philadelphia-phvw-vp~5057489) [Traditional Kitchen[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2107) by Lansdale Kitchen & Bath Designers Village Handcrafted Cabinetry [[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/ownby-design-contemporary-kitchen-phoenix-phvw-vp~1141378) [Contemporary Kitchen[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2103) by Scottsdale Interior Designers & Decorators Ownby Design [[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/japanese-contemporary-kitchen-design-best-of-easts-meets-west-contemporary-kitchen-brisbane-phvw-vp~508025) [Contemporary Kitchen[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2103) by Other Metro Interior Designers & Decorators Interiors By Darren James [[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/parkwood-road-residence-kitchen-transitional-kitchen-minneapolis-phvw-vp~333071) [Transitional Kitchen[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/transitional-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2112) by Minneapolis Interior Designers & Decorators Martha O'Hara Interiors...See MoreNEED ADVICE - Kitchen Island Granite Overhang Support
Comments (8)I worry when my 200 lb teenage son puts weight on my 12" overhang ... yours just seems like an accident waiting to happen. I would never think of putting weight on a cantilevered surface like this, but most people don't even give it a thought and some would even hop up and attempt to sit there!...See MoreAdvice needed for kitchen back splash and island
Comments (61)Okay. My 2 cents. It appears that the dining room is a bit squishy. Lots of big furniture. My thought would be to remove the sideboard, put a banquette along the wall and shift the dining table over. This is a tad fancier then what you are going for but this is right beside a kitchen peninsula...same layout. I think they shifted the chandelier over so it is centred with the table. If you search for "banquette dining" on PINTEREST you'll get lots of inspiration. Just a thought to give you more breathing room if desired. :) The balance between the beautiful banquet and the open chairs would be perfect (in your style)....See MoreNeed advice On Kitchen Island countertop strucuture
Comments (25)The island support also has to be integrated with the decorative elements. That can’t be an afterthought. In the island below, we used a flat steel plate with small welded flanges that aren’t visible. Flat steel is too flexible. The flanges add rigidity. Once the steel was designed, I then had to design how the steel would integrate into the wood. The cabinet side was built thicker, to accept the weight of the bent tabs of the steel that had to be attached to it. The blocking in the toe area is directly under the cabinet wall, providing support all the way to the floor. The cabinet box was also routed out to accept those tabs, before it was finished, so there would be no exposed raw wood anywhere. The steel tabs were bolted to the side, and countersunk, so that nothing protruded. The decorative cabinet panel was routed to account for the steel support flanges, before being finished. Again, no raw wood anywhere. The steel post accepts a steel locator pin that was location plotted, and drilled into the floor and subfloor. No kid will come sliding through and bang into it, knocking it askew. The steel support was then finally installed to the cabinet side, and then the decorative panel was then applied over that. That’s what went into that “simple” design. And seriously, it IS simple compared to some. But if your KD and GC isn’t able to do this? You have people on your team that ought to be back in the minor leagues sitting on the bench. This is is an ordinary day at the shop for any experienced Pro....See Moreemilyam819
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