Completed Huge Kitchen Project

**Steveoo** · 28th April 2006, 08:34 PM

Well after about 3 months of designing and sourcing, 2 months of carpentry, and 3 months worth of cabinetmaking (only weekends and after work) she's done !!!!!!!!!!

I learnt a lot from this forum so thanks to all who post and reply. I ended up doing every thing myself except the mains water pipes.

A few specs and tips for those interested - design is my own after getting idea elements from kitchen magazines and book called "how to build traditional cabinets", I measured up each cabinet module and worked out the component sizes. I then got a board cutting service to cut my measurements. It only cost about $250 more than buying the raw sheet melamine material for about 200 pieces and each piece is perfectly square and there is zero edge chipping (can't be done on your home table saw), the doors are panelled on router table and corners biscuit joined (go the triton!!!), I got all the hardware - blum tandembox softclosing draws and pantry draws, blum soft closing door hinges, and slide out bin in a large single trade purchase from lincon sentry - saved a packet, I used 24 litres of mirotone 2pac on the doors and end panels (done in the backyard - neighbours are happy thats over), undercupboard lights were a bargain $25 for 3 stainless steel lights with wires and transformer from IKEA - the closest I could find elsewhere was $40 for 1 with no wire or transformer and the "stainless" was silver paint., I found a bloke that does granite tops in a very cheap and honest way - you buy the stone slab that you want from the wholesaler and he charges per meter for cutting and polishing and an install fee - GMS Australia, Underwood, Brisbane.
Attached are the pics - what do ya think??????

Steve

**Jill** · 28th April 2006, 08:52 PM

Fantastic work, Steveoo! Very professional looking & you can be justifiably proud of it!

I'll be building our kitchen down the track a couple of months or so (we're building our home), and will be using our Triton, too.

Cheers,

Jill

**mickp** · 28th April 2006, 09:08 PM

very nice kitchen, are you game enough to use it.

wont be to many years and you'll be thinking about doing it all again using solid timber

. and no I aint trying to be sarcastic

**Glenn_M** · 28th April 2006, 09:11 PM

Fantastic job Steve. That is certainly something to be proud of!
Cheers,

Glenn

**China** · 28th April 2006, 11:00 PM

Bl**dy good job Steve

**Wongo** · 28th April 2006, 11:19 PM

That’s fantastic. Nice work. I too plan to build a new kitchen but I think it won’t be for a few years yet.

**Jim Carroll** · 28th April 2006, 11:27 PM

Excellent job steve.
One question though.
Where you have the cooker and the cupboards close by is there much swing for the handles on the pots and pans.

**doug the slug** · 28th April 2006, 11:56 PM

Looks great , mate, ive got a kitchen renocoming up too, with less space to work with than yours,

**Harry72** · 29th April 2006, 09:00 AM

Nice work, has a very light sanitary look... not letting my swmbo see it!

**damienhazo** · 29th April 2006, 09:15 AM

Bloody nice work. The before and after pics say it all really.
I love the way you've let the floor and the windows make the rustic statement while off-setting it with a more modern kitchen design. Many would be tempted to go with the whole-wood approach which can very easily be overdone and become 'overwhelmingly-country'.

Now everytime you go in there to admire your handywork, you can make yourself even more usefull and spend the time scrubbing fingerprints off the stainless steel.

Damien

**Rossluck** · 29th April 2006, 09:21 AM

When can you do mine?

**Steveoo** · 29th April 2006, 01:48 PM

I have more WIP pictures if anyone is interested. And Yes there is plenty of room for pot handles! My Wife is a chef, do you think she would approve a design that doesn't meet her specs!

**Lignum** · 29th April 2006, 01:55 PM

Top stuff Stevo, you done a sensational job, and yes post all the progress pics you have

**boban** · 29th April 2006, 04:17 PM

Good work and good choices as per Damien's post.

I also think you got it right.

**mic-d** · 29th April 2006, 04:30 PM

Top marks Stevo, its a beautiful job.

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