With the rise of DIY tutorials on YouTube there's a lot of information circulating regarding the best way to hang or clamp cabinets, or what tools you need vs. what tools you don't need. What's worse is that there are quite a few hacks that are less practical, or take longer than traditional...
Halloween Coffin build notes:
'Tis the season and this Halloween my wife asked me to build a coffin for her decorations. To do this I used two full sheets of either half inch plywood plus a couple of small pieces to use for the top and bottom. If you want to create this and don't have a workshop...
Have you ever looked at a series of decorative doors on an island that look built together into a panel? That's called Wainscot.
Wainscot can be very expensive and an alternative to get that same type of decorative look at a fraction of the cost is to use finish panels, molding...
One of the first things you will learn as a cabinet designer is to make sure that you have a large enough filler in a corner where two base cabinets meet so the drawers can open without hitting the adjacent hardware. The last you want to do is give a customer an amazing kitchen only for the...
Base panels are a fact of life that every installer must deal with. Sometimes they show up in the middle of a design next to a dishwasher or an under-cabinet-refrigerator and other times at the end of a run of base cabinets. Whenever a base panel is used going into an angled corner or somewhere...
Light rail molding can dress up the bottom of a cabinet run and is great for concealing under-cabinet-lights. It is typically cut from ¾” stock and is 1 ½” high with a decorative profile on one long side that matches the outside edge of the door style. In this...
Refrigerators come in many sizes but before you install your next kitchen you might want to take note of a few things and beware the common pitfalls that plague most installers.
In most cabinet designs, the fridge is installed between tall panels, fillers, and cabinets for a more built-in look...
Apron sinks, also known as farm sinks, are a very popular alternative to the basic undermount sink. They are taller, deeper, and they have a waterproof apron front which is ideal for cleaning large cookware. The image below depicts the most common way an apron sink is installed which is over a...
Crown molding can really make or break a kitchen design. Designers or companies that that hire you to do an installation may not always tell how much overhang they want or whether they want the crown Installed at box-depth or full flush. Box depth is simple: you put a cleat on top of the cabinet,...
