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I have been very busy this Spring with a significant commissioned project; a set of built-in cabinets for a dining room. The room has a large four foot by six foot bay window centered on the ten foot wide end wall. The client wanted storage for her china and serving pieces, flatware, place mats and table cloths, and wine. Her husband wanted to have his computer workstation incorporated as well. After design discussions, here is the final SketchUp design: 
(Click on thumbnails for full picture).
The base cabinet at the left was to have large serving piece storage, including room for a 29-inch long silver serving tray. The center four cabinets have storage for the table cloths and mats, flatware, wine and adjustable shelves for china and smaller serving pieces. The right side cabinet is for the computer workstation and a pair of diagonal wall cabinets hung on French Cleats with glass doors and interior lighting are for stemware and display bric-a-brac. A shelf atop the window frame and wall cabinets will provide additional display space.
I won't bore you with the construction details (there are some pictures in my Gallery), but the project is built in White Oak Plywood and solid wood, has 8 raised panel doors and two false raised panels; eleven full extension drawers ranging from 12" deep to 30" deep; and eight 4-lite glass doors with full mullions separating the 32 panes. Four cabinet lights illuminate the interior of each wall cabinet as well as the base tops below them with 3-position dimmers; dimmable spots illuminate the Bay from below the overhead shelf. The finish matches the Golden Oak of the Bay window trim using 2 coats of Seal-A-Cell and 3 coats of Arm-R-Seal.
Here are pictures of the finished product (top shelf to be installed later).
Cabinets with doors closed.
Cabinets with doors open.
Closer view of center left cabinets -- six drawers and room for 12 bottles of wine, including a "starter" bottle of Merlot I left for the client. Note the lateral drawer in the upper left of the picture in the left base cabinet; there is one in each of the taller cabinets.
Right hand base cabinet Computer Workstation in closed position. Black disks on left end of top control the dimmers for this wall cabinet and bay window spots.
Top in folded back position -- nine 14 mm Soss barrel hinges invisibly connect the three sections of the top. The LCD monitor can be seen in its fold down position through the opening.
LCD Monitor is on a sliding base in stopped dadoes in the sides of the cabinet; it pulls forward and hinges into an upright position. Keyboard tray pulls out and the system is ready for use.
Lots of hours in this baby, but it came out pretty well!
(Click on thumbnails for full picture).The base cabinet at the left was to have large serving piece storage, including room for a 29-inch long silver serving tray. The center four cabinets have storage for the table cloths and mats, flatware, wine and adjustable shelves for china and smaller serving pieces. The right side cabinet is for the computer workstation and a pair of diagonal wall cabinets hung on French Cleats with glass doors and interior lighting are for stemware and display bric-a-brac. A shelf atop the window frame and wall cabinets will provide additional display space.
I won't bore you with the construction details (there are some pictures in my Gallery), but the project is built in White Oak Plywood and solid wood, has 8 raised panel doors and two false raised panels; eleven full extension drawers ranging from 12" deep to 30" deep; and eight 4-lite glass doors with full mullions separating the 32 panes. Four cabinet lights illuminate the interior of each wall cabinet as well as the base tops below them with 3-position dimmers; dimmable spots illuminate the Bay from below the overhead shelf. The finish matches the Golden Oak of the Bay window trim using 2 coats of Seal-A-Cell and 3 coats of Arm-R-Seal.
Here are pictures of the finished product (top shelf to be installed later).
Cabinets with doors closed.
Cabinets with doors open.
Closer view of center left cabinets -- six drawers and room for 12 bottles of wine, including a "starter" bottle of Merlot I left for the client. Note the lateral drawer in the upper left of the picture in the left base cabinet; there is one in each of the taller cabinets.
Right hand base cabinet Computer Workstation in closed position. Black disks on left end of top control the dimmers for this wall cabinet and bay window spots.
Top in folded back position -- nine 14 mm Soss barrel hinges invisibly connect the three sections of the top. The LCD monitor can be seen in its fold down position through the opening.
LCD Monitor is on a sliding base in stopped dadoes in the sides of the cabinet; it pulls forward and hinges into an upright position. Keyboard tray pulls out and the system is ready for use.Lots of hours in this baby, but it came out pretty well!
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