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Hall Brag Center
This Brag cabinet is only 9 1/4" deep. Space was gained for this with minimal impact on closets behind. The main shelfs arch matches the cabinets upper arch and rolls into the sides for a nice...
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Entertainment Center
This Center was meant to be all Chechen. Supplier ran out in the middle of construction. I made the door styles and rails out of Makore and I think it came oout better than I expected. Built to look...
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Cherry built in
Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 This set of cabinets hosts a microwave at kid level and has lots of storage. The face frames, doors, drawer fronts, knobs and trim are solid...
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Sagamore Island
This narrow island is not large, but it works hard at the center of the kitchen. A practical rectangular shape is really part of a larger circular composition that includes the adjacent eatin...
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Teach an Old low end Table saw, New life in high end use.
For those that have the old Table lower end Table Saw, make it work for you again. I got this Hand-me-down ruff construction Table Saw from my father-in-law, he had just spent almost $2000 on a new...
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Refrigerator surround
1. Here is how it all started, kitchen gutted, refrigerator in place. Notice the soffit above, it could not be removed because it encloses a landing at the top of the stairs to the...
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Official Rules: Built-ins and Cabinets Contest
Upload photos of your most creative shop-built cabinetry for a shot at winning one of three Stanley prize packages.
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Circular Motion
This semi-circular island was created to delineate the kitchen from the adjacent living and dining rooms. It houses a custom curved stainless steel sink, dishwasher, and recycling drawer. The...
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A Slate Above The Rest
This exceptional island was designed to accommodate a unique piece of slate that had been rescued many years ago by the homeowner from the Atlantic Ocean in Rhode Island. The tri-level island houses...
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Command Central
This newly remodeled kitchen boasts an island that caters to the client’s request for space to house the sink, dishwasher, trash compactor, a microwave, a warming drawer, and a bread...
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Dualing Islands
This kitchen hosts two islands. One is a working island that houses the microwave, oversized drawers for pots and pans, and extra storage. It also has a slightly higher curved bar to delineate the...
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Yin-Yang
The two-level island in this kitchen mimics an elongated yin-yang. The lower level begins at one end with a circle-shaped work space and continues on to house the main clean-up station...
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Kitchen Island
This island is part of our full house renovation. Designed and completely build by the owners. The fully functional island seats four and stores everything needed for baking. nbspThe...
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Century home kitchen renovation
I live in a century home in a small town in Southwestern Ontario. I knew when I moved in that the kitchen was small and dark, but loved the house and the in-town ravine lot. I bought...
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Marissa's Kitchen
This island is part of a new custom bamboo kitchen designed by Fivecat Studio | Residential Architecture. The kitchen is used by the professional chef homeowner for her private cooking school, a...
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Easier to use and better looking
1 commentWe recently remodeled our kitchen. Architects Adrienne Winner and Roseanne McGrath designed the layout, but my wife designed the island and I built it (cherry with walnut inlaysnbsp...
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TV Door Panel - Counter weighted lift
The TV Door panel weights nearly 24 pounds and exceeded the lift limits of the pull up door panel hardware. I designed a counter weighted pulley system that is concealed in the walls and shelving...
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White Marble Island
I started this house in August of 2007. It overlooks West Lake in Portage Michigan. I am still finishing details like landscaping and paint but it is almost there. Last week a morning fog was lifting...
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Kitchen Island with Concrete Counter Top
Kitchen Island with distressed custom pine cabinets. Thermador cooktop and Ventillation system. Concrete counter top.
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Multipurpose Shaker Island
Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 I started by focusing on function. This island had to have; -a surface large enough for newspapers and posterboard on the sitting side as...
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Adirondack kitchen is under construction
18 year old mahogany cupboards are updated with new mahogany islands and oven cabinet with copper lighting, and brass hardware. the ceiling is polyurethaned v-joint premium pine. Flooring...
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Screened Porch
We wanted a unique screen porch that related to the Craftsmen era of when the home was originally built while also using some modern day materials that make for ease of use----such as the decking ...
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Question: What is Causing This Black Mold?
2 commentsHelp me determine why this recently painted exterior section of my home is growing black mold
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Black Walnut Island
Large Walnut Island incorporating lots of storage,extra dishwasher,Sharp microwave draw, sink, and a bookcase. Made from solid black walnut over maple plywood boxes and finished with a light...
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New to FineHomebuilding
2 commentsI'm New to FineHomebuilding. Starting to build a new house and I have lots of questions. How do you start a thread or ask the expert or members a question? KB
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Spray-painting screwheads
2 commentsIn response to Emma Kirk's innovative way of painting screw heads (FHB #206, Nov 2009), I'd like to offer the following method which I have used numerous times that I feel is easier and more...
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New Island Opens up Kitchen
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 This new kitchen island replaced a perpendicular peninsula that closed the kitchen off from the adjacent living areas. By...
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custom open stairwell in basement reno
needed something open as per clients request and still needed a header for t-bar ceiling. Side wall was out by 1.5" by previous contractor who poured basement & installed the wall length of...
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Curvy Kitchen Island does many jobs.
6 commentsCurvaceous island maximizes circulation.
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Cherry Curved Central Island
This large centrally located curved island was designed to complement the 36' x 30' open concept great room. It helps define the kitchen space from the living space and provides ample seating...
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Silver and Concrete kitchen
Concrete countertops with epoxy, except for the wood cutting board countertop. The two levels hide the stove and sink from the living room.
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Country Island
When my wife and I removed a wall seperating our kitchen and family room we were left with an open space from the reconfigured kitchen. We felt we had room to build a custom island which has a...
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