Paul G said:
Nice, did you do the paint work also?
Yes. I made the face framing from pine and used some grooved stock to accent the main vertical parts. This was my first built-in and ended up using latex. Having learned/read more from you guys, probably would choose something different now
erock said:
Alfa,
Nice job. I'm liking the shelving with the reclaimed pine. If you don't mind I would like to show my Mother this set up because we are in the process of planning her kitchen and she wants new shelving in her pantry and this seems like something she would like. The reclaimed pine, is it old flooring or from a building?
Thanks for sharing.
Eric
Thanks! Absolutely - I can try and take better pics also. The side not seen (left of door) has ~6" deep shelves which is great for spices, cans, etc.
The space is small and it was challenging to decide how deep to make the main section (so as not to loose storage space for the left/right sections in the corners). It finally all came down to finding the right wire baskets. There are two bigger ones (bottom) and three smaller ones (across the top of the bottom ones). It was hard to find the right ones. Eventually I used ones from William Sonoma. They are a nice heavy gauge wire basket; feel heavy, nice sliding mechanism.
For me the reclaimed wood look (and integration with metal like Vindingo has done) just looks amazing. I used
http://www.trestlewood.com again for the wood. Website is great, customer service awesome, etc. I used them to get the wood for this
http://festoolownersgroup.com/member-projects/kitchen-slab/ . Make sure to find the origin of the wood. The one I used was from an old distillery. It had a yeasty, malty smell but it eventually went completely away. The wood itself is beautiful and has a buttery yellow color. I left it alone and didn't do anything to it.... It would have been cool to expose the end grain some how.
As for inspiration, houzz.com was extremely helpful to help with the design, look, etc. Kind of went with a french country look and accented it with the x2 pendent lighting.
One more thing: I should have put more thought into placement into the space post construction. In retrospect I should have made 3 sections up to 30" high, place them, and then three sections that reach for the ceiling to stack on top.
Hope thats helpful!
