I worked on the trim and cabinets in the remodel on pg.83 of the K&B issue. Nice job, whole house remodel, I think it had about 14 pocket doors.The strange thing was the ceiling in the living room, it was inverted into the room, looked like a spaceship landing, or a giant t!t.
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Was that ceiling designed from purely a decorative concern or were there sound control considerations?
The ceiling was existing, and was one of the few things that didn't get touched. I think it was just for looks.
The cabinets were done by a local shop, lyptus veneer.
Great work, but not my style, house has that "cold" feel.
I like the cabinets.The butterscotch ceiling in the kitchen though..
I think that is a product of my photography skills, or lack of. The color was really a pale yellow.
Looks as if it was a whole lotta frameless boxes with matched veneer slabs.
Local cab shop? Yours? CNC cut box parts? Prefinished plywood interiors?
I did some work a couple years ago that involved doors like that seen in your pics, and I found that the best way to buy was to put out the buying specs on Woodweb, then let the quotes come in. Found the best and most competitive shops in the furniture-making country around High Point, NC.
I was gonna comment on the issue, so I'll do it here.
Sure looks to me as if frameless cabinetry rules, if you count up what you see in the pics and articles in the mag. Frameless in real life, however, is way behind framed.
But if an editor is going for highly styled kitchens, he or she will end up selecting those done in frameless. Look at what you see in mags such as Architectural Digest, for example.
I take issue with the writer who says cab carcases must be plywood to be any good. IMHO, thermofused melamine on 45 pcf particleboard core is just fine for just about all work, at any price level. And as a wear surface for shelving and cab floors, mel will beat any catalyzed finish out there, and certainly will beat anything put on at the site.