——— P&B’s Extreme House Makeover ——— .....Kitchen Renovation :: phase 2 :: continued.....

As promised, I am back to share the rest of Phase 2 of P&B’s Kitchen Renovation which was the installation of their new custom made upper cabinets. The last post covered the construction of the upper cabinets and the prep work needed in the kitchen ahead of installation. Once the soffit, cabinets and hood of the stove were all removed it was time to put up the next set of cabinets.

The cabinet pictured above was installed above the stove and will eventually have the hood underneath once the new range is installed. It is a nice sized cabinet although the venting will take up much of space inside. 

The cabinet on the interior wall is the largest upper unit. It has double doors on the section next to the doorway and the other end next to the wall is a single cupboard with one door. It will be a bit more difficult to reach but all storage space is considered premium.

In comparison to the old original cabinet, as seen on the left, the new version is both taller and wider. 

Next, the upper cabinets along the outside wall were hung. 

Crown molding was added at the top of the uppers and will also be added this week along the top of the Phase 1 cabinets on the opposite side of the kitchen. 

Progress is being made little by little. Once the appliances arrive it will be time for Phase 3 of P&B's Kitchen Renovation which will include installation of the lower cabinets and also some new lighting. In the meantime, more cabinets are under way back at the shop so that they are ready to go when everything gets here.

🍀 Happy St. Patricks Day!🍀

——— P&B’s Extreme House Makeover ——— …….….. Kitchen Renovation :: phase 2 ……..…

Dust has been flying around here as more cabinets have been under way for Phase 2 of P&B’s Kitchen Renovation. This time around it was all about the upper cabinets. The old cabinets were most likely the originals and had seen better days. They also were very small and did not make use of all the available wall space so Mr. Wonderful designed the new cabinets with that in mind.

He decided the best course of action was to remove the soffit on the far wall so he could take advantage of that space as well as the unused space above the old cabinets on the adjoining wall. That allowed him to  increase the height of the new cabinets which in turn would provide more storage space. To keep on schedule he went over to the house a couple days before installation to remove the old upper cabinets and the soffit which really helped in the long run. 

He’s a man with a plan so he wasted no time and started right in on the uppers as soon as he had Phase 1 completed. He had the boxes built in no time.

Then back to the paint booth. 

Doors and shelves were next. 

Finally, the drawer slides and hinges were added. 

Once they were all adjusted it was time to pack up and head over to install the new upper cabinets. Since there is so much to share I thought it would work better to do it in two posts so I will be back soon with the installation details of phase 2 and how the new cabinets are transforming P&B’s kitchen. 

Have a Great Day!