| Project by Les Hastings | posted 390 days ago | 762 views | 1 time favorited | 12 comments |  |
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This Kitchen we did this past summer. It has a lot of different woods as well as finish. A portion of the wall cabinets are alder with a rubbed through through painted finish. The Island is out of walnut and has been hand planed and distressed with a dark stained and glazed finish. An then the last wall cabinet is made out of wormy chestnut with heavy hand planing and distress.
Here a re few more pictures and a few close ups. You can click on the pictures to see a full view.
Thanks for looking!
The base cabinet below is an old piece that was purchased, the upper cabinet is the wormy chestnut unit that one of our builders made.
-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)
12 comments so far
lew
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posted 390 days ago
That wormy chestnut upper cabinet is one of the most beautiful pieces I have seen!
lightweightladyleftie
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posted 390 days ago
We really love the rounded corners on the chestnut cabinet with all the gorgeous molding detail. You do a fabulous job in making the cabinet look antique. Just curious: does the bumped out, tall, alder cabinet hide the refrigerator? There are a lot of beautiful cabinets fit nicely into this small kitchen, (small being a relative term).
Nearly all of our oak is wormy since oak wilt has taken over faster than we can keep up with it. I guess I should try to acquire a taste for the wormy, distressed look instead of spending so much time trying to find good sections of lumber to use :~)!
-- "But godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Timothy 6:6
woodworm
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posted 390 days ago
That is definetly gorgeous.
-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.
dewoodwork
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posted 390 days ago
Awesome work, love those rounded corners and moldings.
-- Express creativity with wood, Dewayne. Vacaville CA.
cpt_hammer
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posted 390 days ago
Excellent detail!!! I love how you incorporated so many design elements with the corners, trim, etc.
kewald
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posted 390 days ago
I love the variety of woods and colors in this kitchen. Nicely done!
-- Always do the Right Thing the Right Way the First Time - if you can figure out what that is! Ken, Spring Branch, TX
pinkfish
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posted 389 days ago
I don’t think this is a small kitchen :) Although it does look good.
johan
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posted 388 days ago
Very, very nice! Love the detailed mouldings. Wonderful craftmanship!
-- Johan, South Africa, www.wildwoodboxes.co.za
Mark A. DeCou
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posted 355 days ago
first class work Les.
-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com
dennis mitchell
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posted 350 days ago
Now that is some furniture! Lots of nice details. The chicken wire sure surprised me. I like it.
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Rog
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posted 41 days ago
Nice French Country cabinet work there…...But the Disco Ball hmmmm…you must have lots of patience to do this type of work…
-- Feel the wood and let it tell you what to make of it.
a1Jim
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posted 40 days ago
Hey Les
As usual top quality work and great design and details
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon