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I was asked to design and build cabinets for Charles and Lori’s sunroom addition. The design needed to incorporate an HVAC return, lighting, electrical outlets, storage and adjustable shelves. As seen by the photographs the HVAC return is concealed but has louver doors to allow air flow. The cabinets are paint grade and made of birch plywood and maple solids with bead board panels in the back. This project is a permanent installation in which the cabinets are scribed to the wall.
-- Matthew, North Carolina, www.woodleafstudios.com
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a1Jim
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#1 posted 1191 days ago
It all looks great with all that light it is truly a “sun room”
-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/
RexMcKinnon
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#2 posted 1191 days ago
Wow, that’s some beautiful work.
-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!
Blair Helgason
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#3 posted 1191 days ago
Beautiful job, nice photos as well. I’m actually working on a similar project but had to settle for MDF due to cost and availability. I hope mine turns out as well as yours did.
-- Blair
CharlieM1958
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#4 posted 1191 days ago
Beautiful room, and beautiful wall system. I’m envious!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
stefang
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#5 posted 1191 days ago
Very nicely done.
-- Mike, American in Norway
Todd A. Clippinger
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#6 posted 1191 days ago
It all came together beautifully!
-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com
Bradford
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#7 posted 1191 days ago
Very good looking outcome.
-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford. Wood-a-holics unanimous president
Scott
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#8 posted 1191 days ago
Looks very nice. How’d you finish it?
-- Making Wood Shorter, One board at a time
PetVet
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#9 posted 1191 days ago
Boy, a nice clean install Mike, they look great!
-- Rich in Richmond -- Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
SDVike
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#10 posted 1191 days ago
Very nice! I’m looking at doing the same in my living room on either side of the Fire Place. What type of paint do you recommend for something like this?
The fireplace in our new house has white paint that seems to stick to everything you set on it. Builders usually use cheap paint, so maybe it just needs a better quality paint. For the record, I live in Colorado so humidity should not be an issue.
Beginningwoodworker
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#11 posted 1191 days ago
Nice looking cabinets.
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
DocK16
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#12 posted 1191 days ago
Yes beautiful work, light colors and white wood work make this room a wake up experience. Very clean looking and comfortable place with lots of natural light. I see the back of the cabinets are green in one pic and white in another, I’m not sure what the final was. I plan on doing some of this work beside my fireplace so I just wondered.
-- DocK, WV
Matthew T. Smith
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#13 posted 1191 days ago
In this case, I installed the cabinets unfinished, the client already had a good painter lined up to paint the room ( walls, trim, etc.) . They were first primed and then rec’d 2 coats of color. The cabinets and trim are white.
Regarding the quality of paint jobs, it’s all in the prep work. The paint will either have a chemical or mechanical bond. When mechanical it is essential that you have a clean surface, free of trash and other material. A good paint, when applied properly, and intermediate steps are allowed to dry, etc., should give you a very durable surface.
-- Matthew, North Carolina, www.woodleafstudios.com
ND2ELK
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#14 posted 1191 days ago
Beautiful addition! Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa
randyb
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#15 posted 1190 days ago
great job!! I like the color, It looks like a great place to have morning coffee.
-- I was going for that distressed look
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