Project by Matthew T. Smith | posted 02-18-2010 05:50 PM | 4137 views | 10 times favorited | 18 comments | ![]() |
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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 02-18-2010 06:06 PM
It all looks great with all that light it is truly a “sun room”
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RexMcKinnon
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#2 posted 02-18-2010 06:21 PM
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 02-18-2010 06:21 PM
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 02-18-2010 06:44 PM
Beautiful room, and beautiful wall system. I’m envious!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
stefang
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#5 posted 02-18-2010 06:58 PM
Very nicely done.
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Todd A. Clippinger
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#6 posted 02-18-2010 07:17 PM
It all came together beautifully!
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Bradford
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#7 posted 02-18-2010 07:36 PM
Very good looking outcome.
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Scott
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#8 posted 02-18-2010 09:52 PM
Looks very nice. How’d you finish it?
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PetVet
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#9 posted 02-18-2010 10:46 PM
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 02-19-2010 01:03 AM
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 02-19-2010 02:21 AM
Nice looking cabinets.
DocK16
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#12 posted 02-19-2010 03:22 AM
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.
-- Common sense is so rare anymore when you do see it, it looks like pure genius.
Matthew T. Smith
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#13 posted 02-19-2010 04:29 AM
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 02-19-2010 04:46 AM
Beautiful addition! Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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randyb
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#15 posted 02-19-2010 04:26 PM
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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