Log home kitchen cabinets11/12/2023 One common denominator in almost every home is the desire for lots of space in the gourmet kitchen. Often they are located on the side of the great room, stepped back under the open loft, or the kitchen is located in the center of the great room, breaking the floor plan between the living room area and the dining room. These details are very important too if you are planning to build your log cabin yourself.Ī kitchen can be located anywhere in the log home. So let’s take a look at how a kitchen is built into a log home and also some good design techniques. All logs shrink some, so there is a need to protect the cabinets from the downward pressure. Log home kitchens are not constructed exactly like other homes. So many features can be added to enhance the feel and warmth that your particular home is intended to create.One room that is very important to almost everyone building a new log home is the kitchen. Log home kitchens are areas for the imagination. The drywall provides a break to the solid log walls while also making it easier to clean. The Hickory cabinets match well with the hard wood flooring and wood ceilings. Under the counter lighting, pendents on chains, and the overhead recessed lighting make the kitchen well lit. This solid wood shelf also could have been designed with cabinet doors (but don’t tell Mike I told you so :).Īnd finally we see the kitchen finished. This cabinet is designed to stay permanently where it is located, so it has been bolted to the wall to prevent any movement of the unit. Now the Hickory shelf has been installed. The color is a light beige with darker flecks, closely resembling granite. The counter top is a post form style with a Hickory wood edge on the top and front angle. The kitchen faucet is a high neck design allowing for deep pans to be washed. It is very heavy, and heavy duty, while still having an elegant shape. The sink is a custom Kohler brand cast iron sink. Here we see a close up look at the kitchen sink and counter top. The appliances are all as sleek black finish. The counter top on the island has been extended back to allow for a breakfast bar and seating behind it. The owners have chosen a more economical, but still beautiful, laminate counter top. The hickory sheets leaning up against the back of the island will be installed as the back face and will be stained to match.Īfter a few days the counter tops are installed. The electrician installed an electric outlet on each end of the island. For the island additional base cabinets were lined up and screwed together. This area behind the door was too narrow for standard cabinets, so the shelf was a good solution. For the area to the right of the door a custom Hickory shelf will be built in our cabinet shop and installed. The owners have chosen pre-finished Hickory cabinets, hardwood oak flooring, and laminate counter tops. Here we see the base cabinets have been set into place and the wall cabinets are hung. If you are one that likes the kitchen separate from the living room area then moving the kitchen into one of the wings is a better arrangement. If you desire all the living space in one free flowing room then placing the kitchen in the end of the great room is a good decision. The Bear Creek design locates the kitchen in the north end of the great room. As we near the completion of our handcrafted log home in Gallatin Gateway, Montana the kitchen cabinets and counter tops are some of the last finish work to be completed.
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