Gallery Three

With this wall of cabinets the tall units are dissimilar in layout but the width of each is the same thereby centering the sub zero refrigerator. This was difficult to achieve because there was barely enough room. It requires a lot of thought to get all of the appliances to work while keeping track of aesthetic considerations. This kind of overview is standard in my work but certainly not the rule in modern production cabinetry. Note the small frame around the microwave which creates a closer margin and balances the door detail above. Also note that the horizontal line at the top of the pantry door on the left carries across to the line above the microwave. Further, note that the woodgrain on the horizontal door frame members match across the entire run of cabinetry. This is not accidental.

Detail view of an upper cabinet.

A close up of an upper kitchen cabinet to illustrate the effect of matching frames and panels. See how the grain of the wood carries through both doors. Not just the panels but the lower (and upper) frame as well. This is the rule in my work and is highly prized among designers and architects. The vertical members of the frame are picked to look good together and the horizontal pieces are from the same piece of wood to form a continuous match.

This dining room cabinet is an example of carefully matched materials and accurate margins between doors and drawers. The vertical door frame members are carefully selected to look good together and the horizontal door frame members are out of the same piece of wood that is continuous across all three doors. Also the drawer fronts are from the same board and, of course, the panels in the doors are matched and centered in the frames. This sort of attention is usually not obtainable in a large shop. A kitchen will usually involve hundreds of pieces of wood and in a job like this there is only one correct place for every one of those pieces.

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