Well, we’ve finished our peninsula project, finally. It took 5 days, and we are now the proud owners of a functional kitchen. Let’s let the pictures do the talking:
Here’s what things looked like before. We’d picked up a rickety little table just to be able to put some things on, but it was far from fully useful.
So, my intrepid wife spent a long time refining this here draft of the peninsula that we would build. Looks good in theory…
…and here’s what it looks like in reality, once we’d solved a few unforseen problems brought on by our lack of, uh, skill with building stuff. But, we persevered, swore, and finally…
…we had a finished product. Lots of useful, open storage space for our small-ish apartment, and in one fell swoop we probably tripled our counter space.
And of course, why settle for just a counter, when you can have bar-style seating? This is one of the best parts of the design: it’s so multi-functional. Great for eating breakfast and lunch, great for meal prep and also great for doing schoolwork at. I was using it yesterday and discovered that it’s actually very comfortable to alternate between sitting and standing when one gets uncomfortable.
And finally, a nice little detail shot to show off the cladding (that’s “the stuff on the sides” for you non-builder folk) and the countertop. We actually made the countertop out of hardwood laminate and edged it in pine and it turned out surprisingly good!Anyways, there’s the fruit of nearly a week’s labor. As always, my wife’s craftiness has improved the quality of our life while rudely impinging on my free time… hehe. She’s great. Jac, I salute your getting me off my ass and designing a great piece for our apartment.
5 responses to “Finished Product”
Wow that looks awesome. Well done you guys!
Ahh, how I miss my creative Jac.
(poor people have to be crafty. do you know how much that thing would cost to buy?)
I thought I married a nerd.
Well, he may still be a nerd, but he’s certainly not one-dimensional.
From fantasy books, html-coding, and slashdot to table saws and power drills, this man is nothing short of a marvel.
Where my M.O. is think big, measure later, Matt excels in accuracy and detailed problem solving… much needed skills for custom cabinet-making.
The mental imagery of you systematically evaluating, measuring, being meticulous, too good. Seriously though, looks great. Nicely done you two.
Hey you two….that’s great craftsmanship, truly a project worthy of being proud of. Audrey says, when you’re finished with it, consider selling it to Gateway Kitchen and Bath Center (she use to work there) as a sample, you could have a money maker on your hands!
Murray and Audrey Krushel
hey you two. wow what a wonderful solution! jac you have great ideas!
miss you both:)