What’s it made of, how does it fit together, what holds it up?

One of the things I’ve always loved about design is learning about what’s behind what you initially see.  Best way to do that is to look before it’s done.

Progress shots

We’re doing a 30″ wide 4 drawer base cabinet with a bamboo countertop.  Our plan design is here. I decided to do bamboo for this section because it was a stand alone section next to the fridge, and we’re going with a solid surface for the rest of the countertops.

This top isn’t attached yet, I was dying to see what it looked like with the dark drawer fronts. Verdict: thumbs up. My brother in law was surprised to learn that bamboo is harder than maple. We’ll still use a cutting board, though.

Still to do for this section:

• attach end cover panel
• connect under cabinet lights
• hang horizontal cabinet over fridge space
• attach toe kicks

What’s in it?

IKEA®: AKURUM 30″ 4 drawer base cabinet, NEXUS brown/black fronts & cover panels, metal drawer boxes, LANSA pulls, blum soft closures, AVSIKT aluminum doors on wall cabinet, GRUNDTAL under cabinet light bar. Countertop by Totally Bamboo.

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