Post #20: Main Floor Cabinets & Built-Ins

Falling under the category of, "How'd they do that?" this gently curved piece of wood will be the railing for the bowed princess balcony (see photo in Post #16).

View from the front door. The entrance hallway is beautified by the turn-out stairs. DHs office is out of view to the left, followed by the oversized entrance to the dining room. Across the hall from the dining room, on the right, is the powder room, then the mudroom. The kitchen & eating area complete the view.

We are official with a mailbox!

Detail trim inside the crosshatches in the great room ceiling has begun its journey around the large room. It will eventually be stained. The ceiling inside each panel will be painted the trim color: classic ivory. That way, if I ever repaint the great room (I love to paint!), I won' t have to worry about painting the ceiling.

The kitchen as viewed from the great room. Although installed, the cabinets have yet to be trimmed with their fancy details.

Another view of the kitchen from the great room, showing the windowed eating area.

The stained, built-in lockers in the mudroom will solve our kids' drop-it-anywhere habit. Each kid has a dedicated space of their own in which to kick-off shoes, hang coats, dump backpacks, & store instruments. Across from the lockers is a set of cabinets with plenty of electrical outlets for charging personal electronics. It's a mudroom full of solutions that we designed!

The built-ins & double mantle in the great room have been completed. The TV will be mounted above the fireplace. It's gonna be one heck of a room!

This is the main level bar, which is just off the great room. The empty spot on the right is for an ice maker. The glass-front cabinets in the center will house vintage monogrammed stemware I received from my Grandmother via my parents. The raised center cabinets were Linda's idea.