{"id":695,"date":"2017-07-22T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-22T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blocksandspots.synology.me\/wordpress\/?p=695"},"modified":"2025-07-08T07:07:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T12:07:32","slug":"farmhouse-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blocksandspots.synology.me\/wordpress\/farmhouse-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmhouse Island"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
This project moved the door from the kitchen into the dining room and turned the knee wall into a usable island with plenty of storage by adding a custom-built display cabinet under a northern white fir countertop.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Kitchen knee wall in need of renovation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The closet was removed and the old countertop taken off<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The frame for the custom cabinet was made from 3\/4 inch birch plywood.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The trim for the custom cabinet was 3\/4 inch pine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The custom cabinet was specifically built to fit the space<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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There was an electrical outlet on the knee wall that was pocketed for in the custom cabinet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Iron supports were added so a 36 inch counter top could be installed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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These supports matched a steampipe style from other elements in the farmhouse.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A template of the odd size was made using strips of luan and a hot glue gun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Once the top was stained the template was used to cut out the correct size<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The custom cabinet was left open for a Farmhouse chic look <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The 36 inch top provided room for seating<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The grain in the White Fir matched the old barn board floor in the house<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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