The fireplace, marble surround and mantle were pre-existing. While the kitchen cabinets are cherry, all the casework in the home is painted white. The owners wanted something that would match the kitchen cabinetry yet tie in with the white casework. The result is this.The units on each side of the fireplace are 54” wide and made up of four separate boxes. The units are 96” tall, the same height as the kitchen cabinets. The unit to the left is 22 inches deep to fit inside the casework surrounding the adjacent opening. The unit to the right is 24 inches deep to accommodate the electronic equipment to drive the flat screen and surround sound. The base is made with two boxes joined with a common face frame and top surface. The upper cabinets are formed with two boxes and a common face frame, and are joined to the base units. The shelving in both top and bottom units are fully adjustable. The crown molding topping the units has the same profile as the crown molding in the room.
The units were made using birch plywood and maple dimension stock to form the face frames. The doors were custom made to fit these particular cabinets. Then entire project was painted with semi-gloss paint in a white tint exactly the same as the pre-existing case work.
