Recently I did an interview on Bathonista website. Check it out and tell me what you think! But please, no brick throwing for my unforgiving diatribe about golden oak. Just say no to Golden Oak!! Keep your friends and family away from it! Don’t walk, run.
IF you must use oak, consider white oak or a rifted white oak as seen below in a pantry we did last year. (yes, it really is just a pantry but as big as my kitchen) Thanks goes to Paul, a fellow designer who made me chuckle tonight over one of his blogs about an oak kitchen. Read it but be warned, it is not for the feint of heart!!
White rifted oak...about the only oak worth having
We used sliding doors in the pantry as the island made aisles smaller so this helped with passage space
June 25, 2009 at 8:39 pm
I love this pantry. What kind of sliding hardware did you use on the sliding doors? The cabinetry’s gorgeous too. Who made it? So many questions! I’d love to see a whole post dedicated to the story of how this pantry came to be. You do really beautiful work.
July 6, 2009 at 9:39 pm
Thank you! It is about the same size as my own kitchen!:) But she is a true cook and she loves it….and we have no upper cabinets anywhere in the main kitchen so this was really needed!–cheryl
June 25, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Thanks Paul! The cabinetry is custom made to my specifications by my cabinetman. He is really talented craftsman. The glides came from Hafele..I think. Been too long!The adjacent kitchen had no upper cabinets at all thus the need for a highly functional pantry. Additionally, the client entertained on a regular basis so this is staging area for caterers to keep out of “real” kitchen…which as you know, is where everyone at a party gathers! It works very well for this client as she is also a gourmet cook and half of that pantry is imported salts! Can you imagine!!?? Thanks for the kind words!
June 25, 2009 at 11:36 pm
I had a hunch that that it was Hafele, is there anything they don’t make? Telling stories about the rooms in my “keeper” file is one of the great joys of my career. It sounds like we have that in common!
June 26, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Yes! You have some hysterical stories. I have enjoyed reading them as have recently discovered your great blog. Not done yet, but am making my way!
July 2, 2009 at 1:59 am
What is the sort of half pyramid thing on the worktop?!
July 2, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Actually, it is just a container with lid. An interesting container but just a container she found at an antique store! Nothing is even in it!!!
July 6, 2009 at 8:50 pm
Wow, what an amazing pantry — beautiful work there Cheryl — perfect for someone who has a lot of imported salts and needs to find them easily
And yes, that Paul Anater guy is pretty awesome too 