Saturday, November 26, 2011

Built in Cabinetry and a Mystery Gap

I wrestled with whether to make the final room in the Beacon Hill first floor a kitchen or a library. Then I looked at this Home Economics class picture above from my 1920's textbook and I realized that no education for girls of the time would be complete without a teaching kitchen! I already had the Chrysnbon stove below and it certainly fit. Decision made, I moved ahead.
There is a strange gap between the windows and a support structure in the Beacon Hill that has always bothered me. If I did ceiling trim, where would I put it? Inside? Outside? I could do ceiling beams but that didn't fit the Beacon Hill's architectural story in my mind.
I put in open shelving below the windows, but the gap still drove me crazy.
Well, what kitchen can't use more storage? The solution: Cover it up as built in cabinetry! Here's a preliminary mock up using foam board. Purchased shutters from miniatures.com would function as panels for the cabinet doors.
I built a simple table and covered all of the foam panels with balsa, the shutters and pieces of trim wood. Wondering what the opening cabinet door is for?
It's a drop down ironing board, also authentic to the very modern 1920's kitchen.
Here it is covered with a cute fabric that will have to be changed out because it just doesn't match!
Now the next question is paint or stain? To be continued...

7 comments:

  1. This looks fabulous! I love how you have solved the problem. :)

    ReplyDelete
  2. Awesome kitchen! I love the floors and the resolutions you came up with. =)

    ReplyDelete
  3. I have fallen desperately in love with the Beacon Hill, and your idea of a girls school is brilliant. I love the progress of the kitchen and an ironboard is a MUST.

    ReplyDelete
  4. You have found good solutions, the kitchen is great.
    Mona

    ReplyDelete
  5. Good thinking!!! The space looks excellent. Cheers. Lj

    ReplyDelete
  6. Es un maravilloso trabajo, estoy fascinada. Enhorabuena. Abrazos. Teresa

    ReplyDelete

LinkWithin

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...