Pantry Cupboard project (with Pics)

[Ned Bulken]

I thought you might enjoy seeing a project I did last year: a Pantry Cupboard I built awhile back:
http://www.woodworking.org/photo/albums/userpics/12900/pantry.jpg
It is 80" tall, the Carcass is simply 3/4 Birch ply from the Borg, with crazy grained maple face frames and door rails/stiles. Simple flat panel doors per SWMBO, er um, the LOML. I used woodnutjohn's CMT rail/stile router bit set to make the doors. I used hinges from Rockler, made my own door handles:
http://www.woodworking.org/photo/albums/userpics/12900/pantry_cupboard003.jpg

The upper section has storage cubbies for smaller items:
http://www.woodworking.org/photo/albums/userpics/12900/pantry_cupboard004.jpg
the center section houses the toaster oven and microwave, but I originally intended it to house a larger microwave.

The bottom section has two shelves, spaced tall enough to allow cereal boxes etc.. to stand upright with the tops open (my kids NEVER close the box back up, so I planned for that, nothing lasts long enough with three growing boys to go stale)
http://www.woodworking.org/photo/albums/userpics/12900/pantry_cupboard005.jpg

I forget the exact name, but it was all stained a golden honey maple color, with several coats of sprayed water based poly over it .

[Ralph Okonieski]

Nice cupboard. The color works very well on it. I recently completed a cupboard of sorts and never thought of building some small storage cubbies in it. Excellent idea for the next one! Very nicely done.

[Ron Jones near Indy]

Nice work! The cubbies are a nice addition.

[Steve Clardy]

Looks nice! Lots of storage

[Ned Bulken]

Nice work! The cubbies are a nice addition.

would you believe that idea came from the POS pressboard cheap box it replaced? That was the one feature she wanted to keep when I built this, and as you can see every nook is filled. I'm the only one who can reach the back of some of them, but that's ok, I like helping her when she's in a baking frenzy.

Thanks guys, sorry about the crappy little camera, but someday I'll get better pics of it.
Oh, and it is freestanding, so when we move, it goes with us in a year or two. After I get my shop built, I'm replacing the rest of the cabinets with similar built in units. That will be my 'winter' project, as summer will be the shop and the wedding which will keep me hopping.

[Corey Hallagan]

Great looking cupboard Ned, you did a nice job!

Corey