This last fall, we had our kitchen remodelled. I really mean remodelled too as we took everything out, knocked a wall down, put in a new layout and appliances. An no, I did not do the work nor would I even be willing. Kitchen’s are probably unique in a home in that you can’t afford to be without one. It’s often the heart of a home and because of that every minute it isn’t functioning the whole family will suffer. I’m confident that I have the skills to do a kitchen (with a very cautious note on plumbing as I really am nervous about it because water can really ruin everything even with a small leak) but I also know that it would take me forever. The company we had do the work for us was Kitchen Plus and they did great work and in only 3 weeks and a day or two.
When all the work was done, we realized we had more storage than we had but had a small wall that a bookcase would serve well for cookbooks and such. Since I wasn’t going to put doors on it, I could keep the design as simple as they come. I wanted it to tie into the kitchen which now has cherry cabinets so I decided to use cherry plywood (solid cherry would have been too expensive for this piece). The bookcase has a fixed top and bottom along with one fixed middle shelf for stability. It’s got a toe kick and fits quite well in the space giving us the maximum storage.
As you can see, it’s a simple but functional design.
