The reason I suggest the BORG for ideas is that they sell kitchen cabinets
sized to industry standard widths and it is a good place to see, touch and
feel.

However, I guarantee that if you do a reasonable job on your own kitchen,
when you walk back through the BORG after you're finished with yours, their
cabinets will ALL look cheap, no matter how good they look now.

Since you are doing this for the first time, grab a copy of a cabinet
company catalog like KraftMaid, etc. ... they generally have pages that show
box sizes and shapes for different.situations and will give you some more
ideas.

Tip: Since you remarked that you may buy the doors and drawer fronts, you
will usually find it easier/cheaper to do the doors by dimensioning your
cabinets to respect the standard widths, or multiples thereof:

The production kitchen cabinets you buy are generally sized in 3" increments
as to width, i.e., 12", 15", 18", 21", 24", 27", etc.

Get a copy of John Paquay's book for your basic boxes ... forget all the
others, except for ideas and installation tips.

Stand on the backs of those who have gone before you and you won't go wrong,
despite any inexperience. By the time you make your second cabinet, you'll
likely be "experienced" enough to do the entire job without further worry.

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"Ray Kinzler" wrote in message
Holy cow. I actually DID think of this. I thought it might be
'cheating' though. Part of me is scared to do that because they will
simply suck SWMBO in and make her think she wants that junk. She is a
tough sell in the first place.

And since she is such a tough sell, I was wondering if I should maybe
start with something that the entire world doesn't see but she will.
Another room that needs spruced up is the master bathroom. I could
start out by making a vanity, a medicine chest, and a cabinet above
the toilet. That may be a good starting point for this project.

Of course, I need to do it around me getting my Master's degree,
activities the two kids partake in, and just, well, life. Luckily,
the relatively high cost of remodeling a kitchen and a bathroom makes
both of us slow down and really think about what we want.

Any thoughts as to practicing on the bathroom cabinetry before
attempting to build the kitchen cabinets?






"Swingman" wrote in message
tnews.com...
Got a BORG close by? Measure your space and get them design one for you
using their software and one of their showroom models that you/SWMBO
like.
They do it for free here.

All you need is one design to get the idea of what they are up to. That
will
help you with your own planning.

Break a leg ...