Browse Forums Kitchen Corner 1 Mar 22, 2012 1:38 pm Our island bench is just over 5m long & 1.2m wide, on the front side at 1 end I want 3 cupbaords like this picture. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I love how it looks like doesn't have kickboards. Is this the case, is the cabinet sitting on the floor or is there a special trick involved to getting this look?? Bec Re: Question about kickboards 2Mar 22, 2012 3:27 pm brbp Our island bench is just over 5m long & 1.2m wide, on the front side at 1 end I want 3 cupbaords like this picture. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I love how it looks like doesn't have kickboards. Is this the case, is the cabinet sitting on the floor or is there a special trick involved to getting this look?? I would imagine there is a kickboard, but the cupboard doors have simply been extended in length to reach the floor. I don't think it would be too difficult to achieve that look. 2010, June : Land bought (1700sqm, battleaxe block). That's it so far! We're in the design phase .... Re: Question about kickboards 3Mar 25, 2012 11:17 pm Like previous poster I think the doors have been made taller to recover the kickboard area. I suppose this design would require a perfect flat floor around the cupboard for the doors to swing out. “It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end” http://www.buildinganewhome.com.au Re: Question about kickboards 4Mar 26, 2012 6:41 am Jervisbay Like previous poster I think the doors have been made taller to recover the kickboard area. I suppose this design would require a perfect flat floor around the cupboard for the doors to swing out. No only the doors go to the floor!! You cant sit cabinets directly on the floor they wouldnt last. This style has internal kickboards and the door runs past them to the floor! Cutting Edge Kitchens and Cabinet Making http://cuttingedgekitchens.net.au http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cutting-Edge-Kitchens/290484196676 Mobile : 0419 430 575 PH: 9452 4772 Fax :9452 4772 cuttingedgekitchens@outlook.com You can really use anything you want the main consideration would be how it looks once painted/finished - or the look you want. Cabinetmakers use MDF because its cheap… 2 10077 I would say both styles you have pictured are steel. The lower chord of the first pic would be a massive lump if made using timber considering the size of the rafters. If… 1 6234 1 13208 |