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Hanging Maple Cabinets

Finally, some rewarding progress!  In all fairness, doing the travertine tile floor was rewarding but it took so long it was hard to appreciate.  Now it’s covered up so it can’t be enjoyed.

I used contractors paper available at your local big box hardware store to cover the floor while the work continued elsewhere.

The kitchen cabinets arrived pretty much as expected.  They are maple with a burnished coffee glaze and cabinet-grade plywood boxed.  The drawers feature the hydraulic closing mechanism which is nice when the drawer is full.

At first they sat in the living room as the travertine was finished, then moved into the kitchen:

maple cabinets for kitchen renovation

It is not difficult to hang kitchen cabinets if you haven’t any help.  Simply attach a Read more »