Jun 16 2008
Kitchen Cupboards in Log Homes
The issue of kitchen cupboards that work visually in a log home - particularly when the ceiling is vaulted or cathedral ceilings is an onging concern for me. This week I will be visiting with a local kitchen designer - who offers ideas and advice for free - and will report back on what an expert has to say about the matter.
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Today, I have two photos to share with you of kitchens that do not have upper cupboards, that do work visually and are not an eyesore from every other room in the house.
The first is similar to my current vision for our kitchen. Windows above the counters at left and right, no upper cupboards, vaulted (angled ceiling) on the left and straight up at the back. I likely will not have a table within the kitchen workspace, but to the right will be another set of lower cupboards (perhaps a river rock covered kitchen island) containing a small produce or wash up sink.
From Country Home Magazine (April 2003), “Trading Places” Written by Jill Connors, styled by Joetta Moulden, and photographed by Brad Simmons
The next kitchen photo is provided for reference only. I wish I could show you more about this kitchen as it also doesn’t have upper cupboards, but to the left and right of the sink are open shelves. A pretty and tidy kitchen all in white.
Country Home (April 2003), “Signature Style” Written by Mike Butler, and photographed by Reed Davis
We live in a log home we built 20 yrs ago and I still have never finished the kitchen. There are many reasons it has remained “temporary” but the main one is I am really concerned about the design. I love painted cupboards and feel it is necessary to brighten up the darker logs. I have settled on either white or buttermilk color but I am concerned it will look to sterile. I also have a cook stove which will be installed with steel behind it. I am looking for advice regarding backsplash or what to put on the wall around this steel. I was originally thinking tin ceiling but not anything shiny. I decorate other people homes and am really unsure about this whole thing in my own. Crazy!