Mom's New Kitchen

Mom bought a new house last summer, and the kitchen was seriously outdated.  
So for Christmas, I along with a friend tore out the old cabinets and installed all new cherry cabinets and stainless steel appliances. She also had a quartz countertop installed.

All that remains is to finish painting, install the door panels on the upper cabinets and peninsula, install some under cabinet lighting under the corner cabinet, and a nice tile backsplash in the corner between the frig and stove.  
Here are the before pictures.

Everyone's getting a cutting board

For Christmas this year, I made everyone cutting boards.  There all edge grain boards, made from cherry, maple, and walnut.

I think I made 24 total and gave away all but 3, so I felt like Oprah and that car episode.

"You're getting a cutting board!  You're getting a cutting board!   Everyone's getting a cutting board!

Custom Kitchen Cabinet - Commission

Unfinished Kitchen Cabinet, made out of red oak.  

Corks

We like wine,... a lot... I made a corkboard and trivets out of leftover corks.  

Richmond Kitchen

This was our kitchen in Richmond before renovation.  Everything was original to the 1950's house. Since the dishwasher was under the sink, it was only a 3/4 high dishwasher, which was very weird.  I thought about keeping it, but no, it had to go.  I was able to reuse the cabinets in the utility room.

The stove / range was weird also.  The burners actually slid out from the range, and it had a double oven above the burners.  I opted to let the seller keep it for sentimental purposes.

The floors were linoleum, but I had hardwood installed when the floors were refinished.  I installed new cabinets and appliances, and moved the kitchen sink to be under the window.  The kitchen was small, which was somewhat tight for 2 people trying to work in there at the same time, but the new layout created the ideal kitchen triangle, where the prep surface, sink, and stove are all reachable from a central location.  It also had plenty of cabinet space, which was great, since we had no pantry.