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Kitchen Pantry Cabinet
Vanity | 8/25/13 | me

Posted on 08/25/2013 7:51:02 AM PDT by chasio649

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1 posted on 08/25/2013 7:51:02 AM PDT by chasio649
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You probably won’t find what you’re looking for except from either a high-end furniture store or from a custom cabinet maker.

Almost anything you find from a chain store or online will be either RTA (Ready To Assemble) or built from particle board and held together by staples. Both are inherently weak and will eventually fall apart.

If you have to go either RTA or particle board construction, screw it to the wall studs to give it rigidity. Any flex or movement is what causes them to fail.


2 posted on 08/25/2013 7:56:56 AM PDT by CarmichaelPatriot
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To: chasio649

More details would be helpful - like how big do you want it? Wood or other materials?


3 posted on 08/25/2013 7:58:07 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( ==> sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: chasio649

IKEA stuff does not fall apart if you put it together correctly. We have items we use daily for more than ten years, no issues.


4 posted on 08/25/2013 8:00:08 AM PDT by svcw (Stand or die)
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i do craigslist. might take months to find it but you can get high end furniture for 60 70 % less retail .


5 posted on 08/25/2013 8:00:31 AM PDT by Donnafrflorida (Thru HIM all things are possible.)
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To: chasio649

Obama has a cabinet. It is usually found in the kitchen gorging itself on as much pork as they can choke down.


6 posted on 08/25/2013 8:02:01 AM PDT by IbJensen (Liberals are like Slinkies, good for nothing, but you smile as you push them down the stairs.)
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To: smokingfrog

3’wide, 6’or 7’ high and no more than 17” deep...Pine or Oak is fine..If painted, yellow or off white is preferable..Glass front is not needed.


7 posted on 08/25/2013 8:03:39 AM PDT by chasio649
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You should just get a good contractor to make it for you if you want it to be good quality. It is a buyers market these days (or wait until winter when you can REALLY name your price).

You ca also get some super high quality metal shelving assemblies these days at Home Depot and the like.


8 posted on 08/25/2013 8:04:03 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (This space for rent)
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“You should just get a good contractor to make it for you if you want it to be good quality.”


That has been my thought....maybe i can slip around and get it done without her knowing ;)


9 posted on 08/25/2013 8:11:49 AM PDT by chasio649
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I like the Williams-Sonoma Swedish wood shelving. It would have cost over $700 to do ours using their product. I found almost the exact same shelving at Target- this was about 6 years ago. Hubby installed it and even made a wine rack using scraps from other projects- all for less than $150.

Here is the Wms-Sonoma pine shelving.
http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/swedish-wood-shelving/?pkey=e%7Cshelving%7C16%7Cbest%7C0%7C1%7C24%7C%7C1&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-NoMerchRules-_-


10 posted on 08/25/2013 8:13:10 AM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: freedumb2003

Actually i know how to build stuff like this...i just don’t have access to the tools and room to make it anymore :(


11 posted on 08/25/2013 8:14:48 AM PDT by chasio649
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To: Donnafrflorida

I will start perusing...CL can sometimes offer up a gem...thanks.


12 posted on 08/25/2013 8:15:34 AM PDT by chasio649
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Do any of the local schools have “shop” classes? A build-to-order project might work for ‘em.....or a local carpenter or even adept handyman.


13 posted on 08/25/2013 8:17:29 AM PDT by ErnBatavia (Carlos Danger for mayor....NYC deserves him)
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To: Cowgirl of Justice

Very, Very interesting...Thanks! I can count on FR for taste.


14 posted on 08/25/2013 8:23:27 AM PDT by chasio649
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To: ErnBatavia

There is a center in the southern part of my county....may stop by there and throw out a project and $$ offer....good idea.


15 posted on 08/25/2013 8:24:43 AM PDT by chasio649
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Look at some of the bookshelves, solid wood not particle board.


16 posted on 08/25/2013 8:25:24 AM PDT by IMR 4350
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What is the cabinets purpose ?
Is it strictly storage space for canned goods , appliances , root crops ( onions , potatos, carrots ), or mixed usage. All of these functions and factors would influence the design of the cabinet,
as would whether you want it on rollers or castors for mobility.
Reinforcement is necessary to prevent 'racking' as the weight of appliances and canned goods varies greatly.
17 posted on 08/25/2013 8:25:33 AM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt (Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm. -- James Madison)
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To: freedumb2003

My son just bought a cabinet from Lowes that was for the “garage” to use as a cabinet in his room. Heavy duty.


18 posted on 08/25/2013 8:26:56 AM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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I thought this was going to be a political post. All Presidents have a Cabinet. Truman had a smaller, informal group called the “Kitchen Cabinet”. I thought you were going to tell me that obama’s advisory board was so small (valerie arret?) that it would fit in a Pantry in the Kitchen! LOL.


19 posted on 08/25/2013 8:28:29 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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Here is some background....My wife is a filipina...so therefore all food must be laid out and dispalyed on every countertop...I can’t explain this cultural madness but i am trying to tidy it up...call me insensitive but i like things to have their place....it is a running joke between us...Love her so! She did come from true poverty so i get the tick that she has.....If any freepers are married to a filipina please tell me that she is not crazy and it is just what it is.


20 posted on 08/25/2013 8:31:47 AM PDT by chasio649
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