Rebuilding A House At
Thorne Bay, Alaska
October, 2004 Thru February, 2005
Random Pics
Cabinets
Cabinet setting began around March.
The latest and new style from Ikea. These cabinets work well here in Southeast Alaska because they are shipped knocked down (flat). This makes them less prone to damage and also takes up less space on the barge.
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Gretchen has received a lot of compliments for this layout. People really like the efficiency and the central location. This is a good example of 'thinking outside the box', most people would have put the kitchen in the back corner, this would be the more 'traditional' space. Gret improved the concept to centralize the kitchen and make it more of the command center of the house. There is also a message center, not shown too well in this picture, to the left behind the end wall.
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Granite tile countertops. Swanstone solid surface sink.