Kitchen Ideas

A Seattle based company called Kerf is designing and manufacturing beautiful handmade plywood cabinets, with colourful laminate and wood veneer finishes.


These kitchens would look amazing in a post and beam home; updating the function of the kitchen while staying true to the spare style and use of practical materials.

Kerf also make free standing cabinets, built in units and bathrooms.










I am a huge fan of plywood. It is an amazingly flexible material, not only in a literal sense but in its incredible range of uses. It is also environmentally sound (depending on the source) and inexpensive.

Schulte Design

This stunning kitchen island is called Grace and is produced by Shulte Design from Krefeld, Germany. The clean lines and proportions, with a spare touch of chrome finishing, balance out the heaviness of the wood. The result is a centrepiece that brings warmth and a hint of traditionalism to a contemporary kitchen, and creates a relaxed gathering spot for family and friends.

It is pictured here in walnut, but is available in olive, apple, wild cherry and other exotic woods. Length and height can also be specified.



Electrical circuitry is integrated and cleverly hidden, so there are no messy wires.



Matching benches can come as single or corner modules, and with or without backrests.