Kitchen 1 for Blue Ribbon Construction and Consulting by George Hester

Est. 1977 by George Hester, TX A&M '72

Kitchen 1

The kitchen footprint included the original 1970's vintage kitchen, breakfast area, two hallways, pantry, and closet.
The finished dimensions are 18 ft x 28 ft. This was made possible by removing several walls, including an 18-ft
load-bearing wall, replaced by a large beam in the attic. With the beam placed above, it was possible
to have an unbroken ceiling plane, which greatly enhanced the open feel of the room.

	Kitchen 1a The island, cooking area, and clean-up area. All cabinetry built on site to owners' specs by me. Counter height is taller than the normal 36" as both owners are tall. All drawers are full extension, to allow total access to whatever is in there.
	Kitchen 1b Upper cabinet doors feature ribbed glass inserts for display of dishware. Lower cabinet includes pull-out trashcan drawer on left end. Countertop is polished black granite, and backsplash is stone, installed by me. Under cabinet lights highlight countertop and backsplash.
	Kitchen 1c Cooktop and microwave/vent in cooking area. Note pot filler above cooktop. The three drawers below cooktop feature full extension, 100-lb capacity drawer guides that house cooking pots and other cookware. Pocket door to right leads to pantry.
	Kitchen 1d Refrigerator/freezer housed next to pull-out warming drawer above three deep drawers. Lots of storage in this kitchen allowed things from the attic and other spots to be brought into the kitchen where they belong.
	Kitchen 1e Dual ovens next to the refrigerator. Glass pop doors lead into utility room. A pocket door was installed to allow more space in the powder room. Custom trim work includes fluted casings, plinth blocks, bullseyes, two part head pieces at all doors, by me. Wood flooring is bamboo which is water-resistant, anti-bacterial, sustainable, and harder than oak.
	Kitchen 1f Dining side of 4 ft x 8 ft island. Countertop is carrara marble. Access to storage is in front of stools. Electrical outlets are at both ends of island.
	Kitchen 1g Storage side of island. Flat panel stained oak drawer fronts give look of an old country store.
	Kitchen 1h Pantry area adjacent to kitchen, accessible through new pocket door. Bead board backsplash can be seen above matte finish black granite.
	Kitchen 1i Breakfast area overlooking the back forty. I built the wainscoting and milled the fluted casings at the windows to mimic the door trim, giving a nice finished look and completing the kitchen cabinetry.
	Kitchen 1j The utility room is the new home for relocated upper cabinets from the original kitchen. Backsplash is same tile as in the kitchen, and countertop is same granite as in the pantry.

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