My Kitchen - Part 2 (Wall of Cabinets)

A while back, I shared all about what went into planning my kitchen and experienced a huge amount of interest in my cutting board drawer. The drawer post was also shared on lots of other websites where some readers wondered about the possibility of the drawer being unclean or unsanitary.

Today, I thought I'd share a bit more about this drawer that has created so much chatter.

• First of all, it's not an unclean surface. Maple is an excellent cutting surface because it's very dense, but also because it is naturally highly resistant to bacteria.
• I NEVER cut meat on this cutting board. It's used for veggies.
• There's more to the drawer than I thought to share the first time around.

The cutting board isn't attached to the drawer. In fact, it easily lifts right out of the drawer.

I can take it so the sink and give it a good scrub whenever I need to.

A good shot of the bottom of the cutting board, showing the framework that keeps it perfectly situated in the drawer. It doesn't move a  bit, when set in place. And it's nice that I have access to the tube so I can give that a good scrub whenever I need to as well.

We've been using the cutting board drawer for about three years now and really love it. The boys use it constantly and it's really easy for them to clean. I'm really glad we included it in our kitchen.

You can read more about my cutting board drawer here.

You can read more about my kitchen here: Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 , Part 5 , Part 6.

You can read all the details about our farmhouse building process here.

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Comments

[Dora Taylor]

I love your appliance cupboard. What a great idea! Your kitchen is amazing. Thanks for sharing!
Where did you find the great clock?

Thanks!

[Judy Watkins]

Absolutely beautiful! I love the tile floors. Who would have known that they could look just like wood. Hope you are feeling well. xo Judy

[Sanna]

Hi Serena,

I have patiently *lol* waiting for you to post pictures of your kitchen (and home). I knew it would look fantastic. Love it! I like your thoughts and how you put everything together. Thank you for the tour :)

-Sanna

[ginnie]

oh, you made me jealous! Beautiful kitchen, the knob of cabint that I loved to have..

[June g.]

What a dream kitchen! You're sooo brave to have a white kitchen. mine would be covered with newspaper print and coffee fingerprints:)

[Machelle]

so were the fridge and freezer cranked out by the same manufacuring company, just with different brand names slapped on them? i'm just amazed they match perfectly, right down to the door handle holes. the whole kitchen is WONDERFUL! i LOVE it!

[One Gal's Trash]

Beautful! But wait...All white kitchen and you have 4 boys?! You're brave!
xox
Pam

[Bundles of Blossoms]

Love it, Serena!!! I especially love NOT having appliance on the counters-what a great idea~

[Dee Van Ingen]

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE "appliance" garages as I call them.........UNFORTUNATELY I don't have any......so toaster, mixing stand and two coffee pots sit out on our counters!!!!!! :(

[nr14]

Nice work:)

[Kate]

Really like the wall of cabinets, reminds me of all the old vintage built-ins that most houses had years ago. And stupid people ripped out in the 70's. I still have the original, but your fridge is a real upgrade! Thanks for sharing.

[Julianne]

I love it, I love it, I love it. This idea of the appliance wall of cabinetry has been on every one of my designs for our "someday house". I LOVE seeing when others use up every inch of space.

Also, I'm so fascinated by the column fridge/freezer. What a marvelous idea, so convenient to be able to split them up. I love love love it all.

Thank you for this lovely tour, I'm just so excited!

[Julianne]

You know what else I just noticed - that great wall clock up on the wall just around the corner from the ovens. I love it!

[Tina McINtosh]

Just lovely, We are doing up a 1955 house in OZ. So am really interested in what you have done in the kitchen. I have an old wood stove which I just carnt get rid off so has to be the focal point of my kitchen. lol Love a coffee and also will have my own cupboard for my own machine as well. I leave the roasting to my son. thanks for sharing your home with us.

[Lori]

I hear little angels sing every time I see another picture. ;)

[Weekend Cowgirl]

I love your wall of cabinets and the ceiling is dreamy!

[robertreed]

Your kitchen is beautiful.. This inspires me to renovate our kitchen. Love that it is white, but don't you find it hard to maintain?