How to make cabinets like this?

[chriship]

Most of the cabinet videos I've watched show each cabinet as a distinct piece, fixing them together at the sides. If you're using say 18mm ply, this creates a double thick 36mm ply sides at each new cabinet. There is a place called Uncommon Projects which seem to do cabinets with only a single ply side and I'm wondering how they're done. Is it just a much larger cabinet with vertical pieces fitted in? Must make installation a lot trickier no?

Website for reference: https://www.uncommonprojects.co.uk/

 

[Lons]

There are several ways to do that and it's not difficult however the doors have to be accurately inset into the frames otherwise they won't open like the overlay doors usually found on normal kitchen cupboards. There are good reasons for the latter, easier fix, doors can be adjusted and cheaper to make.

The example you show looks very nice but I wouldn't personally want it in a house where kids hang off the doors and drawers. My wife would hate those open shelves which she regards as dust traps.

 

[deema]

Yoi can see the size of the wall mounted cabinets, the run consists of four units, the two main units are larger than conventional. It’s an efficient use of materials, and for me, would take less time to fit than smaller units. It reminds me of the original way kitchens were made / what I’ve seen of American kitchens where a base is built for the counter cabinets and then they are just sat on top of it rather than having adjustable legs. For me it’s a better way to build if your bespoke.

I had a rental property where the family allowed one of the kids to pull a drawer out to stand on it to reach the counter top. After initially repairing it a couple of time and getting annoyed, I sat back and thought about it. I upgraded the drawer runners to take 60Kg and made a top that fitted over the drawer to create a step that also stopped the drawer from retracting. No more issues! A separate booster step in the kitchen for the child would have been a nuisance for the family, but something the size of a large chopping board was easy for them to find a home for when not used. They were very grateful and I no longer had any issues with broken drawers. If you have kids, and making it yourself might be something worth considering.

 

[Fitzroy]

The wall cabinets do have a double thick side, each cabinet is however double width so you have less of these.

The wall cabinets are i think the same, you can see the double thickness on the right hand side between the last cabinet and the tall unit. Other pictures on the website you can see this double thickness on their floor cabinets also, suggesting that they are simply making wider carcasses rather than anything cleverer.

If you wanted that look you could use the same approach as a in frame kitchen using plywood for the exposed frame.

Fitz