Kitchen

The kitchen is all self constructed. The cabinets were hand made, and stained with natural colors to continue the basic theme of harmony with nature used throughout the home. The counter was built to accomodate my wife's short stature, and so are slightly lower than the standard counters. Dee (my wife) tiled the counter top and found fancy backsplash tiles at a surplus tile store for a fraction of the original cost. The stove is a small apartment size unit, ample to cook a whole turkey while conserving space. The refrigerator is a side by side, again, for conservation of space. The sink is double. The window allows a view of the back garden, red and peach colored hybiscus plants. The inner wall had a window cut into it, increasing circulation and opening up the narrow space to provide a sense of open area. We also installed a tankless water heater (change from original plan) which takes up about 1 square foot of wall space. It provides constant hot water while reducing power costs.