Installed the upper kitchen cabinets and lighting this weekend. We’d previously worked on the construction of the cabinet boxes at the workshop – maple plywood framing, edgebanded fronts and a full length top that runs across both boxes and secures the microwave in the middle.
The whole system hangs on a frame that’s bolted to the wall, allowing access to wiring for the lights, and the ability to easily remove the cabinets if we need to – which actually happened numerous times as we finalized the leveling and microwave attachment.
Lighting is provided by four inexpensive T8 30w commercial fluorescent fixtures, 4′ in length.
Frame system…
Lighting wiring pulls…
Fixtures being attached…
Let there be light!
First cabinet up, also wiring for microwave…
Second cabinet up…
Top and microwave in place…
And finally with some decoration…
