Willamette Valley Modern
Willamette Valley Modern
This kitchen remodel was borne from a leaking water line that damaged much of the flooring and many of the existing cabinets. The G. Christianson team made a quick plan with the homeowners for the best path forward – repair the damage and create a new kitchen! Designer, Anna Clink, preserved much of the original layout, while making several improvements. The designer and homeowner determined that better cabinetry storage was crucial. The G. Christianson Custom Cabinetry division included swing-out blind corner storage to make use of all the hard-to-reach areas, custom utensil and storage roll-outs, tray dividers, and custom drawer inserts. Not only was storage important, but a modern kitchen aesthetic that blended with the rest of this Timberhill home. Many of the appliances, such as the Sub-Zero refrigerator and freezer, the dishwasher drawers, and an exhaust fan insert were all paneled to conceal them from view. A Blum electric-powered roll-out trash & recycle center is also concealed by panels. The new design also extended the length of the island, and added a straight-grain White Oak veneer to the cabinetry, made in Italy by TreeFrog. The soft oak color creates a warmth that the original all-white kitchen did not have. Slim cabinet edge pulls and touch-latch doors create clean lines through the space. The in-house cabinetry team put extra effort into scribing all of the cabinetry wood to the surrounding surfaces for a modern touch. Other features include a pot filler, a solid quartz slab backsplash, a quartz waterfall island end, concealed outlets, bar seating, and integrated LED under-cabinet lighting. We couldn’t be happier for these homeowners and their new kitchen!
Project Details
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Paneled Refrigerator & Freezer
Our team created custom panels to conceal the Sub-Zero refrigerator and freezer, including toekick covers that allow ventilation. Extra touch-latch doors above the appliances open for additional storage.
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Kerf-Cut Cabinet Details
Many panels in this kitchen include kerf cuts, shallow cuts in the surface that create the illusion of separate panels. This special door is made to look like drawers, but is a solid, single panel.
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Custom Drawer Organizers & Paneled Dishwasher
Instead of using a cut-to-fit tray, our cabinet shop created custom-sized maple inserts to organize the homeowner’s various sizes of small utensils and gadgets. The organizers sit conveniently next to the paneled dishwasher drawers– perfect for easy unloading!
Environment-Friendly Features
- The white oak cabinetry veneer is 100% FSC-certified (Forest Stewardship Council), ensuring that the wood comes from responsibly managed forests
- The cabinetry was manufactured in our Solar-Powered Cabinet Shop
- This kitchen runs on all-electric appliances, keeping natural gas out of our homes and air
- A 1.8 gpm (gallon-per-minute) faucet keeps water flow efficient
- All lighting in the kitchen is LED, keeping energy use at a minimum
- Construction crew accessed site via electric vehicles
What our Clients are Saying
“When designing this project, I was so appreciative to be able to work with our team at G. Christianson. The people on our crew, the people in our cabinet shop, Ben our production manager, and Carl the Superintendent were all so eager and excited to carry out all these little details that the homeowners and I dreamed up together, and their knowledge paired with the attention to detail really made this Kitchen step up in it’s wow-factor. ”
Elizabeth Lauby, Designer
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“G. Christianson recently completed a major kitchen and bath remodel for us. We really enjoyed working with this excellent firm from the day we walked in the door until the final sign off. Anna, Jon and Elizabeth created a design that incorporated our ideas with theirs that is wonderful. It opened up our 1980's kitchen and made it much more functional and beautiful. The cabinets that Ron, Eric and Bill built and installed are perfect for our space and the quality, fit and finish are absolutely top drawer. The construction team, Tony, Maria, Gavin, Eric, Dennis, Bill, and Cesar were outstanding. Always, courteous, professional and clean. There was never a mess left at the end of the day. Their attention to detail and quality of work from the framing to the finish work was fantastic. Similarly, the sub-contractors were excellent. Jon, did an amazing job juggling the order of work to address illnesses and other unexpected interruptions to keep the schedule on track. This was a 5 month project and it finished within a couple of weeks of the original completion date. I've done some project management myself, and know how difficult this can be. We are delighted with the results and love showing off our beautiful new kitchen and bath. G. Christianson Construction is as advertised, a high quality, professional team that delivers what the promise. We highly recommend them. ”
Susan & Marc Baldwin, Corvallis
“Throughout the project, Sarah did an incredible job of listening to our vision and guided our decisions with her extensive design experience. G. Christianson consistently provided excellent materials, work, communication, and, moreover, they became our friends throughout the process. They used only superior quality products throughout our home, made sure all systems and structures throughout were constructed to meet or exceed code standards, and took the initiative to provide superior construction techniques even where it wouldn't show. The custom cabinetry and carpentry throughout is top quality and beautiful. The result is exactly the dream home we've always wanted! Sarah, Tanner, and the GCC team created a gorgeous, comfortable space where our family can grow for decades. It was an incredible two-year experience with the GCC family.”
Claire Tichinin, Albany
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