Alder & Marble Galley Kitchen
Warm alder cabinetry and richly veined marble give this Coeur d'Alene kitchen its character. A dark-stained island anchors the open room, with an undermount sink, wide storage drawers, and seating beneath gold pendant lights. Along the cooking wall, long drawer banks and illuminated floating shelves keep the workspace open and practical. Tall cabinetry frames the refrigerator, while a recessed shelving unit adds storage at the edge of the kitchen.
Project Highlights
- Two-Tone Wood Cabinetry
Warm alder along the perimeter contrasts with the dark-stained island, giving each part of the kitchen its own presence.
- Illuminated Floating Shelves
Long wood shelves carry integrated lighting above the marble worktop, keeping the cooking wall open beneath the high windows.
- Drawer-Forward Storage
Wide drawer banks beside the range and on the island provide generous, accessible storage behind clean flat fronts.
- Built-In Storage Details
A tall refrigerator surround and recessed shelving unit make use of vertical space without crowding the main work area.
Wide flat-front drawers, matte black pulls, and warm toe-kick lighting along the range wall.
A contrasting wood finish and deep drawers bring storage to the center of the kitchen.
Integrated shelf lighting highlights the marble countertop while keeping the wall open.
Craft & Construction
How this job was built in our Post Falls shop — the same standards go into every cabinet we make.
- Cabinet Boxes
- 3/4" 7-ply white or red birch plywood, full box
- Box Joinery
- Dado and tenon locked joinery throughout assembly
- Drawer Boxes
- 1/2" 10–14 ply Baltic birch with dovetail joinery, including trays shaped around plumbing
- Doors
- Alder cabinetry with flat drawer fronts and framed tall doors
- Finish
- Sayerlack water-based paint or ML Campbell stain, sprayed in our finish shop
- Edgebanding
- PVC or wood veneer edgebanding matched to the door material
- Hardware
- Blum soft-close hinges and undermount slides
- Countertops
- Marble
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