Homeowner Story
Pretty photos matter, but homeowners hire us because the layout, waterproofing, plumbing, electrical, and finish sequencing all have to work together after we leave.
The cabinet package needed more structure than a standard box-and-door install. Tall pantry doors and Salice pantry hardware create weight and leverage, so the boxes had to be built stronger. The arched opening also had to align with the pantry wall proportions, ceiling crown, and adjacent arched sliding door. Around the range, the stainless hood, gas stove, copper backsplash, side counters, and trim lines all had to land cleanly on one wall.
We treated the kitchen as custom cabinetry and architectural trim first, then layered in the appliances and finishes. Pantry boxes were built with double plywood where the Salice hardware needed extra strength and cleaner fastening. The white pantry wall was detailed with arched millwork and tall door proportions. The base cabinets were kept darker to ground the room, while quartz counters, brass hardware, and the stainless hood brightened the working areas. Behind the range, the copper backsplash was left as a deliberate material moment rather than covering the whole kitchen in one finish.
The kitchen now feels custom instead of simply upgraded. The pantry wall gives the room storage and architecture at the same time. The arched sliding door and arched cabinet opening repeat the same language without feeling gimmicky. The range wall has real presence: gas stove, brass accents, copper backsplash, and a hood that looks fabricated for the room. It is a kitchen built around joinery, not just product selection.
Project Story
Wide shots sell the feeling. Rough-in and detail shots build trust because they show the work homeowners usually never see.
Finished room context
Rough-in and hidden work proof
Tile, fixture, and finish coordination
Close-up detail homeowners actually notice
Final angle and usable space check
Craftsmanship detail
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Materials Used
Homeowners do not just buy tile and fixtures. They buy the way those choices hold up to steam, water, daily cleaning, tight clearances, and Seattle house quirks.
Cabinets / custom kitchen cabinetry
This was not a stock cabinet install. The room uses a custom cabinet package with darker lower cabinets, a white pantry wall, tall doors, applied molding, long brass pulls, and cabinet proportions built around the architecture of the room.
Cabinet hardware / pantry mechanisms
The pantry boxes were doubled in plywood where needed to accommodate Salice hardware and heavier pantry movement. That extra box strength matters because tall pantry hardware creates leverage that standard cabinet construction may not handle cleanly.
Ventilation / custom range hood
The hood appears custom-built for the range wall, with stainless bodywork, brass strap accents, rivet detailing, and integrated lighting. It sets the scale of the cooking zone.
Backsplash / metal panel
The copper backsplash is used only behind the stove, which keeps it special. It brings warmth to the stainless hood and gas range while staying contained to the cooking wall.
Appliances / pro-style gas range
The range is a pro-style gas appliance with brass-toned controls and multiple burners. Gas, ventilation, clearances, and hood performance all need to be coordinated before final finishes.
Millwork / custom doors and arches
The arched wood-and-glass sliding door and the arched pantry wall opening repeat the same geometry. This is a millwork coordination detail, not an off-the-shelf trim decision.
Selection note
The custom cabinets, Salice hardware, stainless hood, copper backsplash, gas range, arched door, millwork, and countertop selections for this Bellevue kitchen were not sourced through the RENOVA product catalog.
Deeper Construction Notes
For homeowners comparing similar remodels, this is where the budget and schedule start to make sense: rough-in, waterproofing, sequencing, and the hidden work that protects the finished room.
This kitchen is built around cabinetmaking and architectural millwork. The obvious features are easy to spot: stainless hood, copper backsplash, gas range, arched wood door, white pantry wall, dark base cabinets, brass pulls, quartz counters, farmhouse sink, and a statement light fixture. The part that matters just as much is the structure behind those finishes.
The pantry wall is the most complicated cabinet area. Tall doors and Salice pantry hardware put more load into the cabinet boxes than a basic shelf cabinet. For that reason, the pantry boxes were built with double plywood where the hardware needed stronger fastening and better resistance to movement. That is not a decorative choice. It is what keeps heavy pantry hardware operating cleanly instead of slowly loosening the cabinet over time.
The arched opening in the pantry wall had to be treated like architecture, not trim added at the end. Its curve relates to the arched wood-and-glass sliding door beside the range, so the two features needed to feel intentional together. The white cabinet wall also had to meet crown molding, ceiling lines, tall pantry doors, and long brass handles without looking crowded.
The range wall carries the strongest material contrast. A custom stainless hood with brass strap detailing sits over a pro-style gas range, and the copper backsplash behind it gives the wall warmth. Copper works here because it is contained. If the entire kitchen used the same metal tone, it would fight the cabinetry. Behind the stove, it becomes a focused cooking-zone detail.
The sink wall stays more practical: farmhouse sink, large windows, brass hardware, quartz counters, and dark-stained base cabinets. The counter run has enough working surface without flattening the room into an all-white kitchen. The darker lowers hold the floor visually, while the pantry wall keeps the storage side lighter.
A similar Bellevue kitchen is expensive because it is not assembled from standard pieces. Custom cabinet fabrication, double plywood pantry construction, Salice hardware planning, arched millwork, stainless hood fabrication, copper backsplash work, gas/ventilation coordination, countertop templating, and finish carpentry all stack together. The result feels warm and specific because the room was designed as a whole, not selected one product at a time.
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