I am a cabinetmaker in Australia and with all the materials you used. Your kitchen would easily be around the $40,000 mark. You used high quality plywood for the base cabinets and doors. Top of the line quality drawer and door hardware. It has been a real pleasure following you on this project. I enjoy all of your content
@joeyvecchio1050 What type of ply for the base cabinets would you suggest? And what is this type of drawer slide called? I'm a carpenter in south east Victoria abd going to renovate mine next year.
I wouldn’t be using plywood for cabinets. You should use moisture resistant particle board. All top kitchen companies will never use ply wood. Absolute mistake there
Plyco have meranti 18mm 2440 x 1220 for $125.. thats a lot of kitchen for $40k even with quality fittings and no labour costs... or are you saying $40k from a cabinet maker like yourself??? Thanks
In our kitchen (UK) we chose a smoked glass splash-back, blends in nicely very easy to clean looks modern. Just an idea for you guys & well done on a fantastic kitchen build Scott.
I'm building kitchens in Germany and we are also using Glass as backsplash in kitchens. Mostly pre painted from "Lechner" büt i dont know if the are delivering to NSL, but you could search an other distributor in your Area
Really beautiful, Scott. A little trick when installing the cabinets on the floor: Don't install the legs on the back of the cabinet (closest to the wall). Then screw a wooden beam to the wall in the exact height and level you want your cabinets. Then you just rest the back of the cabinets on this beam, knowing it is the right height and level, and you just have to adjust the front legs, which are much easier to get access to. Thanks for all the great content (your videos have even made me and my family want to visit New Zealand at some point).
Scott, coming from a meticulous builder myself, you are a grade A+ Builder. That Kitchen looks amazing! You should be very proud. My first thought for a back splash was a brushed brass sheet. Never seen it done, don't know prices, and don't know if you guys would like it, but it's a thought. Otherwise, If you're going for the mid century look, it has to be a contrasting but complementary tile.
I think a couple projects by Taylor + Hinds in Tasmania have the brushed brass/copper backsplash you're thinking of. Denison Rivulet i know has photos of theirs on their website
I'll never understand how people can only conceive of how an idea looks and not how fit will look when USED. Sure, the day you install a brushed brass backsplash, it'll look like a million bucks. After one week of cooking, it'll look horrendous. They'll spend all their time cleaning it.
That grain matching..what a pearl! The whole build is a testament to you both and the dedication to quality you've shown over the years. Well done and enjoy the kitchen!!
Scott, we installed a coloured glass splash back. Dead easy to do. It's a pale green, between two windows overlooking our lawn - a better green than the lawn usually looks ! You might be able to find a colour-matched glass that mimics something else in the kitchen or garden that takes your fancy but it's dead easy to keep clean and looks smart.
If you use clear glass you can paint it on the back to match whatever color you choose. Could easily strip it off if you don't like it and try another color before installing.
+1 for clear glass and then paint on the back. Can use the same colour as the wall on the back to hide the glue or double sided tape you use to mount it to the wall
Scott, I'm Felipe a Brazilian living in UK and is very nice to see the this episode. From pandemic to here I was a Labourer in a building company in Christchurch and now I'm working in a boat building company and now I have level 2 diploma carpentry and joinery.... And been learning watching people like you make my very happy to see everything you done on your kitchen ... Well done mate .... Very good job Now you can have a coffee ...
In addition to the final fantastically crafted new kitchen, this video was put together and edited so well. Hope you guys enjoy a well earned break over the festive season. Thanks for a great year of sharing.
What an absolute work of art and craftsmanship and meticulous planning by both of you. Just wanted to send a little gift for the holidays, as an appreciation for the heart warming and mind expanding entertainment this year. Thank you for sharing this channel with the world.❤
Fun to watch! built our whole kitchen from plywood too and it came out great. Used the Flymoon in the corner cabinet too which worked great! Good call!
Hi, my name is Michael from the United States. We own a Hardwood company & I love what you two have done with your kitchen space. So......to tie in your bench top, with your cabinets and now splash back......I like your wife's idea with tiles......I would go all white with the exception of a small portion of your middle area above the stove top......there I would install a "wood grain section of tile" that ties it all in. I have to tell you.......Scott, besides the fact that you are a Makita guy as I am, and your carpentry skills are excellent, I so enjoy how you & your wife interact......you are a very lovely couple and set a wonderful loving example with no falseness about it at all. Merry Christmas to you both and may you both have many blessing in this upcoming year.
Scoot brown your work is the cleanest and attention to detail is what makes you and your work Top quality, I’m so happy for you and Jess to have a kitchen to make your lovely food and coffee enjoy happy Christmas and new year 😎😎😎😎
I’ve followed along for this entire series and seeing this end result is nothing short of 100% satisfaction. Everything you’ve done is beautifully coordinated and very well constructed. The consistent gaps, grain matched faces, clean lines, and overall minimalist approach all come together to form what I consider the perfect kitchen. The relative simplicity gives the impression of simple construction but we’ve all seen that was definitely not the case. 10/10, thank you to both of you for bringing us all along on this amazing journey. Now to complete the circle and demo the old kitchen…
Hi we got a new kitchen in NZ about 2 years ago. I would highly recommend a glass splashback and upstand. Super easy to clean, keep the water off the plasterboard and plywood, and with painted back, you can choose any colour you like. Some places will even print images if you have a native bird or flower or pattern or scene you think would go well with the room. Some businesses are Alert Glass, Glasskote, Glass Art, Image Glass. Also excellent choice on the Schweigen rangehood. I have one and the external fans are a game changer for enjoying the space you cook in. My family couldn't believe how quiet they are when they are on.
Glass splash back! Easy to clean, any color you like from minimalistic to feature. I have done several kitchens and never had any regrets. Must be tempered glass! Great work guys, love the channel!
The finished product is top class. Congratulations on the result. Don't even try to quantify the time you put in. You have built a home with love and your level of pride is unreal.
Use a tempered glass splashback. Tiles or stainless steel would just look odd. Glass, especially a dark glass, will blend really well with the theme of your kitchen, and has the advantage of being super easy to clean. They paint the back to make it whatever colour you like, although a pure white isn't really possible since the glass is usually a little bit green. Fantastic work on the kitchen!
We put a high end wall paper behind our clear tempered glass, so many wall paper options, and paying £200 a roll is fine when you only need one, and then protecting it with a nice piece of glass is the best thing about our kitchen.
Amazing job. The attention to detail is something you probably could not have gotten from another builder. Congrats to you both, and a big shout out to Ray. Well done.
I have done a few splashbacks now. Easiest by far is to get a coloured glass splash back. You can get any colour you want, and it will be cut to fit the space. Tiles are also a good option, and pretty easy with the spacing / leveling systems that you can get these days
Glass is Great, both my Brother and a Mate have put them in and they look fantastic. Added bonus is you can use them as a white board and write reminders on them or notes to each other!
What an amazing kitchen! Here's to many wonderful meals created in there. Like so many others have commented, I think a glass splashback would look excellent, especially with a bit of colour that can tie it in with the blue of the wall and the wood. Happy choosing!
The kitchen is fantastic Scott, I was sure you could pull this kitchen project off. Thanks for the latest exciting episode, may I wish you,Jess and everyone who as appeared on this build a very Happy Christmas and NewYear.🎄🎄🍾🍾🎉🎉👍👍.
We used 1mm copper sheeting for our splash back, sanded to 400 grit and everbrite coating to seal; our counter was a slightly darker grey. Brushed stainless might also work really well. Your kitchen is fantastic by the way.
Gorgeous kitchen, and it was a pleasure watching you and Ray build the kitchen from scratch. Hope you and Jess get lots of joy cooking and using the kitchen.
Love the content. We've just done a (hands-off) kitchen refurb here in London and spent £25k (including VAT & appliances) plus fitting, for a high-grade melamine kitchen. Plywood kitchens seem popular in Australia and New Zealand, not so much here in the UK. We had coloured glass splashbacks custom made, cost a lot but looks great - they can spray to whatever colour you like given a RAL reference. 👍👌
Peter! Wow, Kitchens are pricey. Glad I built ours for the experience alone. Thank you for all the tips you share on the channel, they definitely helped me with this project.
@@ScottBrownCarpentry Cheers Scott. Yes, though a drop in the bucket compared to what the house extension cost! 😬 I suspect if you added in your time at commercial rates you probably wouldn’t be far off that. Ours was about 5 metres square, 7 full height units, 8 base units, 2 single 1 double drawer units, 3 single & 3 double wall units with aventos lifts and a 2m island. Decent number of appliances too, so the costs stack up. And thanks, kind of you to say; all we ever really want to do is makes vids that help, and are interesting to watch, right? Loving the house reno; always fascinating to see how things are constructed in other countries! Thanks again and Happy New Year from London. Peter
Here in Oz, we opted for a glass splashback. We could choose the colour painted on its back, so matching your colour scheme is easy. Never have to scrub out the accidental food spills in the tile grouting that NEVER comes out completely. Accidents do happen.
A really good and cheap splash back I've seen done before is glass with a painted back, so you can choose whatever colour (maybe something neutral to compliment the bench top or another colour you already have going on) you want the backing of the glass to be and it's easy to clean and maintain. Love all you videos ❤
Go for the matching splash back to your bench top, you’ve basically got a half priced kitchen and you won’t regret spending the extra coins on it when you appreciate it every day! Gorgeous kitchen, well done Scott!!
That is simply awesome. The attention to detail and how all the grain matches. No other words - this is a magazine-quality kitchen. Congratulations to you both.
That kitchen is EPIC. The work standard you guys have applied is incredible. Hope you have a peaceful and happy holiday season, just enjoying your beautiful surroundings. See you next year guys.
Nice job, guys (from a woodworker with perfectionist issues). For the splashback, I suggest something that is very easy to clean. In the fullness of time, your relationship with the splashback will mainly revolve around cleaning it. Now that you've made the kitchen, imagine what else you can make...
For that kitchen I would opt for a glass backslash. Maybe a white colour with a photo on it. Perhaps a nice flower or something seems to suit the wall.
Congratulations Scott on a beautifully crafted kitchen. It's stunning. Simply amazing craftsmanship. You should be immensely proud of what you've done here. Merry Christmas from North Carolina USA!
When we renovated our kitchen we had coloured glass installed as a splashback and we think it looks great. Easy to keep clean and blends in well with the rest of the colour scheme.
Practically impossible not to save money when you build your own kitchen. The labour cost when outsourcing the job can easily be 60%+ of the cost of the cabinets (excluding the counter and appliances). Looks like a great job. The drawer fronts and doors look super neat. It's not an easy feat to accomplish. Well done.
Hey guys, I’m a woodworker in the UK, popular choice of splashback on some of my jobs is a sheet of safety glass (the back has coloured vinyl or spray-coat to suit your choice). Looks good, cleans brilliantly, costs much less than matching countertop. Careful if using adhesive - use one that won’t discolour the backing coat. Great job fella, cabinetry can be a real test of endurance! All the best, Hayden
This is absolutely legendary. Been following the progress for months, tickled pink for you both that it's finally done. Thanks so much for giving me the inspiration for renovating my kitchen, totally different look - but still mid-century mod. Enjoy the Xmas you two (& Ray), & if you're ever in Dunners, I can give you some coffee recommendations.
Premium kitchen mate. Youve done it the old school way, at least this way you get more satisfaction out of it. And youve thought of everything. Your attention to detail is top notch! Well done.
Hey Scott, what a beautiful kitchen !! Top-notch quality, details, those knobs fit nicely on top of it. I suggest you retro subway tiles (small white rectangle), I think it will stay in the same vibe. Anyway, I know you will make the right choice ;) Keep up the good work 💪
Despite my loathing of timber kitchens. It looks incredible. You did an amazing job Scott! One idea for a low-mid cost high-end looking splashback is Venetian plaster, also known as stucco or polished plaster. An ancient Italian finish made by hand burnishing lime plaster. Depending on the skill of the applicator, they can mimic the look and feel of polished marble, concrete or stone. It comes in a huge variety of colours, textures and gloss levels from matte finish to almost glass.
On the back side of the tempered glass, you can spray paint any colour of finish you want (including the wall coloour) and it will last a lifetime. Adhere with dabs of silicone. The painted back surface will not show dust that may collect behind glass over years.
We have a blue glass splashback and it is fantastic mainly because of the reflections from all the different angles as you move about, reflects the garden mainly and makes you think for a moment it is another room and not a splashback. Love the build so far and mostly the banter that goes with it.
Another comment for smoked glass back-splash, pick the colour you want. It would be fairly straight forward to put two rectilinear panes one behind the cooktop and one to the left of the window. The kitchen looks fantastic, I think it is the best work you have done Scott! The only downside is how do you do you improve on perfection DOH!
Have to agree with coloured glass splashback looks great seemless easy to clean and heaps of colour choices.You have done a fantastic job , colour choice and quality of workmanship is spot on.
Wow, it looks amazing. So worth the blood sweat and tears. It's been a pleasure watching the progress and I love that it's been so real, not everything you want to get done in a day happens when renovating. Well done. The place is looking awesome!
Beautiful kitchen and great work! It was fun watching it all come together. I really like that you created something simple and elegant. No fussy joints or complicated construction, just simple boxes but with beautiful finishing touches with the oil and hardware.
Hi Scott, im an avid fan from the UK, not only have i enjoyed watching you renovate your house and this kitchen, but the snippets of your life in NZ. AS a professional chef, and someone who has cooked in many upscale homes here in London, the snag with all super kitchens is keeping them clean! Glass is not so user friendly to keep clean, as is any surface which is shiny. A ceramic/tile which has a color between your work-surface and wall, and would be a smart choice. I recall Raymond speaking about countertops and stains, and its a "ball-ache" when an accident happens and when a strongly colored food, liquid is left on the countertop or gets on a "splash-back", you can regret not looking ahead and preventing those accidents. When I cook at a clients home, i am seen covering the wall ans countertop with clingfilm (gladwrap) to ensure zero accidents, and a fast clean up once the job is done
Scott, great kitchen. Well done. I just built a slightly larger kitchen for my daughter and her family. For door and drawer faces, I also used veneered plywood that I had to oil myself - and yes, lots of work. They have little kids, so I also put a few coats of polyurethane for extra protection. I used prefinished plywood for the cabinet boxes and that saved tons of time for finishing. For countertops, we used a mix of solid white oak and white laminate - saved lots of money. I also used a drawer system like you did and again saved tons of time over building wooden drawer boxes which would have needed to be finished. My cost including countertops was just over $14,000 Canadian. They are super happy with the finished result!
I’m so happy for you guys! You both had to endure so much during this remodel. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching Scott’s fine finish carpentry skills grow all along the way. Great team work and patience…..AWESOME!
Hey Scott... have been following you for a while... you have done an amazing job. In all your projects your accuracy and fitting work is stunning to me, a mere mortal... as an amature/DIYer. Enjoy your home now you two. Well deserved. Your tenacity and hard work with a live-in reno has been inspiring. Thanks for the ride!
Re: installing and leveling, I live in an old city full of old houses. My current house was built in 1900, the one before that was 1905. Every time I read a woodworking article and get to the part where they inevitably say "Find a flat, level spot to lay things out..." I think, "Obviously you've never been to Pittsburgh." One of my friends is a crazy good carpenter, works on restoring historic landmark mansions, etc. I've never talked with him about kitchen cabinets, but we talked about how to build built-in book shelves once. He said you start by building a very low platform to set the shelves on, to make it's level and square. Then you build sets of shelves and install them on that platform. Ten years ago I needed to get some new kitchen cabinets and I did a lot of looking into what was available. Everybody sold MDF carcasses. You could get real wood doors, but none of the major vendors sold even plywood carcasses. I did find a few small vendors who would do plywood cabinet carcasses, they started at $1000 per cabinet and then went up. I ended up buying Ikea cabinets. They're also MDF, but they seemed to be made a bit sturdier than the cheaper ones. More importantly, Ikea uses a rail mounting system. You mount the rail to the wall, then can adjust the rail to be level and square, then hang the cabinets from them. I thought that would work better for my old house, and it did.
thank you for sharing your kitchwn build with us! 😊 the plywood looks soooo warm, modern, but simple, and the quality of it.... I'm from Austria (in the Alps, not Australia, the continent 😂), and a similar kitchen here would be at least... 40-50k EUR! So you added something very valuable to your home, for a budget price and a lot of sweat, blood and skill of yourself - good job! 🤩
Really beautiful kitchen. We went with a colour match glass splash back in our kitchen. It’s less imposing than tiles which are also a bit fussy to clean. The wood grain is amazing.
As an apprentice carpenter work like this even though its more on the cabinet making side is truly inspiring for a young apprentice like me, just by how all the gaps and everything is so perfect and parallel it just makes me want to try and improve my attention to detail and skills when it comes to leveling and plumbing up anything I do. an absolutely beautiful kitchen and I just love these videos and hope to be nearly as this skilled in the future really inspiring work and videos. I just love it.
My wife and I built our kitchen too @ 15K USD. We ultimately settled on subway tile for the backsplash. It just looked clean and it’s a classic look that never goes out of style. I’m sure whatever you guys pick will look stunning, you’ve both got great eyes for design. Love your kitchen!
Scott, you got me into DIYing after watching one of your tool reviews. I love the care and rhought you put into doing everything. I replaced a huge outdoor trailhead with new floating steps two years ago. I didnt like the stains available to me either and did it myself. That staining took way more time than the carpentry and asembly. Made me chuckle when you experienced the same
One suggestion for the wall behind the hob is glass. My mom wanted something she could easily clean so tile was out due to hard to clean grout lines. We selected glass. The color is painted on the wall prior to placing a sheet of glass over it. In my mom's kitchen, cabinets flank the hob creating a natural end point for the glass. I have a pic but not sure if I can add it to this comment. Love the kitchen!
Suggestion for splash back. Use the same stone but only 30cm high up the wall. Then paint the whole wall above it with wet room paint that is easy to clean. I can send pictures of our kitchen for reference if you're interested. Great video as always!
You (& Ray) did an awesome job, the small details (that brass hardware 😍) and top class craftsmanship have combined to make a beautiful and elegant kitchen. I love the clean lines, so cool 👌👍
Congratulations Scott! Kitchen turned out beautiful! Colour and stain are lovely, love the hardware, craftmanship and all. I am impressed with the plywood kitchen outcome as I have never seen that before (I have only built solid wood stuff with traditional raised panels and other traditional doors types...). The plywood seems like a nice alternative for blending a modern look with the warmth of timber. Very nice! Bravo again and thanks for the complete montage of the whole build. Really enjoyed it. Kudos and Cheers!
We do a lot of kitchens here in germany and we often use glass as a splashback, with the backside paintet (special glass laquer) so you can have any color you want and is easy to clean 😇
I had a new plywood faced kitchen installed just a year ago. For the splashback, I didn't want anything flashy that would draw attention, plus I was v low on funds, so went with a sheet of fibre cement type board (?- fireproof) that was painted the same colour as the walls. It looks brilliant, very unobtrusive, doesn't draw attention away from the beautiful cabinets and benchtop and is very easy to keep clean (just wipe it). I have overhead cabinets so it completely fills the gap between and looks just like regular wall but with the important advantage of not catching fire.
Custom handmade cabinets out here in the Philadelphia/new Jersey area would be easy 100k US dollars. Scott what a gorgeous job you did. I remodel kitchens and bathrooms and use premade cabinets and have similar design premade for kitchens but the way you matched the grain and very clean looking design. You went from rough carpentry to finish carpenter Scott. Not many rough carpenters can do what you did! Great work and great video!
You did a great job Scott. I am glad you took the time to do it yourself. Hopefully you feel proud, a deep sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. Jess deserves immense credit for being supportive and patient. It seems she really understands how important the whole renovation is to you. Have a wonderful holiday season.
Excellent work! For my mid century style kitchen i built myself(i appreciate all the work you went through) in my NZ 60s house i tiled with plain white subway tiles but with black grout, because it will get stained from the cooking. It's 4 years down the track and still looks new.
Our splashback is a 30-40cm high piece of glass that goes the length of the wall. It is paintet on the backside with the same colour as the wall. Then it is sciliconed in place. Looks really good and is easy to clean👍
also installed just the one kitchen myself. wasn't hand made, but the install did take what felt like a long time due to uneven floors. definitely a deciding factor that needs to be done right/respected
I am a cabinetmaker in Australia and with all the materials you used. Your kitchen would easily be around the $40,000 mark. You used high quality plywood for the base cabinets and doors. Top of the line quality drawer and door hardware. It has been a real pleasure following you on this project. I enjoy all of your content
agreed, so tidy. looks timeless
@joeyvecchio1050 What type of ply for the base cabinets would you suggest?
And what is this type of drawer slide called?
I'm a carpenter in south east Victoria abd going to renovate mine next year.
I wouldn’t be using plywood for cabinets. You should use moisture resistant particle board. All top kitchen companies will never use ply wood. Absolute mistake there
Plyco have meranti 18mm 2440 x 1220 for $125.. thats a lot of kitchen for $40k even with quality fittings and no labour costs... or are you saying $40k from a cabinet maker like yourself??? Thanks
You’d lying
Lol 40k typical hipster ripping someone off. 80 bux sheet
Grain matching was impeccable
In our kitchen (UK) we chose a smoked glass splash-back, blends in nicely very easy to clean looks modern. Just an idea for you guys & well done on a fantastic kitchen build Scott.
I'm building kitchens in Germany and we are also using Glass as backsplash in kitchens. Mostly pre painted from "Lechner" büt i dont know if the are delivering to NSL, but you could search an other distributor in your Area
We did the same, green glass backsplash, best decision we made. So much easier to keep clean.
Same here. We went with glass tiles in a very light grey and it came out great and cleans up easily.
In Auckland , we used a glass splash-back, lots of colours to pick from and super easy to keep clean.
They are great if you buy a chalk pen you write on it so handy and cleen of with water
Really beautiful, Scott. A little trick when installing the cabinets on the floor:
Don't install the legs on the back of the cabinet (closest to the wall). Then screw a wooden beam to the wall in the exact height and level you want your cabinets. Then you just rest the back of the cabinets on this beam, knowing it is the right height and level, and you just have to adjust the front legs, which are much easier to get access to.
Thanks for all the great content (your videos have even made me and my family want to visit New Zealand at some point).
Scott, coming from a meticulous builder myself, you are a grade A+ Builder. That Kitchen looks amazing! You should be very proud. My first thought for a back splash was a brushed brass sheet. Never seen it done, don't know prices, and don't know if you guys would like it, but it's a thought. Otherwise, If you're going for the mid century look, it has to be a contrasting but complementary tile.
Yes, a brushed brass splash back would reference those beautiful knobs on the cabinets
I think a couple projects by Taylor + Hinds in Tasmania have the brushed brass/copper backsplash you're thinking of. Denison Rivulet i know has photos of theirs on their website
I'll never understand how people can only conceive of how an idea looks and not how fit will look when USED. Sure, the day you install a brushed brass backsplash, it'll look like a million bucks. After one week of cooking, it'll look horrendous. They'll spend all their time cleaning it.
@@idontthinkso666 like basically every backsplash in existence. Your point?
No. With brass, you have to deal with oxydation. Wich means even if you don't do anything, it will darken and need to bé cleaned.
This IS without question one of the most beautiful and best-designed kitchen I've ever seen.
Congratulations!
That grain matching..what a pearl! The whole build is a testament to you both and the dedication to quality you've shown over the years. Well done and enjoy the kitchen!!
Scott, we installed a coloured glass splash back. Dead easy to do. It's a pale green, between two windows overlooking our lawn - a better green than the lawn usually looks ! You might be able to find a colour-matched glass that mimics something else in the kitchen or garden that takes your fancy but it's dead easy to keep clean and looks smart.
If you use clear glass you can paint it on the back to match whatever color you choose. Could easily strip it off if you don't like it and try another color before installing.
Agree here. Glass gives you many options and is great for cleaning. I have used this in my last 2 houses.
+1 for clear glass and then paint on the back. Can use the same colour as the wall on the back to hide the glue or double sided tape you use to mount it to the wall
Gotta recommend glass as well, would be dead easy and fit the aesthetic you guys are going for really well
@fresthedude2 can you make it clear please, you paint the back side of the glass or the wall where you will put the glass on?
Scott, I'm Felipe a Brazilian living in UK and is very nice to see the this episode. From pandemic to here I was a Labourer in a building company in Christchurch and now I'm working in a boat building company and now I have level 2 diploma carpentry and joinery.... And been learning watching people like you make my very happy to see everything you done on your kitchen ...
Well done mate ....
Very good job
Now you can have a coffee ...
That is one of the most amazing self built kitchens I have seen, fair play Scott
the gaps between the doors n drawers is On Point... Well done /cheers
In addition to the final fantastically crafted new kitchen, this video was put together and edited so well. Hope you guys enjoy a well earned break over the festive season. Thanks for a great year of sharing.
you have made a brilliant kitchen, very bespoke and personal.
Scott, your new kitchen is incredible, bespoke with class A materials and fittings, just stunning buddy. You should rightly be very proud.
Love the clean design and the under sink drawers you built
Ohhh...wow Scottie Brown! You and Jess must just be over the MOON with that kitchen!!! The attention to detail is amazing.
Clear UV tint on the windows.. best thing we ever did.. the power of sunlight is amazing at how much and speed it can change colours of things
What an absolute work of art and craftsmanship and meticulous planning by both of you.
Just wanted to send a little gift for the holidays, as an appreciation for the heart warming and mind expanding entertainment this year.
Thank you for sharing this channel with the world.❤
Fun to watch! built our whole kitchen from plywood too and it came out great. Used the Flymoon in the corner cabinet too which worked great! Good call!
Hi, my name is Michael from the United States. We own a Hardwood company & I love what you two have done with your kitchen space. So......to tie in your bench top, with your cabinets and now splash back......I like your wife's idea with tiles......I would go all white with the exception of a small portion of your middle area above the stove top......there I would install a "wood grain section of tile" that ties it all in. I have to tell you.......Scott, besides the fact that you are a Makita guy as I am, and your carpentry skills are excellent, I so enjoy how you & your wife interact......you are a very lovely couple and set a wonderful loving example with no falseness about it at all. Merry Christmas to you both and may you both have many blessing in this upcoming year.
Scoot brown your work is the cleanest and attention to detail is what makes you and your work Top quality, I’m so happy for you and Jess to have a kitchen to make your lovely food and coffee enjoy happy Christmas and new year 😎😎😎😎
I’ve followed along for this entire series and seeing this end result is nothing short of 100% satisfaction. Everything you’ve done is beautifully coordinated and very well constructed. The consistent gaps, grain matched faces, clean lines, and overall minimalist approach all come together to form what I consider the perfect kitchen. The relative simplicity gives the impression of simple construction but we’ve all seen that was definitely not the case. 10/10, thank you to both of you for bringing us all along on this amazing journey.
Now to complete the circle and demo the old kitchen…
Hi we got a new kitchen in NZ about 2 years ago. I would highly recommend a glass splashback and upstand. Super easy to clean, keep the water off the plasterboard and plywood, and with painted back, you can choose any colour you like. Some places will even print images if you have a native bird or flower or pattern or scene you think would go well with the room. Some businesses are Alert Glass, Glasskote, Glass Art, Image Glass. Also excellent choice on the Schweigen rangehood. I have one and the external fans are a game changer for enjoying the space you cook in. My family couldn't believe how quiet they are when they are on.
Glass splash back! Easy to clean, any color you like from minimalistic to feature. I have done several kitchens and never had any regrets. Must be tempered glass! Great work guys, love the channel!
The finished product is top class. Congratulations on the result. Don't even try to quantify the time you put in. You have built a home with love and your level of pride is unreal.
Use a tempered glass splashback. Tiles or stainless steel would just look odd. Glass, especially a dark glass, will blend really well with the theme of your kitchen, and has the advantage of being super easy to clean. They paint the back to make it whatever colour you like, although a pure white isn't really possible since the glass is usually a little bit green. Fantastic work on the kitchen!
It’s also very fast and not messy to install. I love my glass backsplash.
We put a high end wall paper behind our clear tempered glass, so many wall paper options, and paying £200 a roll is fine when you only need one, and then protecting it with a nice piece of glass is the best thing about our kitchen.
The tempered glass changes the colour. We used lemon yellow paint and the splashback came out with a greenish tinge.
@@SleiperOoh, that’s a really good idea. I’ll keep that in mind.
Amazing job. The attention to detail is something you probably could not have gotten from another builder. Congrats to you both, and a big shout out to Ray. Well done.
I have done a few splashbacks now. Easiest by far is to get a coloured glass splash back. You can get any colour you want, and it will be cut to fit the space. Tiles are also a good option, and pretty easy with the spacing / leveling systems that you can get these days
Glass is Great, both my Brother and a Mate have put them in and they look fantastic. Added bonus is you can use them as a white board and write reminders on them or notes to each other!
What an amazing kitchen! Here's to many wonderful meals created in there. Like so many others have commented, I think a glass splashback would look excellent, especially with a bit of colour that can tie it in with the blue of the wall and the wood. Happy choosing!
The kitchen is fantastic Scott, I was sure you could pull this kitchen project off. Thanks for the latest exciting episode, may I wish you,Jess and everyone who as appeared on this build a very Happy Christmas and NewYear.🎄🎄🍾🍾🎉🎉👍👍.
Long/thin metro tiles - stacked. Matt white to continue the mid century look! Great job mate! Looks great!!
We used 1mm copper sheeting for our splash back, sanded to 400 grit and everbrite coating to seal; our counter was a slightly darker grey. Brushed stainless might also work really well. Your kitchen is fantastic by the way.
Gorgeous kitchen, and it was a pleasure watching you and Ray build the kitchen from scratch.
Hope you and Jess get lots of joy cooking and using the kitchen.
Your kitchen looks so stunning! I've loved watching you build it.
Love the content. We've just done a (hands-off) kitchen refurb here in London and spent £25k (including VAT & appliances) plus fitting, for a high-grade melamine kitchen. Plywood kitchens seem popular in Australia and New Zealand, not so much here in the UK. We had coloured glass splashbacks custom made, cost a lot but looks great - they can spray to whatever colour you like given a RAL reference. 👍👌
Peter! Wow, Kitchens are pricey. Glad I built ours for the experience alone. Thank you for all the tips you share on the channel, they definitely helped me with this project.
@@ScottBrownCarpentry Cheers Scott. Yes, though a drop in the bucket compared to what the house extension cost! 😬 I suspect if you added in your time at commercial rates you probably wouldn’t be far off that. Ours was about 5 metres square, 7 full height units, 8 base units, 2 single 1 double drawer units, 3 single & 3 double wall units with aventos lifts and a 2m island. Decent number of appliances too, so the costs stack up.
And thanks, kind of you to say; all we ever really want to do is makes vids that help, and are interesting to watch, right? Loving the house reno; always fascinating to see how things are constructed in other countries! Thanks again and Happy New Year from London. Peter
HUGE milestone! Congratulations, Scott, Jess, and Ray too! It's beautiful!
That's an absolutely beautiful kitchen, would be a joy to work in 100%.
Here in Oz, we opted for a glass splashback. We could choose the colour painted on its back, so matching your colour scheme is easy. Never have to scrub out the accidental food spills in the tile grouting that NEVER comes out completely. Accidents do happen.
We painted the back of our glass backsplash ourselves and saved some money! Turned out great
I didn't think that this plywood would look so good but it really looks special. Excellent job, u really give your best.
This kitchen remodel has been such fun to watch. It looks SO EXCELLENT! Well done, Scott & Jess (and Ray). Well done!
Wow what a beautiful kitchen you've build. Just stunning.
A really good and cheap splash back I've seen done before is glass with a painted back, so you can choose whatever colour (maybe something neutral to compliment the bench top or another colour you already have going on) you want the backing of the glass to be and it's easy to clean and maintain. Love all you videos ❤
This is a great idea. or panels of stainless or acrylic. You can get away with a lot with a style like this.
That is one amazing kitchen with an attention to detail that is above Scott. You both should be proud.
Go for the matching splash back to your bench top, you’ve basically got a half priced kitchen and you won’t regret spending the extra coins on it when you appreciate it every day! Gorgeous kitchen, well done Scott!!
That is simply awesome. The attention to detail and how all the grain matches. No other words - this is a magazine-quality kitchen. Congratulations to you both.
That kitchen is EPIC. The work standard you guys have applied is incredible. Hope you have a peaceful and happy holiday season, just enjoying your beautiful surroundings. See you next year guys.
Bravo Scott!!! Absolutely spectacular
Your attention to detail really came through in the final product
Amazing!!
Kitchen looks stunning. Well done Scott and Raymond.
Nice job, guys (from a woodworker with perfectionist issues). For the splashback, I suggest something that is very easy to clean. In the fullness of time, your relationship with the splashback will mainly revolve around cleaning it. Now that you've made the kitchen, imagine what else you can make...
So beautiful! I hope you and Jess are very pleased with the outcome. Merry Christmas!
Splash Back in Chrome always looks nice and very easy to clean with Dish Soap and polish with Baby Oil, Awesome build guys.
For that kitchen I would opt for a glass backslash. Maybe a white colour with a photo on it. Perhaps a nice flower or something seems to suit the wall.
All the attention to details really shows. It's a work of art.
Congratulations Scott on a beautifully crafted kitchen. It's stunning. Simply amazing craftsmanship. You should be immensely proud of what you've done here. Merry Christmas from North Carolina USA!
When we renovated our kitchen we had coloured glass installed as a splashback and we think it looks great. Easy to keep clean and blends in well with the rest of the colour scheme.
Practically impossible not to save money when you build your own kitchen. The labour cost when outsourcing the job can easily be 60%+ of the cost of the cabinets (excluding the counter and appliances). Looks like a great job. The drawer fronts and doors look super neat. It's not an easy feat to accomplish. Well done.
Hey guys, I’m a woodworker in the UK, popular choice of splashback on some of my jobs is a sheet of safety glass (the back has coloured vinyl or spray-coat to suit your choice). Looks good, cleans brilliantly, costs much less than matching countertop. Careful if using adhesive - use one that won’t discolour the backing coat. Great job fella, cabinetry can be a real test of endurance! All the best, Hayden
This is absolutely legendary. Been following the progress for months, tickled pink for you both that it's finally done. Thanks so much for giving me the inspiration for renovating my kitchen, totally different look - but still mid-century mod. Enjoy the Xmas you two (& Ray), & if you're ever in Dunners, I can give you some coffee recommendations.
Premium kitchen mate. Youve done it the old school way, at least this way you get more satisfaction out of it. And youve thought of everything. Your attention to detail is top notch! Well done.
Hey Scott, what a beautiful kitchen !! Top-notch quality, details, those knobs fit nicely on top of it. I suggest you retro subway tiles (small white rectangle), I think it will stay in the same vibe. Anyway, I know you will make the right choice ;) Keep up the good work 💪
Despite my loathing of timber kitchens. It looks incredible. You did an amazing job Scott!
One idea for a low-mid cost high-end looking splashback is Venetian plaster, also known as stucco or polished plaster. An ancient Italian finish made by hand burnishing lime plaster. Depending on the skill of the applicator, they can mimic the look and feel of polished marble, concrete or stone. It comes in a huge variety of colours, textures and gloss levels from matte finish to almost glass.
Got a sheet of tempered glass as a splash back in my kitchen. Blends in really with the wall.
On the back side of the tempered glass, you can spray paint any colour of finish you want (including the wall coloour) and it will last a lifetime. Adhere with dabs of silicone. The painted back surface will not show dust that may collect behind glass over years.
We have a blue glass splashback and it is fantastic mainly because of the reflections from all the different angles as you move about, reflects the garden mainly and makes you think for a moment it is another room and not a splashback. Love the build so far and mostly the banter that goes with it.
Another comment for smoked glass back-splash, pick the colour you want. It would be fairly straight forward to put two rectilinear panes one behind the cooktop and one to the left of the window. The kitchen looks fantastic, I think it is the best work you have done Scott! The only downside is how do you do you improve on perfection DOH!
Have to agree with coloured glass splashback looks great seemless easy to clean and heaps of colour choices.You have done a fantastic job , colour choice and quality of workmanship is spot on.
Have to say Scott has a kitchen fitter my self. For ur first kitchen what a job u done. Unbelievable 🙌🙌🙌
Congrats on this beautiful kitchen. I'd recommend using glass for the splash back. Gives you continuity of looks
Wow, it looks amazing. So worth the blood sweat and tears. It's been a pleasure watching the progress and I love that it's been so real, not everything you want to get done in a day happens when renovating. Well done. The place is looking awesome!
Beautiful kitchen and great work! It was fun watching it all come together. I really like that you created something simple and elegant. No fussy joints or complicated construction, just simple boxes but with beautiful finishing touches with the oil and hardware.
Hi Scott, im an avid fan from the UK, not only have i enjoyed watching you renovate your house and this kitchen, but the snippets of your life in NZ. AS a professional chef, and someone who has cooked in many upscale homes here in London, the snag with all super kitchens is keeping them clean! Glass is not so user friendly to keep clean, as is any surface which is shiny. A ceramic/tile which has a color between your work-surface and wall, and would be a smart choice.
I recall Raymond speaking about countertops and stains, and its a "ball-ache" when an accident happens and when a strongly colored food, liquid is left on the countertop or gets on a "splash-back", you can regret not looking ahead and preventing those accidents.
When I cook at a clients home, i am seen covering the wall ans countertop with clingfilm (gladwrap) to ensure zero accidents, and a fast clean up once the job is done
Scott, great kitchen. Well done. I just built a slightly larger kitchen for my daughter and her family. For door and drawer faces, I also used veneered plywood that I had to oil myself - and yes, lots of work. They have little kids, so I also put a few coats of polyurethane for extra protection. I used prefinished plywood for the cabinet boxes and that saved tons of time for finishing. For countertops, we used a mix of solid white oak and white laminate - saved lots of money. I also used a drawer system like you did and again saved tons of time over building wooden drawer boxes which would have needed to be finished. My cost including countertops was just over $14,000 Canadian. They are super happy with the finished result!
a Drop dead GORGEOUS kitchen!!!
I’m so happy for you guys! You both had to endure so much during this remodel. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching Scott’s fine finish carpentry skills grow all along the way. Great team work and patience…..AWESOME!
Hey Scott... have been following you for a while... you have done an amazing job. In all your projects your accuracy and fitting work is stunning to me, a mere mortal... as an amature/DIYer. Enjoy your home now you two. Well deserved. Your tenacity and hard work with a live-in reno has been inspiring. Thanks for the ride!
The MOST beautiful kitchen I’ve ever seen. Amazing job guys 😍🤩
Re: installing and leveling, I live in an old city full of old houses. My current house was built in 1900, the one before that was 1905. Every time I read a woodworking article and get to the part where they inevitably say "Find a flat, level spot to lay things out..." I think, "Obviously you've never been to Pittsburgh."
One of my friends is a crazy good carpenter, works on restoring historic landmark mansions, etc. I've never talked with him about kitchen cabinets, but we talked about how to build built-in book shelves once. He said you start by building a very low platform to set the shelves on, to make it's level and square. Then you build sets of shelves and install them on that platform.
Ten years ago I needed to get some new kitchen cabinets and I did a lot of looking into what was available. Everybody sold MDF carcasses. You could get real wood doors, but none of the major vendors sold even plywood carcasses. I did find a few small vendors who would do plywood cabinet carcasses, they started at $1000 per cabinet and then went up.
I ended up buying Ikea cabinets. They're also MDF, but they seemed to be made a bit sturdier than the cheaper ones. More importantly, Ikea uses a rail mounting system. You mount the rail to the wall, then can adjust the rail to be level and square, then hang the cabinets from them. I thought that would work better for my old house, and it did.
thank you for sharing your kitchwn build with us! 😊
the plywood looks soooo warm, modern, but simple, and the quality of it.... I'm from Austria (in the Alps, not Australia, the continent 😂), and a similar kitchen here would be at least... 40-50k EUR!
So you added something very valuable to your home, for a budget price and a lot of sweat, blood and skill of yourself - good job! 🤩
Really beautiful kitchen. We went with a colour match glass splash back in our kitchen. It’s less imposing than tiles which are also a bit fussy to clean. The wood grain is amazing.
As an apprentice carpenter work like this even though its more on the cabinet making side is truly inspiring for a young apprentice like me, just by how all the gaps and everything is so perfect and parallel it just makes me want to try and improve my attention to detail and skills when it comes to leveling and plumbing up anything I do. an absolutely beautiful kitchen and I just love these videos and hope to be nearly as this skilled in the future really inspiring work and videos. I just love it.
What's even more impressive is your collection of indoor plants! Very nice 👌
Gorgeous! What a journey… been a pleasure to follow. Merry Christmas!
My wife and I built our kitchen too @ 15K USD. We ultimately settled on subway tile for the backsplash. It just looked clean and it’s a classic look that never goes out of style. I’m sure whatever you guys pick will look stunning, you’ve both got great eyes for design. Love your kitchen!
Scott, you got me into DIYing after watching one of your tool reviews. I love the care and rhought you put into doing everything.
I replaced a huge outdoor trailhead with new floating steps two years ago. I didnt like the stains available to me either and did it myself. That staining took way more time than the carpentry and asembly. Made me chuckle when you experienced the same
One suggestion for the wall behind the hob is glass. My mom wanted something she could easily clean so tile was out due to hard to clean grout lines. We selected glass. The color is painted on the wall prior to placing a sheet of glass over it. In my mom's kitchen, cabinets flank the hob creating a natural end point for the glass. I have a pic but not sure if I can add it to this comment.
Love the kitchen!
Suggestion for splash back. Use the same stone but only 30cm high up the wall. Then paint the whole wall above it with wet room paint that is easy to clean. I can send pictures of our kitchen for reference if you're interested. Great video as always!
You (& Ray) did an awesome job, the small details (that brass hardware 😍) and top class craftsmanship have combined to make a beautiful and elegant kitchen. I love the clean lines, so cool 👌👍
Congratulations Scott! Kitchen turned out beautiful! Colour and stain are lovely, love the hardware, craftmanship and all. I am impressed with the plywood kitchen outcome as I have never seen that before (I have only built solid wood stuff with traditional raised panels and other traditional doors types...). The plywood seems like a nice alternative for blending a modern look with the warmth of timber. Very nice! Bravo again and thanks for the complete montage of the whole build. Really enjoyed it. Kudos and Cheers!
We do a lot of kitchens here in germany and we often use glass as a splashback, with the backside paintet (special glass laquer) so you can have any color you want and is easy to clean 😇
I had a new plywood faced kitchen installed just a year ago. For the splashback, I didn't want anything flashy that would draw attention, plus I was v low on funds, so went with a sheet of fibre cement type board (?- fireproof) that was painted the same colour as the walls. It looks brilliant, very unobtrusive, doesn't draw attention away from the beautiful cabinets and benchtop and is very easy to keep clean (just wipe it). I have overhead cabinets so it completely fills the gap between and looks just like regular wall but with the important advantage of not catching fire.
Custom handmade cabinets out here in the Philadelphia/new Jersey area would be easy 100k US dollars.
Scott what a gorgeous job you did. I remodel kitchens and bathrooms and use premade cabinets and have similar design premade for kitchens but the way you matched the grain and very clean looking design. You went from rough carpentry to finish carpenter Scott. Not many rough carpenters can do what you did! Great work and great video!
You did a great job Scott. I am glad you took the time to do it yourself. Hopefully you feel proud, a deep sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. Jess deserves immense credit for being supportive and patient. It seems she really understands how important the whole renovation is to you. Have a wonderful holiday season.
Excellent work! For my mid century style kitchen i built myself(i appreciate all the work you went through) in my NZ 60s house i tiled with plain white subway tiles but with black grout, because it will get stained from the cooking. It's 4 years down the track and still looks new.
Our splashback is a 30-40cm high piece of glass that goes the length of the wall. It is paintet on the backside with the same colour as the wall. Then it is sciliconed in place. Looks really good and is easy to clean👍
This is outrageously good. Proper craftsmanship. Details on details! Great to see it all come together!!
Looks so so so so good. Was scared for the handles but they are so tasteful
Amazing! that is the only thing that comes to my mind. AMAZING!!!👏👏👏
also installed just the one kitchen myself. wasn't hand made, but the install did take what felt like a long time due to uneven floors. definitely a deciding factor that needs to be done right/respected
Great handiwork, remarkable work. A great couple, the joys of savouring your craftmanship everyday, whether for food or coffee.
We also had a white bench top and used white 10cm square zellige tiles for the splasback. It looks very nice and it’s easy to clean.
Great jib Scott, be proud! It looks amazing…enjoy it.