The cabinets were getting kind of tight. It was getting difficult to find the spice I was looking for while I was cooking. Something needed to be done.

I decided to build an open front cabinet.

I kept the front open so the cabinet wouldn’t make the room seem smaller. Originally I was going to match the cabinet to the knotty pine walls of the house. Though I like the kitsch of the walls I decided to go in a different direction. I thought I would still use pine but instead of staining the cabinet to match the other walls I used clear shellac. I went with the natural color of pine to keep the kitchen light. I also went with clear pine because I prefer the straight grain. I painted the interior a cool grey to contrast the color of the exterior.