Split-Level Kitchen Remodels in Cache Valley: Cabinet Decisions for 1970s and 1980s Homes in North Logan, Logan, and Smithfield
Drive through the older subdivisions of North Logan, the east bench of Logan, or the streets around Smithfield’s Main Street and you will see the same houses over and over: split-levels, tri-levels, and ramblers built between about 1970 and 1995. They are solid homes on good lots, and Cache Valley families keep buying them. What […]
Fireplace Built-Ins for Cache Valley Homes: Designing Custom Cabinets Around a Fireplace
Walk into almost any newer home in Providence, Nibley, or North Logan and the great room has the same feature: a gas fireplace on the main wall with a big blank space on either side. Older homes in Logan, Smithfield, and Hyrum have a version of the same thing, usually a brick or river-rock chimney […]
Canning Kitchen Cabinets for Cache Valley Gardeners: Designing a Kitchen and Pantry Built for Harvest Season
Every September, kitchens across Cache Valley turn into small-scale processing plants: peaches from Brigham City, tomatoes and beans from gardens in Smithfield and Hyrum, raspberries from the bench above Providence, apples and pears from old orchards in Richmond and Mendon. If you put up 200 or more jars a year, you already know what most […]
Prep Kitchen vs. Butler’s Pantry: What Cache Valley Homeowners Are Actually Building
Walk through almost any new build in Providence, Nibley, or the benches above North Logan and you’ll notice the same thing on the plans: a doorway just off the main kitchen leading into a second, smaller work space. Sometimes the builder labels it a butler’s pantry. Sometimes it says prep kitchen. Occasionally it just says […]
Basement Apartment Kitchen Cabinets in Cache Valley: Designing an ADU Kitchen That Works
Basement apartment kitchen cabinets are one of the most-searched-for and least-understood parts of finishing a lower level in Cache Valley. Homeowners in Logan, Hyde Park, and Smithfield call our shop every month with the same story: the framing is done, the plumbing is roughed in, and now somebody needs to figure out how a full […]
Should Kitchen Cabinets Go to the Ceiling? Removing Kitchen Soffits in Older Cache Valley Homes
If your kitchen was built in Cache Valley between about 1960 and 1995, there is a good chance you are living with a soffit. It is the boxed-in bulkhead that runs above your upper cabinets and dies into the ceiling — usually about 12 to 13 inches deep and 12 to 18 inches tall, framed […]
Best Wood for Kitchen Cabinets in Cache Valley: Maple, Oak, Hickory, Alder & Cherry Compared
When Cache Valley homeowners start planning a custom kitchen, the conversation almost always jumps straight to door styles and paint colors. But the single decision that shapes how your cabinets look, feel, and hold up for the next 20 years happens earlier than that: choosing the wood species. The species you build with determines grain, […]
Mudroom Cabinets for Cache Valley Winters: Designing a Drop Zone for Snow, Mud & Gear
In Cache Valley, the back door does more work than the front. From late October through April, it’s the entry point for snow boots caked in slush from a Logan driveway, ski gear headed up to Beaver Mountain, muddy chore boots from a Wellsville acreage, and backpacks from a dozen after-school activities. A well-built mudroom […]
Do Wood Cabinets Crack in Cache Valley’s Dry Climate? What Local Homeowners Should Know
Every winter, we get the same call at our Hyde Park shop: a homeowner notices a thin hairline crack running down a cabinet door panel, or a gap opening up where two pieces of face frame meet. The kitchen looked flawless in October, and by January something has moved. If you live in Cache Valley, […]
How Big Should a Kitchen Island Be? Sizing a Custom Island for Cache Valley Homes
Walk through almost any new home going up in Providence, Nibley, or North Logan right now and you will find the same thing at the center of the kitchen: a big island. It has quietly become the most important piece of cabinetry in the house — the spot where kids do homework, where the whole […]