Krafka Kraft Inc.

This hallway cabinet was designed to optimize the corner space in this hallway. It features a satin finished walnut top, painted poplar drawer fronts,  two drawers and a soft-close poplar door behind which are two adjustable shelves. The elegant simplicity of this cabinet matches the design specifications of the house perfectly, not to mention it’s highly functional and quite an efficient space saver.

This built-in cubby was originally designed to have reclaimed wood used for the shiplap backing. Unfortunately after the two accent walls we did in other rooms of the house, there just wasn’t enough barn wood left. In the end we made the cubbies and the shiplap backing out of local Iowa poplar, which was painted to match the walls. The bench top was made of reclaimed barn wood from our client’s family barn, which was lightly sanded to prevent splintering and finished with polyurethane. The end result was the perfect culmination of features from this house, simple, classic, sleek design meets rustic farmhouse. The allure is almost Scandinavian and very cozy. We have loved every minute of building and designing for this client’s house. It has been so fun to make new use of old barn wood and see just how stylish we could make it.

In this final edition of our refurbished barn wood series we feature the barn doors. Our client decided he wanted to use the actual barn doors from his old family barn as sliding doors for a bedroom closet and his office. To get them into functional working condition all we had to do was sand them down to prevent splintering, clean up the hardware and give them a nice sealant coat or two of water based polyurethane. The final product is exquisite, cozy, and rustic. They are the perfect addition to the style and allure of this house.