Kitchen & bath / Minden, NV
The Mattos kitchen in cherry and granite
The Mattos kitchen had white painted cabinets, pink tile counters, and an angled peninsula that had seen better days. Gary Wake rebuilt it in rich cherry solid-wood cabinetry, dark granite tile counters, and a travertine backsplash with diamond inlays, under warm pendant lights.
- Project
- 08 of 18
- Category
- Kitchen & bath
- Location
- Minden, NV
- Scope highlights
- 6
- Photographs
- 4
Custom cherry kitchen remodel
Warm solid cherry cabinetry, dark granite counters, and travertine diamond inlays
Peeling vinyl floors, particle-board cabinets, and pink tile counters gave way to rich cherry woodwork, a leveled subfloor with terracotta tile, and a reshaped breakfast bar lit by warm glass pendants.
Warmth & craftsmanship
Leveling the subfloor and building a kitchen around real cherry wood
Uneven floors, pink tile counters, and an awkward angled peninsula
Peel back the vinyl floor and the subfloor underneath was uneven. The cabinets were particle board behind white paint, the counters were pink tile, and the peninsula cut the room at an awkward angle. The owners loved the warmth of real wood and wanted a kitchen that felt as if it belonged in a Carson Valley home.
Subfloor structural leveling, solid cherry cabinets, and tumbled travertine
The kitchen was stripped to the framing and the subfloor repaired and leveled. Custom cherry cabinets went in with pantry pullouts, the angled peninsula was rebuilt as a proper breakfast bar, and dark granite tile covers the counters. A travertine backsplash with small diamond inlays runs behind the sink and range, terracotta tile warms the floor, and pendant lights hang over the bar.
What went into the Mattos kitchen
6 highlights- 01Subfloor repair and leveling
- 02Solid cherry wood cabinetry with pantry pullouts
- 03Dark granite tile countertops and breakfast bar
- 04Travertine backsplash with diamond accent inlays
- 05Terracotta tile flooring
- 06Stainless appliances and pendant lighting
Completed kitchen & original space
See the finished cherry woodwork, then look back at the original kitchen
Explore the travertine backsplash, diamond inlays, and cherry cabinetry alongside the before photos taken prior to demolition.
Completed remodel: solid cherry, dark granite & travertine
Rich stained cherry cabinets with raised-panel doors, dark granite tile counters, and a tumbled travertine backsplash.
Cherry cabinetry & rebuilt breakfast barWarm pendant lighting over dark granite counters and custom cherry woodwork
Before we began: painted cabinets & pink tile counters
The kitchen prior to demolition, with worn sheet vinyl over an uneven subfloor and dated pink tile countertops.
Original angled peninsula & pink tilePainted cabinets and fluorescent ceiling light before stripping to the subfloor 
Sink wall & old wall-oven cabinetWorn vinyl flooring and cramped counter layout before structural subfloor leveling
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