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I just converted an old school into studio apartments. I took each classroom and added a kitchen and a bath. I based the length of the kitchen counter on a Frankfurt Kitchen(around 11'). I got a little overwhelmed by the project so the kitchen are pretty stark. I plan on adding details and functionality.

https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B2dGlxzuqGlJoT7

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Hey, this looks nice, great kitchen/bath module. How did you seal the plywood in the shower, just lots of clear coat? Or is this an epoxy layer? Thanks.

Fiberglass and epoxy like a boat. The wood backing is 1.5 millimeter 3 layer mahogany plywood.

Laminate countertop and mahogany veneer plywood in the same project is wild. I assume these were the materials available? :)

The shower is my effort to get away from tile which I find cold to the touch. I also wanted to minimize seams and corners. I have always liked white formica countertops. The only drawback is the it's ability to absorb heat. I don't like the cloudiness of corian.

The 2.0 kitchen countertops will be made of white oak planks like a farm table top. This will be more durable than the formica.

That's really cool. You don't blog about this project somewhere, do you? I'd be interested in following the progress.

I don't. I have had a domain since they were free and barely have a website.

Here is a url with a lot of the construction photos.

https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B2dGIcgc2GugpW3

http://bbs.cogs.com

Still browsing those pictures, what a lovely project. Kudos for turning a school into housing units, that's a lot of surface area to work on.

Thank you, I thought the school was small enough to manageable but I was really wrong. The project was too big but I ended up surviving.

I'm really excited to be on the other side of the hard work. I want to organize the images into a website. If you are ever in the area I would be happy to show you.

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