We have a Begonia, which is the Gardenia with golf cart garage. Because of that garage, we have only one window in the breakfast nook (on the side) instead of the big one on front plus the one on the side. We had a cabinet maker make us a pantry for that front nook wall that consists of two long cabs on either side, two cabs between those on the top, an opening for coffeemaker, espresso maker and toaster in the middle, and three drawers underneath that (between the two long cabinets). They matched our cabinet style & stain perfectly. The whole thing was custom made because we wanted the deep drawers (had those before and love them), but they didn't come stock in the depth we wanted. The price was actually cheaper than if we went with stock cabinets, because the stock cabs place wouldn't do the electrical. So that would have been $200 more, and we couldn't have had the drawers.
The cabinet maker did all the electrical work--sockets in the back of the coffee station for the appliances, and one on top of the unit for LED light string. Hehas two guys who are certified electricians.
The granite installer cut a piece of granite for the coffee station to match our counter tops. We had the nook chandelier removed and replaced with a pot light.
The extra storage is amazing.
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