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finished end panels used with Island design
Hi,
I have cabinets with doors and side finished panels on 3 of the 4 sides of my kitchen island design. I have been trying to determine the best way for the door and the finished end panels to look the same even though only one is an actual door. My solution was to change the toe kick to flush on the base with the door, make the finished panel the size of the cabinet side, minus the 4″ toe kick this way they both look like a door. The problem is I still need cover the toe kick area. One thought was to use finished base moldings to cover each. The other idea is to make both doors 34.25 inches tall, so they are the same height, but do not touch the floor. D you have a suggestion as to which idea is better, or another idea how to cover the side of a cabinet to match the cabinet door while covering the toe kick area?
Thanks, Rich
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Sounds like you are on the correct path. I prefer to hold the end panels up by 4″ and use a toe skin to cover the exposed toe kick. Alternatively, you can, and should, use the base molding if you plan to have the FLUSH toe kick on the base cabinet with accessible door. The difference between the toe skins and base molding, is that the toe skins have an exposed core on the top/bottom edges. Base moldings have a finished top edge which is needed for when you open the base cabinet door and see the top of the base molding.
That said, I would recommend using the recessed toe kick instead of the FLUSH toe kick on the face of the island. If you go flush, it is fine, but you will certainly be knocking into the face of the base board if you ever use that area as a working surface. The toe kick 3″ recess is invaluable IMO.
Here is a recent diagram I put together showing how to order end panels and wrap the toe kick area correctly.
