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Birch Bar with Bold Tile and Paper Towel Feature

by Elizabeth Round | Village Home Stores

We always aim to keep our showroom up to date with samples and displays of the products we offer from Village Home Stores. Our customers find that one of the key reasons we are worth the trip for an appointment, is having everything accessible all in one location. We love to showcase fully installed examples of cabinet designs. Because we offer so many categories of products at Village, those displays can be very complete and realistic. From flooring surfaces to light fixtures, and everything else in between. We use these displays in the store to showcase finishes as well as showing real applications to get a better understanding of the size, scale, and feel of what we sell. Upstairs in our cabinet showroom we just installed this home bar display and wanted to share with you some of the great selections and features it has.

birch wood bar cabinet design with open shelves and graphic wall tile. Woman in denim jacket reaching for paper towel

Koch Cabinetry in Birch Bedford Door and Pecan Stain

installation of bar cabinet display and wall tile

This bar display is one of 19 installed cabinet displays in the Village Home Stores showroom. It showcases cabinetry and options from our Koch Cabinetry line. The door style is named Bedford and it is installed in a Birch wood species and has a “Pecan” stain applied. Bedford is an example of a “skinny shaker” style door. This just means that the door and drawer front rails and stiles form a narrow frame. This door can be ordered and used in several different styles. Skinny shaker doors can lean both Contemporary in style and also New Traditional when paired with the proper wood species and finish. Because Bedford is so versatile, it makes it a great door for Transitional styled spaces.

close up image of clear glassware on birch shelf with mosaic tile behind it

Every detail of a successful design needs to look like it was always a part of the entire big picture. A great example of this is to install your wall tile surface ahead of final elements like shelving and trim. That way it never looks like an afterthought or last step. In this case, we installed a full wall of beautiful mosaic wall tile ahead of installation of the open shelving. Our carpenters first framed in the space with end caps and a top “ceiling” shelf. Once the tile and grout were in place, the remaining birch shelves went in. The finished look allows the Daltile “Linked Rings” mosaic to be one bold statement and seem less like chopped up elements. This mosaic is installed in the Stratus White colorway and Honed finish.

Paper Towel Cabinet Drawer Modification

woman in denim jacket reaching for white paper towel from drawer dispense on bar cabinet

Village Home Stores offers many specialty cabinets for your kitchens, home bars, bathrooms, home offices, and more. Aside from specific cabinets and specialty inserts, we also offer many modifications. You can modify a lot about a standard cabinet to help customize it to your project needs. Top drawers can be modified in height, drawer front styles, and drawer guides. Of course, the drawer box itself can even be upgraded. Dividers, knife blocks, spice shelves, and charging stations are among favorites. Press play below to see our dramatic feature of another cabinet modification option available.

The top drawer of this cabinet in our bar design was ordered with an exposed paper towel dispenser. For the right project, this modification can be a great option. In the case of a home bar or kitchenette design, now there can be one less item on the countertop surface. To access the roll and replace it with a new one, simply open the drawer and lift up the wooden dowel. Want to know you always have some more paper towels on deck? There is available storage right inside the drawer for more rolls.

paper towel drawer with from dispense shown open with storage behind

The countertop surface in this display is from our Hanstone Quartz line. We offer the full line of Hanstone quartz surfaces and this is a design named “Storm”. The quartz has a smooth, matte “Riverwash” finish applied for a sueded look and feel.

closeup image of quartz countertop surface of bar in gray hanstone storm quartz

Have a wall or an entire room that you would love to rework into a home bar or kitchenette space? Let the cabinetry design team at Village Home Stores get to work for you. All of our cabinetry and countertop products can translate into the pieces needed for many types of spaces. Let’s get an appointment scheduled for you! Call us at 309-944-1344 or use the webchat feature right here on the website. You can also stop in and see us Monday through Fridays from 9am to 5pm or Saturdays from 9am to noon. Appointments outside of these times are available. The showroom is located at 105 S State Geneseo, IL 61254.