This Afterthought became the MOST useful Kitchen Cabinet

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@MichaelAlm 26 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching! Plans are up on the site for pre-order www.almfab.com/store/p/mini-kitchen-cabinet-with-step-stool-storage-presale

@thehum2342 26 күн бұрын

What is the stepstool called or link on Amazon?

@MichaelAlm 26 күн бұрын

@@thehum2342 You can find it here amzn.to/3V0XFHP 👍

@gantzm 24 күн бұрын

I'm curious if you have given any thought to long term wear on the veneer from removing and replacing the step ladder? My biggest hurdle in designing/building something is trying to not over build or over design it. I would have been very tempted to install some small stainless wear pads between the ladder and panel so the ladder isn't rubbing on the veneer. Maybe the ladder has some small rubber bumpers on the back and this isn't needed. Just curious.

@ellenritt7667 7 күн бұрын

That’s my attitude about important thinks.

@TAllenYT 22 күн бұрын

The next step is to ORDER ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE LADDERS because if something happens to the one you bought there is a 100% chance it will be right after they're no longer sold.

@faithful451 20 күн бұрын

this

@Locomaid 13 күн бұрын

true that

@mgpalma 11 күн бұрын

Right!?

@The_Joy_Finder 10 күн бұрын

Yes. 🤣

@valeriacavalloro2729 26 күн бұрын

The step stool dance lives in my heart now.

@MichaelAlm 26 күн бұрын

😂😂😂

@blurboards1 26 күн бұрын

Love the ending of the video. Might have to grab me one of those step ladders. My wife and I have been missing that extra romance in our lives. 😂

@MichaelAlm 26 күн бұрын

Perfect for date nights 😉

@joelandrew9497 26 күн бұрын

I love the ending😂. Great job, i am really inspired

@MichaelAlm 26 күн бұрын

Hahaha! Thanks

@RescueResidence 26 күн бұрын

Indeed. Joking in the promo video was hilarious.

@kaybouie1972 26 күн бұрын

I was like "WTF?...oh the Amazon video🤣🤣🤣🤣!"

@thanemakes5377 26 күн бұрын

Pretty sure Mrs Almfab took her drink into the other room muttering something about “ nope…!” lol Great video!

@jillbacklund4660 24 күн бұрын

Please upload that part in your Amazon review.

@hobbybuilt 26 күн бұрын

Beautiful ending lol, the cabinet is cool too. This series has been so entertaining to watch through.

@msalazar413 22 күн бұрын

Memo to self: marry someone with saw skills and a passion for woodworking. “Yes, dear, you can buy all the tools you want, if you build us a dream kitchen with awesome custom cabinets.”

@LokiandBjorn 21 күн бұрын

😂 right!?

@zetdota3163 15 күн бұрын

There is plenty of men like that

@andreasteriovsky9839 13 күн бұрын

Also the tools he has are more expensive than the kitchen. You can spend one third on the tools and get the same kitchen. It is all relative. Skills are the most important, but those can be acquired.

@ge2719 26 күн бұрын

Love projects like this that make use of bits of wasted space. Done a few similar ones in my parents kitchen. Making them be for specific propose is also really good because whenever you make another drawer or space for things, it inevitably just gets filled with more stuff rather than help declutter what is already in the kitchen I still remember the year I organised everything for hem, got a bunch of pot lid racks, tray racks, made a bunch of space, then my brother bought two dozen containers and a metric ton of different flavours of tea and now all that space is full and the kitchens was back to being a cluttered mess.

@moolder 26 күн бұрын

Using every bit of space was the best part when we built in our Ikea kitchen ourselves. I left one panel off to create place for a stepladder and on the other end I built in a pullout broom closet in the 17cm between the oven and the wall. Super handy 🙂

@melissaharris3389 26 күн бұрын

As a short person that aways needs a ladder in thr kitchen: this is awesome!

@lesliebooth2833 24 күн бұрын

Agree! Mine lives between the wall and the fridge!

@chelin7023 19 күн бұрын

Every kitchen needs a stepladder and the way this was incorporated was genius! What an added feature! 💯❗️

@artie4017 26 күн бұрын

I did something similar to our semi-custom Ikea kitchen. Instead of covering up with a panel, we inset magnets on a lip attached to the front panel. The lip lids up the weight at the bottom front and just slips off when we need access to our extra sheet pans , cutting boards, etc. did it to the bottom and top cabinets at the end of the run next to a wall. We really like those kind of touches.

@ShantelRich 26 күн бұрын

That ending though! 😂 Awesome job! Thanks for sharing your skill. It really helps us newbies.

@MichaelAlm 26 күн бұрын

😂Glad to hear it!

@deebee533 6 күн бұрын

As a fellow short person, a step ladder is the best idea ever.

@Kirstalyn272 26 күн бұрын

Your attention to detail is amazing! I love to watch KZfaq that build things, so watching you was a dream. A cabinet for the ladder was genius. Beautiful work and thank you for sharing!

@TetraCNC 26 күн бұрын

lol love the reference to the step ladder video.

@thanatos66613 26 күн бұрын

Nice callback to the ladder video! Love the work!

@Yutani_Crayven 14 күн бұрын

The re-enactment of the ladder showcase is just a 10/10 finish for the video.

@Sly_Wolf_1 26 күн бұрын

Great job. It's amazing how these little spaces don't get used and just covered with infill panels. I helped a friend install his first fitted wardrobe project (flat pack). No matter how they played with it on cad they just could not avoid a 6" space at the end. So instead just covering it up I lined it, fitted shelves on adjustable pins, hinged the infill panel and fitted a RF ID lock. Now they have a secret panel for storage of valuables.

@TheFournierProject 26 күн бұрын

Great work making use of that space! We have that same Bosch dishwasher...it's amazing to say the least. Keep sharing the progress! I know it takes a tremendous amount of time to record and produce quality content, so thank you for sharing!

@MichaelAlm 26 күн бұрын

Thanks! Glad to hear it’s a good one 😅

@greggcoulter6008 26 күн бұрын

Your dancing skills are top notch! Great video

@xKUPUAx 26 күн бұрын

Best. Ending. Ever. 😂🤣

@MichaelAlm 26 күн бұрын

😂

@ktkrogstad 26 күн бұрын

I love your intelligence and precision, which always makes the funny moments that much better by contrast. I thought the funniest part of the video was the step ladder date night ad on Amazon, but the ending with your version was pure gold. Just perfection. 🙌🙌🙌 Also, I love the solutions you come up with! Great use of that space and great idea to make those custom cleats so the ladder slide in securely. I think 99% of people (myself included) would have just left an open cubby space to slide the ladder into, which would wear down / scratch both the cubby and the ladder with use. This is a seamless solve.

@leviathanx0815 25 күн бұрын

Here in Europe we have spice rack cabinets starting around 13cm wide.... But a step ladder compartment is nice too; especially if someone in the house isn't tall enough to reach the upper cabinets fully..

@50plymouths 25 күн бұрын

The ad for the step ladder was so funny and you did a great job of making your own even funnier version… love the progress of the house remodel 👍

@chrissiebeneck3294 25 күн бұрын

Mr Alm, as a member of The Proper and Decent Usage of Clamps; You were a bit abusive when dropping and flinging those clamps after you were finished with them. I hope in the future you'll be more conscientious of how you treat the clamps. Thank you for your time, and the generally great and non-clamp abusive videos.

@LeeWeiler 26 күн бұрын

Love love Love the art deco-esque coving on the oak. Beautiful work, Michael!

@MichaelAlm 26 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙌

@tomjohns2208 26 күн бұрын

That cut at 8:19 is super satisfying to watch

@debbydhill 22 күн бұрын

The commercial at the end was epic! Great build!

@TrishGolden 25 күн бұрын

Being 5 foot 2 and a half, I appreciate this 😀

@yuGtahT 23 күн бұрын

Date night on the step stool goes hard 🔥🔥🔥 Step stool marketing team needs a raise 😂

@alans1816 22 күн бұрын

That is a nice little cabinet. I have a space like that in the kitchen. About 25 years ago I just put a folding step stool in there without making a cabinet. It's been useful.

@voxor314 14 күн бұрын

I am not a woodworker but you just blew my mind when I noticed you slowing down to a snail's pace at the end of cuts on your table saw to (I'm assuming) reduce the frayed edge or tear-out as you called it. That tape trick was cool also!

@b3arwithm3 23 күн бұрын

The drawer face is so slick yet easy to make 👍

@SeorkMaxx 18 күн бұрын

Made a similar space in my parents kitchen, 15 years later they still use it daily❤

@Major-Dan 26 күн бұрын

Nice one. Years ago, I built drawers into the toe kicks of a couple of cabinets that make part of the pantry in our kitchen so that we could hide the cat's bowls when not in use. They are in a recessed area, so even with the drawers pulled out, there isn't a trip risk. I almost made a third to house a step, but couldn't find one thin enough to fit the space. The one you used would have worked!

@gregb91401 24 күн бұрын

I had a space like that in my kitchen remodel and made it into a shelf for cutting boards. It was cool to see that you used it for a stool which is what you needed.

@susanbilton9359 25 күн бұрын

That was a hilariously brave ending. Great cabinet build too. Beautiful cupboard and very sturdy🤩

@christianblattler3817 25 күн бұрын

Don't you want to also add a oak front cover to the dishwasher so it nicely blends into the rest of the cabinets? Where I live it's very common to do that to all appliances in the kitchen.

@2nd-place 25 күн бұрын

Stuff on Amazon is always disappearing. I would stuff a couple more of those in your basement for when it inevitably breaks!

@talleysuehohlfeld3959 23 күн бұрын

with a wall there, you could use a much thinner plywood on the wall side.

@momphard 26 күн бұрын

Kamani! Wow, the world just got a little smaller. Great space grab!

@MichaelAlm 26 күн бұрын

Yeah, he came up for lunch and he ends up moving appliances. This is how I treat my friends 😂

@StevenScone 25 күн бұрын

Love this use of space

@bwhite220 18 күн бұрын

Freaking incredible - congrats Michael!

@jrbarron11 23 күн бұрын

Dude - your attention to detail is really something; and how could you NOT lampoon that ladder video from Amazon; thank you!

@brianb9410 9 күн бұрын

Very clever idea. Excellent execution. Entertaining video. Trifecta!

@glenlongstreet7 25 күн бұрын

I did include a step ladder in my recent Kitchen Rebuild. I had to sand away some of the rubber feet to make it fit. I also had a space where I could insert a custom wine rack and this cabinet balanced the cabinets with the kitchen window perfectly because it was a custom cabinet.

@cmclaren7 26 күн бұрын

This was the best use of a small kitchen space yet. Also, looks fabulous! Congratulations...again.

@mohammedal-balushi5410 26 күн бұрын

Loved the idea so much, you really have a creative mind keep it up. I'm always waiting for your videos 😍😍😍😍

@juliemac5604 26 күн бұрын

I laughed out loud at the shower exit/ladder dance/drinks table scene, at the end!

@kennethbezanson4266 17 күн бұрын

That lower cleat made quite the difference!

@dyingsanity3252 25 күн бұрын

😂 the ending got me too... For some odd reason, I thought you were getting one of those dishwashers you could put a face on.

@stuartstephens 26 күн бұрын

Great video, I like seeing how all available space can be put to use.

@matthysloedolff 25 күн бұрын

The ending was amazing! The cabinet also looks good. Thanks for the video, Michael.

@Pavlikdelux 25 күн бұрын

Great Job. Looks really good. 👍🏻

@PeanutsDadForever 25 күн бұрын

Thank you for another excellent video!

@mandyleeson1 26 күн бұрын

Still smiling from the ending. Great idea and so beautifully executed.

@karend.9218 18 күн бұрын

Michael, you are the GOAT. How many kitchens I have designed and wanted a sweet solution for 5 6 or 7 or 8 inches leftover. I’m inspired and my next kitchen has a base area that will be getting a ladder tucked in. When you calculate between two walls, you get what you get.

@pamelaspooner7183 4 күн бұрын

Get a Kickstool (sold by library supply companies) and store in your pantry. I use it almost daily and you can take it to other locations in the house easily.

@davejackson5989 26 күн бұрын

I wish Rubio would admit that you can apply more than one coat of RMC. Great job. I work for the "other" woodworking store and often recommend to customers to apply two coats if the want more sheen.

@MichaelAlm 26 күн бұрын

I know!! That second coat makes it so much better

@joem.381 25 күн бұрын

That ending tho. 😂 As always, impeccable craftsmanship and a joy to watch in action.

@ptwrmakes1849 25 күн бұрын

What an amazing set of videos Michael... As a kitchen designer (albeit for a big box "flat pack" store) I absolutely share the joy of putting this all together and really maximising the space, but this stool idea is the best yet... I often use a 6 inch wide cabinet in lieu of a filler because it's just wasted space otherwise and I'm going to suggest this to my customers instead of a wine rack or pull out rack which will certainly not last

@pmiknguyen 25 күн бұрын

Your flip utility knife kind of looks like the one by Exceed Designs! I have one and the quality is unmatched, plus they are local PNW (Walla Walla, WA) :) Not affiliated or anything but I was looking for a flip utility knife that is sleek and solid for a while and ran across them. They are constantly adding improvements but their latest version of their TiRant Razor utility knife is perfect! Highly suggest to anyone who wants a really well made knife for very reasonable price (comparing to flip knives, not construction utility knife prices lol) Also I think I'll be ordering that same step stool haha great vid as always

@MCsCreations 26 күн бұрын

Beautiful work, Michael! Really well done! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

@JFantin75 23 күн бұрын

Haha - when I saw that Amazon video I knew you’d do something with it :). Nice job man! Good to see Kimanj as well!

@caribtim7155 26 күн бұрын

😂😂😂 i liked the Amazon Step dance!!!

@MichaelSchlecht91 24 күн бұрын

WILDEST Amazon video ad I've ever seen

@RogueAPBT 24 күн бұрын

That outro! 🤣 Great use of such a narrow space. My first thought was cookie sheets, but the step ladder is a great idea. Now, I'm thinking if I could fit a stepstool cabinet into my kitchen somewhere... and should I replace my old reliable stepstool with that sexy date night one? lol

@MattBowlerHat 26 күн бұрын

And who doesn't dance with a step ladder? Brilliant.

@Trammiliin 25 күн бұрын

I have probably said that commenting on your previous videos, but I absolutely love your kitchen. I already started planning a ladder drawer for myself :D

@ScottRoth1986 26 күн бұрын

Great video! Love this kind of shop work

@BT-ih6kr 25 күн бұрын

nice use of space. the only thing i would add is that a 1/8 saw kerf between the door panel and the drawer panel rather than glue one directly to the other. that way the gaps and spaces remain consistent through out the cabinets

@derkaderkaize 10 күн бұрын

Kudos on the build and that epic ending to the video 😂

@bluecurlygirl 20 күн бұрын

That little dance though! Ah great video Michael. I was thinking of building a little cabinet like that for a mini pantry. Great place to put a step ladder and I can fully sympathise with your wife as I'm just over 5ft and upper cabinets are a pain in the proverbial.

@ericathefae 23 күн бұрын

Oh, I love you for recreating that add XD

@c.a.g.1977 5 күн бұрын

At the end I thought: what the heck is he doing, but then remembered this 4:51 😄😂🍹🪜 Awesome project, Michael!

@biedawo 26 күн бұрын

We also turned a narrow space in our cabinet design for a stepstool. We had a bit more width, so didn't require the fancy work yours did. Nice work.

@kathyrosier5585 25 күн бұрын

Great video, and I love the idea of using that "useless" space for a step stool. And the ending was just the best, made laugh out loud!

@cgr6513 26 күн бұрын

another great video -and the ending was perfect!

@IEnjoyCreatingVideos 26 күн бұрын

Nice job Michael! Thanks for sharing the video with us! i like how you did your own take on the step stool at the end lol 💖👍😎JP

@MrSaydo17 26 күн бұрын

I love that you recreated the amazon video

@qapla 26 күн бұрын

Clever use of that dead space. I like the cabinet design - although, I may have just drilled some through-holes in the inside panel so I wouldn't have to take the side off to install that cabinet.

@CheveeDodd 26 күн бұрын

I've got a cabinet that size that came with my new build. They put hinges on the door and I use it for sheet pans.

@williamellis8993 4 күн бұрын

Looks great, Michael. You needed a way to plank across the top of the cabinets ala Shaun Boyd. Maybe once the counter top is installed. Bill

@FredMcIntyre 25 күн бұрын

Awesome job Michael! 😃👍🏼👊🏼 .... I hope you uploaded that end clip as your video review of the stool on Amazon 😂

@MichaelAlm 25 күн бұрын

Hahaha! That’s brilliant!! I might have too do that 🤣

@vothqualitycreative 26 күн бұрын

Nothing quite like a glass of ice cold Sunny D after a job well done.

@mobareini4572 25 күн бұрын

Hello Michael, very nice. In this time i work for my own kitchen. Your Video bring me a idea. Thank you. Greetings from Vienna. Reini

@ryandury 23 күн бұрын

Awe man after all that and the perfect setup for a date night, checking something off the honey-do list you had to drink your OJ alone! lol

@ShadowzGSD 26 күн бұрын

i have a 5cm gap and found some steps 4cm when folded, very handy to have in the kitchen. i just chuck them in the gap though, no fancy drawer like yours.

@paryzfilip 16 сағат бұрын

The marketing video for the step stool 🤣

@neilcarter6543 25 күн бұрын

Thank you, what a briilant idea. I've got just the space for this. 😄

@stuartcraigon2003 25 күн бұрын

I'm surprised that you built a whole kitchen yourself but you couldn't manage to build a set of custom wooden steps! 🤨

@kennethelwell8574 10 минут бұрын

I wonder if on such a narrow cabinet that ALL the plywood needed to be 3/4" thickness? Maybe the wall facing side, as this is possibly carrying the end of the counter? But the "drawer" and the side facing the dishwasher could have been 1/2" or 3/8", and the side possibly just 1/4" (it's just a dust cover). That would add up to 5/8" or 3/4" instead of 1-1/2", which is a lot extra when looking for a ladder that fits, or what other things that could be stored. I've got an even narrower "appearance strip" adjacent to a doorway, covering a 3/4" gap? I plan to remove it and use the space for a rolling dog gate for that doorway.

@FearsomeWarrior 24 күн бұрын

Stepladder is great but now where do you put the tortilla press? I also wonder where the heart shaped waffle iron would go.

@SteveStowell 22 күн бұрын

I would check that cutler hammer panel as many recalled or advised to be replaced for safety reasons

@MichaelAlm 22 күн бұрын

Thanks! Do you know what models?

@Ryan-wu4ol 26 күн бұрын

Never thought I'd enjoy a half hour show about a guy making a cabinet for a step ladder.... bravo good sir..... and no more creepy endings. lol

@theboredcreative 25 күн бұрын

Excellent addition. I would consider putting a coating or self-adhesive sandpaper on the stool steps. Shiny-slick makes me nervous.

@gnewman18 26 күн бұрын

It seems as if a simple door would have been much less complicated AND given you the choice to get a good quality step ladder like a Little Giant Ladders, Safety Step