ProtocolAs of 22/09/2026

Cabinet & Counter

Cabinet & Counter publishes working notes on kitchen planning, cabinetry, counters and fittings, for people who are drawing a real room rather than browsing a showroom. Each article starts from one reader question and stays inside it, from worktop overhang over a seating run to how a bank of drawers is priced.

Sheets: 8
Stations: 4
Logged: from 28/08/2026 to 21/09/2026

§ 1 Latest guides

Sheets 8 / 8

Sheet: AF-002
Station: Appliances and Fittings
Logged: 21/09/2026

Kitchens That Put Up a Season of Produce

Sinks, storage and ventilation sized for preserving: what a kitchen needs when a season of vegetables arrives at once, in inches and millimetres.

1,356 words · 6 min

A deep single-bowl kitchen sink filled with water and a crate of cucumbers, a colander on the counter beside it, morning light from a side window, shot from standing height at a slight angle. — View AF-002 Appliances and Fittings logged 21/09/2026

A stainless steel range hood above a gas hob in a working kitchen, a deep sink bowl to the right holding a stockpot, late afternoon light through a window, shot from the doorway at counter height. — View AF-001

Sheet: AF-001
Station: Appliances and Fittings
Logged: 18/09/2026

Ventilation and Cold Storage for Daily Cooking

How a kitchen that cooks every day sizes its hood, sink and cold storage, with figures in millimetres and inches and the trade-offs named.

1,109 words · 5 min

A kitchen worktop in daylight with a colour-coded cutting board, a clean cloth and a spray bottle set apart on one end, shot from a slight angle at counter height. — View CS-002

Sheet: CS-002
Station: Counters and Surfaces
Logged: 15/09/2026

Corn-Free Kitchen Surfaces: Boards and Cleaning

How a corn-free household plans worktops, cutting boards and cleaning routines, with practical steps for shared kitchens and mixed households.

1,193 words · 5 min

A kitchen counter edge in raking morning light, with a laminate cut edge, a quartz offcut and a sealed joint visible side by side, shot close with a shallow depth of field. — View CS-001

Sheet: CS-001
Station: Counters and Surfaces
Logged: 11/09/2026

Worktop Wear: How Finishes Resist Scratching

Abrasion, scratching and staining in worktop finishes, read through the lens of industrial wear and corrosion resistant coatings and what they demand of a

1,235 words · 5 min

A row of tall base cabinets in a working kitchen, doors open to show labelled containers of flour and rice, daylight from a side window falling across a worn worktop edge beside a sink. — View CB-002

Sheet: CB-002
Station: Cabinetry
Logged: 08/09/2026

Storage Runs and Wear Points in a Crowd Kitchen

How a canteen plans cupboard runs, work zones and wear points, with figures in millimetres and inches for kitchens that serve a crowd.

1,201 words · 5 min

A bench jeweller's peg and a small brass hinge leaf side by side on a worn wooden bench, lit by a single adjustable lamp from the left, with a fine screwdriver and a cutting gauge in the foreground, shot close and slightly above. — View CB-001

Sheet: CB-001
Station: Cabinetry
Logged: 04/09/2026

Hand Tools for True Hanging Doors and Drawers

Which hand tools make a run of cabinet doors and drawers hang true: hinges, cups, runners and the small adjustments that remove racking and rub.

1,280 words · 6 min

A kitchen worktop edge where it meets a tiled upstand, sealant line visible, a sink waste below, photographed in flat daylight from a low angle with the cabinet door open. — View KP-001

Sheet: KP-001
Station: Kitchen Planning
Logged: 01/09/2026

What a Kitchen Contributes When a House Sells

Kitchens carry weight in a sale. Learn what buyers, inspectors and appraisers actually check, from cabinet boxes to counter edges and services.

1,171 words · 5 min

A kitchen counter beside a sink in daylight, with a colander of muddy root vegetables, a wooden board and a bowl of tomatoes, shot from a slight angle with the window light falling across the worktop. — View KP-002

Sheet: KP-002
Station: Kitchen Planning
Logged: 28/08/2026

Kitchen Planning for Seasonal Cooking

Plan a kitchen around seasonal produce: layout, storage and work surfaces for cooks who shop by the season, with practical trade-offs named.

1,494 words · 6 min

§ 2 Station table

As of 22/09/2026

Stations of the bench: sheets, last logged, average length
Ref.	Station	Sheets	Last logged	Words per sheet
KP	Kitchen Planning	2	01/09/2026	1,333
CB	Cabinetry	2	08/09/2026	1,241
CS	Counters and Surfaces	2	15/09/2026	1,214
AF	Appliances and Fittings	2	21/09/2026	1,233

§ 3 Station by station

Stations 4

Station KPSheets 2Logged 01/09/2026

Kitchen Planning

Layout, workflow, clearances and services decided before a single unit is ordered.

All sheets

Station CBSheets 2Logged 08/09/2026

Cabinetry

How units are built, set and specified, from carcass materials to drawer runners and fillers.

All sheets

Station CSSheets 2Logged 15/09/2026

Counters and Surfaces

Worktop materials, edges, joints, upstands and the daily care each surface really asks for.

All sheets

Station AFSheets 2Logged 21/09/2026

Appliances and Fittings

Ventilation, sinks, taps and appliances, and how they fit the run they are set into.

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§ 4 Index of sheets

Sheets 8

CS-002 Corn-Free Kitchen Surfaces: Boards and Cleaning

CB-001 Hand Tools for True Hanging Doors and Drawers

KP-002 Kitchen Planning for Seasonal Cooking
AF-002 Kitchens That Put Up a Season of Produce

CB-002 Storage Runs and Wear Points in a Crowd Kitchen

AF-001 Ventilation and Cold Storage for Daily Cooking

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