"Honey Supers" Kitchen

For about a year I changed my home and to save on costs I'm renovating one floor at a time. as the existing kitchen was demolished and having to live in the new home I had to build a temporary kitchen that was economical but at the same time functional and pleasant.

At first I thought of using pallets that are structurally solid and easy to find but the result too sloppy was not good. So I decided to re-use parts of used beehives I had bought when I had time to dedicate myself to beekeeping, one of my passions.

Design With Sketchup

The shape of the hive is well suited to the purpose because they are constructed to be stackable and have ideal dimensions.

As usual, when I have to "invent" something (take a look at my other projects in istructables) I started drawing with sketchup app to have a simulation and understand how much space I need. In this way I began to determine the number of drawers for tableware and tablecloths, wider cabinets for pots and other kitchen utensils, a worktop and some shelves to put the glasses and everything else.

Wood Floor

I started covering the floor with oak wood 5 cm thick.

Clean With Water Gun

After cleansing and disinfecting all the parts I found a pleasant thing. wood still smells of propolis and beeswax. (propolis is the disinfectant and antibiotic of bees and wax makes the wood waterproof, so I should not have mold in the future!)

Start Building Drawers

I took some plywood tables from my favorite carpenter and after cutting them I made drawers. As a front I used a side of the box by cutting the nails with the saw for the iron without damaging the edges. As a guide for the drawers I screwed in the wooden slats inside.

A condition I imposed on it was to not damage or cut wood to preserve hives in case of reuse for other purposes and to keep as much as possible the original appearance.