Kitchens

We got started making kitchens and architectural details because our customers, after experiencing our work, wanted to be surrounded by a high level of craftsmanship in every room of their houses - a reasonable request in our book.  It turns out that we are pretty reasonably priced for such work, but we are decided different in what we produce.

All drawers are hand dovetailed. All doors are made with mortise and tenon joints.  Details are scaled as furniture details - not the heavier type found on house trim and used by most other makers.  All this attention to detail ensures that our customers don't have to experience disappointment when they open doors or drawers.  They are constantly reminded that the folks who built their kitchens or mantels or vanities care as much about their pieces as they themselves do.

Gallery

Kitchen in Ash #1 View #2 of kitchen in ash, already in full use!	Kitchen in Ash #2 View #1 of a kitchen in ash, with a flat finish, all custom designed. Note the variety of cabinets to avoid the "institutional" look.	Cherry Mantel, Detail We made this from a photo and sketch. We had to provide for code which kept the mantel height above what looks good. Oh well.
Cherry Mantel Front view of cherry mantel. We provided a full-sized pattern to check measurements and scale, then built accordingly.	Pine Kitchen #1 First of three shots of a kitchen in yellow pine to match some cabinetry already there ca. 1925. We matched the moldings, the scantlings, the color and even the hardware by modifying commercially available parts.	Pine Kitchen #2
Pine Kitchen #3	Cherry Kitchen #1 It is hard to photograph a kitchen! We always recommend that the cabinet doors and details reflect variety, which makes living in a kitchen so much more enjoyable.	Cherry Kitchen #2
Cherry Kitchen #3	Mahogany Bar #1 A nice bar in the Edwardian style, with bookmatched Honduras Mahogany veneer panels, solid Mahogany details and tops, brass railings.	Mahogany Bar #2 Note the columns we made to hide metal supports. Now for a nice cigar!
Mahogany Bar #3	Mahogany Bar #4 This sort of work requires a close working relationship with other contractors. We pride ourselves in being able to make those relationships work.	Fancy Cherry Kitchen #1 This is the first (and perhaps the only?) kitchen that sports ogee bracket feet on some of the cabinets, as well as proper furniture-grade quarter columns. The doors and drawers are flush with a small scratch bead around the openings.
Fancy Cherry Kitchen #2 Note the highly figured cherry panels in some of the cabinets.	Fancy Cherry Kitchen #3	Fancy Cherry Kitchen #4 Note the highly decorative carved frieze molding based on a piece owned by the customer. Tricky, but exceedingly effective. The glass doors in this set were all hand-made the traditional way, and the shelves behind match the muntins in the way of 18th Century cabinets.
Oak Mantel This customer's son-in-law is an architect, and designed this mantel to complement the oak furnishings and details of this NJ shore house. We glued up great hunks of oak and turned the columns, then shaved off the back sides to fit in three-quarters relief.	Carved Cherry Mantel #1 Angled view of a cherry mantel for a local patron. The detail on the mantel is that of linenfold - very difficult to do in cherry.	Carved Cherry Mantel #2 Front-on view of the carved mantel
Cherry Vanity #1 This fits in a small passageway, and has some remarkable detail.	Cherry Vanity #2