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Built-in Cabinetry
Interior and Exterior Hardwood Doors
Interior accents and Furnishings
Variety of mantel styles
Kitchen custom accents
Hardwood kitchen entry door. Baldwin hardware. Dual swing. Bamboo flooring in kitchen. Full length Wainscott walls and complementing suade wall coverings.(Juglans neotropica) or American Black Walnut Hardwood arched top entry door. Custom thermalpane glass.Matching custom arch top American Black Walnut screen door. Has both summer screen and winter storm glass inserts.A full custom glass design by TRN. Thermalpane, tempered, leaded glass. These were installed within the original opening of the clients home.Ebonized Oak hardwood interior doors.Hardwood French style interior doors. Reeded glass provided by designer.
Each door is created from hand selected lumber, specifically milled and joined by mortise and tenon, shoulder tenon and/or channel set applications. Because each door is fabricated by select materials, it is guaranteed to last.
A before clip of entertainment area #35c.After #35c. Custom American Cherrywood. Raised panel doors, Blum hinges, full pull-out trays to hold electronics. Eight step finish process for color. Complete with granite surround. By TRN.A before clip of entertainment area #69c.After shot of #69c. Ebonized (Juglans neotropica) American Black Walnut. Fluted hardwood columns, Blum hinges, bronze wire mesh in doors. In cabinet lighting. Custom audio racks, hidden sub-woofer.Custom fitted area for a locking liquor cabinet. Hardwood glass rack and drawers. Flanking curio in entertainment area #69c.
With each built in project, comes the express need for skill, design and experience. I offer a true built in design that eliminates the need for multiple fillers or spacers. A true built in cabinet, means each piece is made specifically for that area. No cookie cutter stuff here!
Traditional style design by John Carter. Hand spun spindle post. Granite and firebox installed by TRN as well.Blind nailing and glue joints make this one special. No nails are shown anywhere. All (Khaya) Mahogony hardwood.Blind mounted shelving and short mantel of hardwood Oak. Custom sized raised harth and fireplace surround.Original Raven's mantel #1. Hidden mounting for full prefinished install. No dust, fumes etc. in clients home.An extreme contemporary oversized piece. Design work manipulated by Steve Knollenberg. Lacquer finish, hardwood cherry.
Mantels are always and forever shall be a way to express taste and appeal with comfort and class. Be it in a common room for all to see, or off in a more secluded area, mantels are much more than "that shelf over the fireplace". A mantel is the focal point, the aspiration to the room, home and those surround it.
Simple 2.25" hardwood Oak handrail and balustrade. Top shot from upstairs.Lower shot of Oak handrail. All hand bent on site to conform to clients staircase.A free standing console unit, designed primarily as an entertainment slot. All hardwood Honduras mahogany. Custom inlay hardwood hand pulls, modeled after Danish Modern pieces.Console open shot. Full concealed paddle back doors. Small box design for center speaker recessed within the wall near console placement.Maple Halltree "13". Named for its 13 pegs used in jointery of the back, as well as its 13 verticals. It holds a custom beveled mirror by means of a french cleat to conceal it mounting. Cushion by TRN.Custom design by TRN. Check back for the complete painting and pinstripe.Custom design by TRN. All wood peg joinery. No screws or nails in the construction of this jewelry chest.
With each furnishing comes a direct connection with the artisan/craftsman. All materials used are hand picked, specifically selected for their purpose. No piece is like another. Guaranteed to last the generations. Full joinery techniques used dependent upon each project or furnishing.
This is a custom set of hand bent maple corbels by TRN. An idea from the client for an open shelf. Custom design tile splash and stainless stell cover plates on the outlets.A close up shot of the short center support of the maple corbels.Custom hand bent stainless steel shelves by TRN. Complete with stainless steel tile for this spice nook placed in the wall behind the cook top.A closer look at the floating stainless steel shelves. Completly hidden supports.This is the largest overhang I have ever done. A full 24"! The support structure consists of aluminum plate stock and hand made steel corbels by TRN.A closer look at the support system. Not seen here is the steel further set into the pony wall.
Everyone has something they want to customize their kitchens. "Anything you want" isn't what you'll find from a lot of  other places.(Even if they say they can). One of kind designs, custom applications and imagination will go beyond what is found anywhere else...ever.
Full scribed against a fieldstone style fireplace wall.This window seat was one of my first built-in furniture pieces. Custom cushion was provided by designer.A simple solution to the "under the stairs" wasted space.Oak hard wood and plywood. Built-in surrounding the fireplace.
Some before and after shots