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The customer wanted to have a really beautiful sink in this bathroom. With the limited entry door swing in this space a classic radius vanity would have impeded the door, so the vanity turned into a half oval. Each door is a quarter oval made with solid cherry rails and stiles, and burl Madrone panels. This is the kind of challenge we live for.

The customer for this project went to the veneer mill and hand picked the burl logs for this kitchen. Two types of veneer were used, burl Redwood and book-matched Burl Madrone. On this wall the door styles and rails are burl Redwood veneered on Solid Redwood, and are seamlessly integrated into the Redwood paneling. The pantry pullout is integrated into the wall panel as well and when closed looks like a decorative branch with a little bird. Did someone say “custom?”

In this kitchen the customer wanted solid maple dovetailed drawers to hold cooking glassware. The catch, the drawers needed glass sides, Why not? So we created a skookum looking pullout drawer to accommodate this request, and the customer was elated. Bonus: To date no glass has broken. ?

This may look like a regular full curved door – but these doors are unique as they have two curves, one on the top that you see, and one across the face of the door. This way the door fits the radius of the wall seamlessly. The entire door is made of solid Cherry, and was crafted before we had a CNC in the shop. A mountain of jigs were made and used to create these exquisite doors and jambs, that will last many lifetimes. This is a great example of our old-world craftsmanship.

When the opportunity comes around to reuse local material with a story behind it, we are always keen. This table is made from Douglas Fir timber being salvaged from dams in the local area – dams that were built by Calgary power before 1940. Today these timbers are still being used to regulate water flow. While they are usually used as firewood after their service, we took the opportunity to make a beautiful Harvest table that has undeniable character. Put into service in 1980 these timbers will last for generations to come as one-of-a-kind furniture in some lucky person’s home.

Other than being a beautiful three-inch thick solid Walnut entry door with side lights, the real gem of this package is the custom stain glass that was made for the customer. Each bird represents one of their children. The stain glass was then put inside a triple pane sealed glass unit to achieve energy efficiency. The entry door is also equipped with an insulated panel and a double seal for the cold Rockies climate. The closet doors to the right were made to match the custom Douglas Fir and stain of the beams in the entrance and have perfectly placed decorative Walnut squares in the panels, so there is a link to the entry door package.

The customer wanted to challenge us with this kitchen as they are originally from England, and we love a challenge! They wanted to go for a traditional faceframe kitchen with a polyurethane color lacquered finish. The really neat thing is the beading detail located on the faceframe, that is beautifully mitered at every inside corner joint and really adds a unique detail to the kitchen. They were delighted!

These three-inch thick double entry doors required custom cutters to create the required profiles within these doors. These double doors are also equipped with an insulated panel and double seals, and a single seal down the center. The really unique thing about these doors is that they’re made of reclaimed Redwood from wine casks sourced from the Napa Valley in California, and stained to this beautiful brown tone. In this house the entire wine cellar was also made from the reclaimed Redwood. How’s that for a talking point!

The island was built eight years prior to the back wall, and we meticulously ensured that the new part of the kitchen matched the aged island color perfectly. The island is all “push to open” including the two full radiused doors. Another neat feature is that on each build – regardless whether the interior is melamine or veneer – every sink cabinet is made of plywood to ensure a long lifespan, even if there is a leak!