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BLEACHED WALNUT DESIGNER KITCHEN

This kitchen was installed in a new construction home in the Tweed area. It features a multi-step paint wash finish, which involves bleaching the walnut of its colour before spraying a transparent grey paint wash lacquer coat. Finally, an ultra-matte clear coat is applied which seals the cabinets while bringing out all the natural beauty of the wood grain beneath.  A walk-in pantry is accessible through full size French doors in the corner of the kitchen. Also included in the millwork is a built-in oven and microwave, an...

A DISASTROUS SITUATION TURNED AROUND: FIXING A KITCHEN ON A BUDGET USING REPURPOSED MATERIAL

A lovely husband and wife in Westport had their rental property returned to them destroyed by tenants, and without the budget to rebuild from scratch we worked together to create and execute a plan to purchase a used kitchen with the intention to repurpose it. We reconfigured the doors and range hood into a usable layout, rebuilt all the cabinetry behind, and refinished the bottom cabinets in Benjamin Moore’s Mossy Oak and the uppers in Oxford White. The kitchen came out beautifully and you could never tell that the...

AUTHENTIC RUSTIC BARN BOARD KITCHEN

This customer had a very authentic rustic aesthetic in mind for her farmhouse kitchen. We combined her own antique barnboards with our cabinet door construction method to reface the entire kitchen and achieve her vision.  All the original character of the materials were preserved and celebrated in the build. Old barn latches and hooks were left attached, knot holes and whatever old paint which still clung to the boards after so many years were included in a thoughtful placement.  The old barn boards were laden with splinters and were...

MAPLE WATERFALL BREAKFAST STATION : BRINGING OUT THE BEAUTY IN LOCAL BUILDING MATERIALS

For the kitchen in this new-construction home we provided a soft maple waterfall countertop for the breakfast station on the island. Soft maple, or swamp maple is a fast-growing regional species which is laden with many attractive variances in its colour and grain. This made it an appealing choice when laminating many pieces together for the slab which creates this piece. It is to the benefit of using a natural product like this is that your eye will continuously find new beauty in its varied hues and textures,...

SMALL COUNTRY KITCHEN

This kitchen features a small footprint packed with great features.  It is centred around a porcelain undermount farmhouse sink, with a solid wood countertop. Along with the dishwasher we included a pullout garbage station and a lower pullout rack beside the oven for spices and cooking implements. The interior of the cabinets are done in maple to match the maple dovetailed drawer boxes, and the exterior is finished in a Sea Foam colour, which keeps the area fresh and inviting. ...

DREAM KITCHEN IN SOLID MAPLE IN A WHITE LACQUER FINISH: A PROJECT WHERE UTILITY, FUNCTION, AND AESTHETICS INTERSECT

After being raised in a childhood home with an award-winning kitchen, and being a life-long baker, this customer decided it was time to build her forever kitchen. She worked with a designer for the layout and aesthetic and with us directly to fit in all the bells and whistles her dream kitchen required. It is a maple kitchen with white lacquer finish and has solid maple dovetailed drawer boxes and pullouts. The design boasts an exhaustive list of built-in features, some of them being: push-to-open drawers in...