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carpenter1138
Richmond, VA, USmember
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Handrail
Out with the old and in with the new style of handrail.
Accent to antique furniture.
A good way to keep and accent antique furniture is to add a top section. Made out of all solid oak and stained to match color. Displays plates, bowls and decorative tiles along the bottom and top.
Closet Storage
There was a waste of space inside a closet under a stairway that needed to be used for storage and to hold some entertainment componets. The back wall was removed (sheetrock, framing) new framing for...
Laundry Room Cabinets
Custom made cabinets made to replace wire shelving.
Book Shelves
Very plain and simple shelving unit to optimize space. Sometimes simple is the best way to set off your book and trinkets collection. The Bead detail was a nice touch around the inside. All six...
Window Seating
Basic design for a bench seat with storage.
Kids Craft Area
Before and after picures show how much a space can change. Now kids have plenty of room for arts and crafts activities. Deatails include two keyboard drawers and a hanging file drawer. The table...
Breakfast Bar
A simple addition to the existing cabinetry custom made to the homeowners needs. A solid maple top with a mohogany edge will finish it off. These are just the before and after pictures. I will post...
More user friendly, usefull, cabinet space
Simple but effective full extention shelves, built to fit the exsisting cabinet, using slides that can support 100lbs. Great for heavy dishes and cookware.
Pantry Cabinet
The pantry cabinet on the left side of the refrigerator was made to match the existing box cabinets. Custom made out of hard maple.
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Trundle Bed
This project is a trundle bed with book shelves. This is bed is for a kids room, his first "Big Boy" bed. The final picture will be posted when it is painted.
Framing a dropped coffer ceiling
This will have a "suspended" or "droped" coffer that has the same curve as the barreled ceiling when completed. The ceiling above will be wood with rope lighting. More pictures to come!
stair fix
Stair landing fix.
Framing for a Barrel-Vaulted Coffered Ceiling
This is my design. The project will be completed by next spring, see you then!!
Kitchen wall opening
There was no trim on the wall prior to this custom trim. It is a cost effective and time saving idea. Basic trim was used along with custom made flutes. The time it took to complete was about 4 hours.
Cabinet storage
This is a recent small cabinet storage solution with custom made full extenion drawers and a trash bin compartment.
Bathroom vanity
This is a very simple bathroom vanity with a sitting area. Made out of solid white pine.
New Stair Railing
This is a over-the-post design handrail. All parts, even the newel posts are bolted together.
Custom-Stained, Poplar Coffered Ceiling
Thi s a custom made Beamed ceiling. The beams are made of poplar and the cabinets are cherry. The beams are custom stained to match the color of the cabinets. The decorative crown had to be custom...
Bookcase / Entertainment center
This bookcase includes raised panel doors and custom flutes on the face frame.
Bookcase
This is a simple bookcase with continious crown at the top and raised panel doors.
Guest room makeover
This is a Guest room remodel. Nothing but the baseboard and carpet was installed prior to the completed work shown in the pictures. The wainscoting is beadboard at a nominal height. The dormer nook...
Playroom makeover final
This playroom at first, had wainscoting at 34 inches high. The design went back to the older, much higher design of 5'-3". The biult-in bookcase is all solid wood with europian style hinges, full...
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Recent comments
Re: Loft Ladder/Stair
Very Cool! I love the idea and design.
posted: 3:15 pm on February 11thRe: New Stair Railing
All the hardware is from L.J. Smith. Loews carries some of their products. When bolting together parts, they will not match up perfectly. There will be some carving and sanding involved. You will need a specialty tool from L.J. Smith to tighten the bolt. And of course, use plenty of glue. If the glue oozes out from the connection, that is a good sign, just take a wet rag to wipe away the excess. My glue of choice is Tightbond 2. Instructions are on the package of all L.J. Smith bolts. I hope this was informative.
posted: 8:59 pm on February 7thRe: Bookcase - Entertainment Center
Good design, I like how the flutes are custom made. Nice use of the glass shelving to let some light in. Thumbs Up!
posted: 7:09 pm on July 17thRe: Built- in Entertainment Cabinet
Nice work.
posted: 7:06 pm on July 17th