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An Over-Garage In-Law Suite with a Wealth of Storage
1 commentAdding interior knee walls is a great way to gain storage because it makes use of otherwise unusable floor space under sloping roofs.
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Hidden Doors, Secret Rooms, and the Hardware that makes it possible!
5 commentsEveryone loves a house with hidden door or secret rooms, but these are tricky details to pull off successfully. Here are a few of my recent projects with hidden doors and my favorite hardware to accomplish these works of craftsmanship.
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Custom Kitchen
This client lived in a log home and had and older "vintage" kitchen with a less thatn freindly design. A sink located in the old island that placed your back to the only window in the kitchen was...
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Switch-Up to SketchUp: Going Digital With Design
6 commentsIf you want to take advantage of the many features offered by switching to a digital design format check out this tutorial for some insight into ways SketchUp can SpeedUp the process.
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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...
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A Custom Built-In Entertainment Center
2 commentsA modern built-in accomodates TV and stereo storage
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Transformed Basement to Lower Level
550 S.F. Great Room in custom maple veneer panles. Panels, millwork, and wood furniture designed, fabricated and installed by owner/architect John T Conroy in New Jersey.
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Basement Addition Harper & Company Homes
2 commentsWe completed this basement addition by excvating the crawl space beneath the existing home and adding a new foundation. The addition added over 1300 square feet to the house and provided the...
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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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Small Condo Kitchenette Before and After
Small Kitchen gets a modern makeover. Laquered Doors, IslandStone backsplash
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K&B Preview: Small kitchen, Small Budget, Big Results
3 commentsA young architect takes on his own kitchen remodel
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Bookcase / Entertainment center
1 commentThis bookcase includes raised panel doors and custom flutes on the face frame.
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Bookcase
This is a simple bookcase with continious crown at the top and raised panel doors.
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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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Townhome Fireplace, Built-ins, Wainscoting, and Molding - Before and After from an amature
1 commentMy own home by an amature wood worker. After looking at sky-rocketing cost estimates and generic options offered, I decided to take on the task of creating a quality classical Living, Dining Room...
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restaurant bar-back
This is the area behind the bar at a Northampton restaurant. I used 3/4" oak plywood for its strength and dimensional stability. I made all the cuts in my shop at home and assembled...
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Executive Walnut Study
Walnut study. There are two oval windows, a coffered ceiling and fireplace. Above the lower cabinet doors are pullout shelves for book rests.
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Writing Desk
The top and apron were scribed tightly to stone. The top is a center panel with a 3" border.I used MDF to get the scribes right and then transferred the scribe to the border pieces using a...
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How to Paint Fiber-Cement Siding
Painter Jim Lacey shares some tips for caulking and painting fiber-cement siding. read more
