Custom Carpentry

This sort of hall/entry way cabinet is quite popular these days. Popular features are a bench seat and cubbies for hats, shoes and gloves.

Custom built radiator cover with a modern styling.

One of the focuses of this company is custom carpentry, especially matching historic trim details. One approach we like is to add features that the original builders of the home might have added if their budget was a little bigger. Typically this takes the form of fireplace mantles and built ins, built in buffets, room dividers and beamed ceilings. This beamed ceiling was added to upgrade the look of the dining room in an arts and crafts style home in South Mineapolis.

In this South Minneapolis home, a previous owner had enclosed a front porch and converted into a bedroom. In the process they had walled over the window from the living room to the porch. This made the living room feel dark and small. We tore out the wall between the living room and porch bedroom and installed a header. Then installed this custom sliding door so that the porch could still be used as a guest bedroom a few times a year. The effect on the living room with the additional open space and light is dramatic.

This customer has a very nice Arts and Crafts style home in South Minneapolis. At some point a previous owner removed the doors from this fireplace built in. We used the doors from a buffet built in that sits in the adjacent kitchen and built some to match. These photos show the doors after fitting, but they have not yet been stained.

This photo was taken before the stairs were stained and finished. I hope to get some better photos when the home is completed.

A customer asked us if we could build some Radiator Covers in our shop. We took a look at some pictures, came up with a simple but attractive design and then custom built these radiator covers and installed them in the home. These are paint grade, but we would be able to build something similar in any wood species or finish, to match your trim, furniture or decor.

I finish a lot of attics. And customers always wonder what to do with the "wasted" space behind the knee walls. I often build in shelving, chests of drawers or storage areas. This customer wanted to combine the built in shelving, with a secret door to a storage area. Forgive the camera phone photos and the fact that the trim and drywall are unpainted, here's a bookshelf that slides open to become a secret door to storage area.

This project was to create a family room and home office in a South Minneapolis basement. We framed and insulated the basement as well as adding some sound proofing. These photos aren't the best, but you can just make out the gas fireplace we installed. The customer wanted a lot of shelving for books and an entertainment center, as well as a home office area. We built maple cabinets for the office and entertainment center areas. It's hard to tell from these pictures, but those are solid maple shelves that run over twenty feet along one wall of the basement.