custom design woodworks

Condo Kitchen Remodel

lee hanson — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:32:19 +0000

Here is a remodeled kitchen we recently completed. The owner’s selection of light colors is highlighted by the great natural light streaming in from the overhead skylight.

Inviting New Kitchen

lee hanson — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:07:54 +0000

This recently completed kitchen remodel started out as a re-facing candidate. However, when we started discussing the layout with the homeowner, it became clear that there were some functional issues that a re-facing was not going to address. So, after some discussion with the interior designer, the homeowner decided to replace everything with new. The result is a warm and inviting kitchen ready for entertaining!

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Wood Duck is Complete!

lee hanson — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:10:58 +0000

We just completed a kayak design by Eric Shade, the Wood Duck 12. The deck is strip built of California redwood and Eastern White Pine and the hull is Okume marine plywood. She is 12 feet long and weighs just 36 pounds.

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Dining Room Table

lee hanson — Fri, 28 May 2010 22:39:11 +0000

This customer originally asked us to repair a water-damaged dining room table. After looking it over, it was obvious that the only salvagable part of the table was the legs. So, we glued-up some vertical grain douglas fir to match their kitchen cabinets, and built a new base using the old legs. Here is the result:

Offices and Bookshelves

lee hanson — Wed, 19 May 2010 23:46:34 +0000

Well-equiped offices are becoming a popular feature of many homes and every good office needs bookshelves! Here are a few photos of recent office and/or bookshelf units that we have completed, most often in conjunction with other residential cabinetry such as kitchens or baths.

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Wood Duck Kayak

lee hanson — Wed, 05 May 2010 17:29:28 +0000

This is a hybrid design kayak, meaning that it has a marine plywood hull and a strip-built deck. The advantage with this design by Eric Shade, is that you get the speed of building with plywood and the beauty of cove and bead strips. In this boat, we are using California redwood and Eastern White Pine for the deck.

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Quilting Table

lee hanson — Mon, 03 May 2010 16:23:42 +0000

On this project, we were asked to create a quilting work station that could be placed in the family room and closed up to look like a piece of furniture. Our customer designed the interior space and we matched up the exterior to their existing cherry kitchen and dining room cabinetry. Over time, this cherry piece and its clear finish will darken to match the home’s existing woodwork perfectly.

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French Vanilla cabinetry

lee hanson — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:17:29 +0000

A few years ago, we were asked to match our cabinets to an off-white paint chip, our customer called, “French Vanilla” We worked with our finish supplier and developed a custom tinted, pre-catalyzed finish finish we also named, “French Vanilla”. Since that project, we have used the same custom finish many times, including on the condo renovation we show here. One thing that is different on this project is that we also included a very subtle Van Dyke Brown glaze to highlight the simple door design.

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Beautiful Select Alder Kitchen

lee hanson — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:21:54 +0000

Here is a recent project made in select alder and stained dark walnut. The homeowner carried the color palette throughout the home, using dark stained alder for windows, doors and crown moulding.

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European-style Hickory Kitchen

lee hanson — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:12:28 +0000

Our shop builds a framed cabinet which we believe is superior to frameless cabinets. However, we are sometimes asked to achieve the frameless look to meet a particular client’s aesthetic preferences. Here is such a project, made of select hickory, where the reveals between doors and drawers is kept to a minimum to achieve that european look:

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