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Custom Cabinetry: Adding Unique Details to Your Home

Many homes these days can come with a lot of blank walls and little in the way of custom details. While you end up with a spacious, well-built house, it can feel a little bland. Our client was looking to spruce up her living room by filling a blank wall with beautiful and functional storage. We ended up adding a built-in shelving and custom cabinetry design with a unique space for their television as well. My client had pictures of

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Architectural Details

Project Highlight: Balancing Different Custom Storage Needs in One Place

Unless you are building brand new, it is rare that a home will immediately suit your needs when you move into it. You figure out how you live in it, and then make changes once you have an understanding of what is not working. This situation is particularly true as your family grows. Our clients’ family room had a lovely fireplace and mantle, but instead of much-needed storage on either side, the walls were blank. We worked with them to

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Cabinetry

Cabinetry Design Trends 2018

Marvelous Woodworking builds many custom cabinets for a wide array of different situations and uses, tailored perfectly to our clients’ needs and tastes. In our projects, we have seen several cabinetry design trends that have been developing over the past few years. Mixing Finishes The point of mixing finishes is to break the monotony of a one-color piece. Having natural wood as an accent part of a cabinet creates a point of interest that draws the eye to it. The

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Bathroom Cabinetry by Doug Marvel, Marvelous Woodworking
Cabinetry

Repurposing Wood: Custom Bathroom Furniture

While repurposing found wood is a hot trend these days, typically the pieces are from an old barn or other run-down building that would have gone to waste in demolition. But in rare instances, you can repurpose wood from items around you home—and that is exactly what happened in one of my recent projects. While the Marvelous Woodworking Team was assisting a remodeler in an older home, the client discovered she was surrounded by mahogany. The existing door casings, baseboards,

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Staircases

Staircase Design Trends

Staircases are natural focal points in the home, and though they have many unique features, their styles can be updated to reflect current design trends. As homeowners favor modern, transitional, and contemporary rustic styles, curving staircases, acorn-shaped finials, wooden balusters, and fully carpeted treads are slowly being replaced. Marvelous Woodworking has updated many a staircase, helping homeowners choose materials and styles not only to match their home, but to keep their look current and fresh. We have seen several significant

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