Needham WoodFest Part 1

Kelly and George contacted me on a recommendation from their painter Jorge who I met on a trim job a while back. I met with Kelly and she laid out the projects..... lots of good stuff, two built ins, single and double fireplace surrounds, fluted columns, and crown. I put in my bid and was pleased to be awarded the job. This is the first project, the family room wall unit, an 18' built in made from poplar, with two window seats with drawers, a computer workstation with bookcases, and outside base cabinets/ bookcases. 

Mudroom Base Cabinet

I did alot of work for Scott and Dallas Pioli before Scott became G/M of the K.C. Chiefs. Dallas was kind enough to leave my contact info with the new home owners and Alyson reached out and asked me to build this cabinet for the mudroom to add a little more storage. I supplied a couple of pics from the web and Alyson came up with L shape which worked out nice for the limited space she had, it also works as a bench for the kids to put their gear on.

Window Seat Built In

I was hired by Bill and Melissa to build this window seat built in. Its made from poplar with red oak caps on the base cabinets that will be poly'd to match the floors. Melissa is handeling the painting and has been doing an excellent job. To finish the project and give it a true built in look I installed crown moulding though out the room. Thanks to the Paille's for their outstanding hospitality, I truly enjoyed this project.

Living Room Remodel

Here are a few pics of a living room remodel where I installed new crown moulding , the wallframes, and baseboard. The homeowners Cheryl and Mike did the painting and they contracted for the Brazilian Cherry floors. The dark cherry floor provides a nice contrast for the wall and trim.

Bathroom Vanity

Here is a vanity I built for a Cyclocross buddy of mine. He remodeled his bathroom and asked if I could build a double vanity for him. Scott sketched a basic design of what he wanted and I took it from there. Its made from poplar and was delivered unfinished. My favorite part of the project is the flip down drawer fronts that would normally be a fixed decorative touch but are now useable storage for tooth brushes, tooth paste etc.... great idea. Also Scott did a super job with the paint.

It's been awhile...

                                                                                                                                     It's been awhile since my last posting, buisness was slow the first part of the summer which allowed lots of training time for bike racing , sometime during the end of the summer the flood gates opened and I have more buisness than I've ever experienced in the 4 years I've been on my own, which has been great.

 It's now the beginning of the Cyclocross season my favorite time of the year , I feel fit and ready to tackle some tough New England races. Suckerbrook last week was awesome even with a flat that ended any chance of a good result I still had a blast, that race gets better every year. My next race at Gloucester should be epic. Then the first R.I. weekend of the year combined with Inter Bike looking forward to that. Check out a race its spectator friendly and even better when you participate. Here are a few things I've been working on since my last post.

The McCarthy Mantel & More

Bill and Maureen took a chance on Doonan Finish Carpentry for their fireplace mantel surround and dual 7' built-ins. My goal was to add Bill to my small but growing list of happy customers. Once the design was finalized and the measurements checked the project could begin. First up was the mantel surround which I built in my shop and installed a week later. Next came the leveling bases, once they were installed the base cabinets started to take shape, the face frame was added and the cabinet top was sized and mounted. Time to build 8 raised panel doors and 6 drawers with raised panel fronts. Once that was complete the upper bookcases were built and the arched face frame attached and crown moulding was added to finish off the units. I really enjoyed working on this project, Bill allowed me the freedom to build my interpretation of his drawing and by doing so create a beautiful mantel & more.