See Our Process for Creating Your Custom Woodworking Project

The steps to our process:

Every client who comes to us has an idea of what they would like to see come to life.

In some cases, they have professional design drawings already, or they show us a sketch they’ve done, and we just need to interpret those and build what’s needed.

That said, in many cases, our clients will need help with the design process. This is a process we enjoy. We excel in bringing loosely conceived ideas to a point where they become beautiful, tangible woodwork.

The Vision

• First, we ask our potential clients to send us some phone photos of the area, along with some rough dimensions and a description of what they would like to see.

Often they can send us online links to pictures they’ve seen that show cabinetry or woodwork they like.

Our work is truly custom, so don't hesitate to look around for some ideas that suit your style.

With this information we can work out a free rough estimate of what the project is likely to cost.

The Budget

• You may already have a budget in mind. Variations in wood type and finishes will affect the budget.

We'll talk about the appropriate options so that the end results meet your expectations with regard to cost and quality.

Once a budget has been established, the next step is a site visit.

We’ll meet with you at your home or job site to take field measurements.

During this meeting we’ll discuss design ideas in greater depth, and will usually show wood and finish samples.

The Details

• In every case we’ll do 3D CAD drawings of the project to be built.

These are ultimately needed so that the craftsmen in the shop have a detailed construction plan to work from, but they are also a wonderful communication tool.

We can email color renderings and architectural drawings to the client for consideration and comment.

We’ll refine them based on their suggestions, going back and forth until everyone is satisfied that the design is right.

Below are some before-and-after scenarios showing how we work with our clients to transform their spaces, using our considerable knowledge of design and materials to implement their ideas and tailor-make furnishings to help them create rooms they love to show off.

Here you see the space, the design & the finished product for this Fireplace Bookcase Wall

This is a scenario we've encountered many times. The fireplace juts into the room, leaving a deep, hollow area on either side. Our clients had an idea of what they wanted. We assisted them in making it happen.
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As you can see in this rendering (colored dark so the details would show up better) we addressed the hollow look by pulling the bookcases forward a few inches, making them nearly flush with the fireplace wall
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In this photo of the finished wall, the bookcases look like they were always there. The crown molding above the fireplace ties the two sides together and visually pulls in the mantel that was there to begin with
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Here you see an oddly shaped, wasted space turned into a beautiful, custom home office

Our client wanted to turn this second-floor space into an office, with bookcases and a built-in desk. The long, narrow room offered some interesting problems.
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We worked together with her to come up with an aesthetically pleasing layout, shortening the room with the addition of a window seat and giving it a visually wider feel with the addition of the bookcases.
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Here's the finished room. The window seat creates a cozy reading nook, and the bookcases hug the wall and make a grand presentation without taking up much floor space, leaving lots of room for the desk area.
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Here you see a blank slate, albeit a challenging design dilemma,

turned into a regal, warm home office and library

This penthouse apartment, with it's multiple heating units, unusual wall angles, and multiple soffits, presented design difficulties. How could we harmonize all of these confusing elements and create the warm, comfortable office / library our clients desired?
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Here is our 3D rendering of the design concept we came up with in collaboration with them. By paneling the soffits we were able to use them as a design feature. Building the heaters into the cabinetry minimized their visual impact, and adding the bookcases in the corner created a cozy area for the desk.
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This is a photograph of the completed room. The rich cherry paneling and cabinetry give what was a visually confusing room, a pulled-together feel, and go quite nicely with the leather furniture and colorful rug.

This is aphoto of the completed room
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Here we bring to life an architect's rendering of a newly constructed bay-window wall ensconced in rich wood paneling and a coffered beam ceiling,

accompanied by rich white oak bookcases

New Jersey Architect Nick Cusano designed a classic Tudor style home for a Harding, NJ family. This is a photo of the library before the woodwork was installed
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Nick provided us with scale drawings of the library as he envisaged it. Above you can see his vision for the bay-window wall. The wood selection was quarter-sawn white oak.
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After measuring the space we provided 3D renderings and architectural shop drawings for the approval of the client and Architect.
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This photo shows a view of the room with the paneling, bookcases, and coffered beam ceiling that we then built, finished, and installed .
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PHONE NUMBER:

610-258-9300

ADDRESS:

3405 William Penn Hwy

Easton, PA 18045

Business Hours

Mon - Fri: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sat - Sun: Closed

The Vision

The Budget

The Details

Here you see the space, the design & the finished product for this Fireplace Bookcase Wall

This is a scenario we've encountered many times. The fireplace juts into the room, leaving a deep, hollow area on either side. Our clients had an idea of what they wanted. We assisted them in making it happen.

As you can see in this rendering (colored dark so the details would show up better) we addressed the hollow look by pulling the bookcases forward a few inches, making them nearly flush with the fireplace wall

In this photo of the finished wall, the bookcases look like they were always there. The crown molding above the fireplace ties the two sides together and visually pulls in the mantel that was there to begin with

Here you see an oddly shaped, wasted space turned into a beautiful, custom home office

Our client wanted to turn this second-floor space into an office, with bookcases and a built-in desk. The long, narrow room offered some interesting problems.

We worked together with her to come up with an aesthetically pleasing layout, shortening the room with the addition of a window seat and giving it a visually wider feel with the addition of the bookcases.

Here's the finished room. The window seat creates a cozy reading nook, and the bookcases hug the wall and make a grand presentation without taking up much floor space, leaving lots of room for the desk area.

Here you see a blank slate, albeit a challenging design dilemma,

turned into a regal, warm home office and library

This penthouse apartment, with it's multiple heating units, unusual wall angles, and multiple soffits, presented design difficulties. How could we harmonize all of these confusing elements and create the warm, comfortable office / library our clients desired?

This is a photograph of the completed room. The rich cherry paneling and cabinetry give what was a visually confusing room, a pulled-together feel, and go quite nicely with the leather furniture and colorful rug.

Here we bring to life an architect's rendering of a newly constructed bay-window wall ensconced in rich wood paneling and a coffered beam ceiling,

accompanied by rich white oak bookcases

New Jersey Architect Nick Cusano designed a classic Tudor style home for a Harding, NJ family. This is a photo of the library before the woodwork was installed

Nick provided us with scale drawings of the library as he envisaged it. Above you can see his vision for the bay-window wall. The wood selection was quarter-sawn white oak.

After measuring the space we provided 3D renderings and architectural shop drawings for the approval of the client and Architect.

This photo shows a view of the room with the paneling, bookcases, and coffered beam ceiling that we then built, finished, and installed .

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