Gordon Kitchen

Here are before and after pictures of a kitchen we remodeled in SE Portland.  New post and beams in basement and kitchen/ dining allowed us to open the wall dividing the dining room and kitchen.  New custom cabinets, solid surface counters, tiled backsplash, fir flooring and new lighting all contributed to new space.

Bench and Backsplash

This job was completed in a set of phases.  Where the bench now sits was a set of french doors leading to nothing; literally a dropoff of 10 feet.  We first had to remove the doors and infill the lower section for the set of windows above.  Once that layout was determined we designed and scaled the storage/ seating bench to match aesthetics of the house.  Finally, we finished the space off with a full height, glass tiled backsplash.  Since these pictures the bench has received custom upholstered seats and backs.

Hall Bath

Here is a small hall bath in which we did an updating remodel in just a couple days.  Not much was done but there sure is a dramatic change.

Irvington basement

We complete so many jobs each year that we can never seem to keep up with photographs to document our work.  This post is of a job done over 2 years ago which I did not document at the time.  We completed the basement remodel as a subcontractor for Shelbyville including all carpentry, tile, and management.  The bar was built of fir and a mahogany top with a paperstone sink countertop.  The fireplace was detailed with concrete panels and a mantle built from a salvaged timber.  The shower was a design on the fly as the client supplied an variety of tiles of differing colors.  The original slab floor was etched and stained.

Map Cabinet

Here is a custom cabinet unit we built for a client.  We were supplied with the caster wheels, and a recently refinished metal map cabinet that needed a nicely designed unit to house the bank of drawers.  The boxes were built with sapele (mahogany) and framed with salvaged fir from the demo of a remodel project.  The top is also a glued slab of salvaged timbers which we set from the boxes to create a shadow reveal giving a floating impression.  Two more large drawers were added to the bottom of the boxes from storage.

White Stallion

I consider the most important tool to the operation of the business as being the 1986 Ford truck I have driven for the past 5 years.  The truck was bought used with a Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) conversion put on the rear fuel tank and was run primarily on WVO donated by local restaurants in Portland.  On the first long journey to Baja Sur, Mexico, the truck was named the "white stallion."  A few close calls with nature, tons of lumber and debris transports, a working stint in southern California, hundreds of miles per week,  and this truck fires up every morning with the let's get to work attitude.  This truck may not be the prettiest, may pour out diesel smoke, may be overly loud, and squeak, but there is nothing that will stop the stallion from getting a job done.  Here are a few pictures of the last 5 years.

Miss Amnesia

AFTER

BEFORE

Months ago we did a slight facelift to the original Amnesia Brewing location on N Mississippi in Portland.  We were able to use the material pulled out of the Washougal location to panel the cooler and add some needed storage.  We were given full reign of the design and were able to execute the installation within a 6 hour window allowing business to open without skipping a beat.  We did a trial time lapse of photos as we did the installation.