Maple bedroom

Another custom design and build.  Maple paneling with live edge maple shelving and caps.

Before

After

Before: layout

After: Live edge shelving and caps

Bamboo cabinet

Here is a custom pullout cabinet with custom built bamboo jewelry rack-

Basement Bath

Another custom designed and built bathroom with more modern features.  Quartersawn ash cabinetry and woodwork, concrete countertop and shower trim, filament bulb lighting, etc.

Rash Bath

Another small bathroom we completed.  New tile throughout with radiant floor heat, a new skylight, custom shelving, etc.

NW Embassy

Here is a small kitchen remodel we did in a unit in the ninety year old Embassy in NW Portland.  When I say "small" I mean small, but very practical for the client, but she did really needed an update to the area.  She wanted to keep as much of the original character as possible so we re-used the upper cabinetry and the glass doors, kept the traditional ball hinge door style with cup pulls.  Of course in these old buildings we are always caught off-guard with original construction and all work done since, but this particular building had interior walls and floor structure I had never encountered before.  Instead of typical wood framed interior walls with lathe and plaster (as we had hoped) these walls were built with small steel members with mesh tied as a backing for a very thick plaster.  Much more indicative of a stucco.  And of course the ceiling and floor are solid concrete with wood sleepers for the wood flooring.  To top it off everything is drastically out of level, parking is a nightmare, and the freight elevator was like being in a Hitchcock movie.  As usual we got through it unscathed and the product looks great.  Here are some of the specifics to the job:
2" mitered edge quartz, undermount sink
carrera subway backsplash
drawer dishwasher
refinished fir and oak flooring
new lower flush mount lower cabinetry, wainscot,
new wainscot

Enjoy

Old phone in the unit

NW Victorian (Part 3)

21 January 2014

Here we are approaching the final phases of the job.

This is Kenny:  He and his son Johnny have been responsible for more dust from sheetrock and plaster than the 1980 Mt St Helen's eruption-  But the walls look great

Matt making old doors new again

Laundry vanity

Basement doors getting painted

Cabinetry

Kitchen cabinets

New granite countertops

Fridge area

Installing the counters

Another full load

Starting the crown in the kitchen

Matt working on the crown

Mike starting the floors in the kitchen

Cutting in the floors

1 February 2014

Just another brief update: we (the carpenters) have pulled off the job and are letting the subcontractors (painters, plumbers, electricians, flooring) get in there and finish off the upstairs and basement as we have completed out end (minus kitchen cabinet doors and drawers.

cabinetry with crown

building the hood surround

railing at back staircase

painters upstairs

master built-in closet

laundry

basement getting prepped for carpet

And finally some pictures of finishes

carpet

door hardware

window finishes

tiled entry's

marmoleum

granite

range hood

24 March 2014

It has been a while since my last update.  The painters kind of took over for a while as there were quite a few colors to deal with and a lot of cabinetry.  So here is the post-paint photo update.  Still a lot of boxes and floor protection, but primarily just a punchlist left to wrap the project up.

Currently the plumber and electrician are wrapping up their duties.

The living room off the entry

Hallway looking towards kitchen

Dining side of living room

Dining room fireplace with new hearth

stove area with hood, granite counter and backsplash

Backsplash detail

Bench area

Built-in units

Built-ins; still needing to put on all the doors

It has to be noted that we only had to replace one section of the original flooring in the entire house.  The original fir in the dining area off the kitchen (about 100sqft) was really in just too bad of shape to salvage as it had undergone previous patchworks that looked unsuitable.  Check future posts for the full reveal of this area.

Sink, pantry, etc

Fridge, storage, wine rack

Basement bath, old tub-new life 

South boys room

North boys room

Master built-in

Master-