I wanted to share my thoughts on a recent experience
that happens to be one of the more fun aspects of my job. A few days ago I had
the opportunity to go and photograph two homes that we built custom cabinets
for about ten months ago. It was so exciting to see the final finished project
with these two homes, but it was also very fascinating to see how completely
different these two homes were.
At some point in the near future I promise to write a more
detailed description of these two beautiful homes but for now I wanted to just
tell you what my first impressions were having seen both of these for the very
first time.
I was absolutely amazed at how different both of these homes
were on the inside; it was like night and day. To give a brief background, both
of these homes were located on Lake Norman about forty-five minutes apart. As
far as I am aware, our company, Walker Woodworking, is the only thing that theses two homes had in
common as far as design, contractors, subcontractors, and any other trade that
would have had a contribution to the completion of the home. Lake Norman is a
very popular lake in the Charlotte Metro area for building large Luxury homes.
I won’t spend a lot of time describing how different these are as the photos can definitely speak for themselves.I decided to give the hood view since these are the focal point in each of these kitchens.
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| 'Old World' |
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| Classic White |
In the first picture the homeowner preferred an ‘Old World’ style emphasizing their preference for a rustic appeal with different types of wood finishes and the large cast stone hood.
In the second picture the homeowner wanted to go with something elegant and classic, and white certainly fits the bill.
I thought both of these home were beautiful and unique in
their own way; they had a lot of personality that reminded me of their owners.
We spend a lot of time with homeowners during the design phase of highly
detailed projects such as these. Customer personality is something that you can
only see in a well thought out and planned, true custom built home.
Another point that caught my attention is trends. In this
part of North Carolina as far as custom cabinets are concerned I cannot say that
there is a distinct trend for modern or traditional styles. Currently our
company is building all sorts of various styles and customer preference is the
only thing that rules!
For more design ideas and inspiration, visit our photo gallery.
Being in the design business you can really see the beauty in every different style of home that we work in. From contemporary, to classic, to old world, and everything in between each client's tastes definitely make their homes unique. The photographs of these jobs that we'll put on our website in the coming weeks, will showcase even more the two different ends of the design spectrum.
ReplyDeleteI love being able to assist in the design process, but what I really love is building and installing custom one-of-a-kind cabinetry. I also love setting up our CNC moulder and producing high-end moulding. I love craftsmanship, and that's the reason I started doing this as a hobby. This is why I sneak away from running the business to get into the shop some, only to be hunted by Stacey and Jeneane for a phone call. It's still the best job ever.
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