Florida Craftwood Blog

Saturday, June 9, 2018

Nitch Red Oak Corner Cabinets

These are two corner cabinets that were designed and built of red oak. These photos were taken with a phone so they are not as good as usually taken with a real camera.

The above is the left cabinet, and below is the right cabinet with a window in the middle.

These have fixed shelves with groove for plates to standing inside the shelves.

Sunday, May 13, 2018

Here's a photo of a recent desk that was made with a top for storage. The desk is built in parts and is screwed together on site. This is finished in lacquer. It was stained to match some existing work that had been done years earlier.

The desk has drawers each side with a pullout above the 3 drawers. The top section has wide stock used and is rabbited together. The bottom drawers are sized for file folders and the top and bottom drawers each side have dividers built of solid red oak.

Thursday, April 26, 2018

Red Oak Book Case Cabinet in Recessed Wall

A client had a recessed wall that did not have much use, so a cabinet was designed and built for the space to store mostly books. This is red oak finished with Minwax special walnut stain color and lacquer.

The base cabinet has doors which are inset each base cabinet having an adjustable shelf inside. The height of cabinet is 9 feet.

This is located in the foyer of the house.

Monday, April 9, 2018

Oak Stair Hand Rail on Vertical Glass

The following is a oak hand rail that was installed which has a dado or rabbit on the underneath side which is slid over existing vertical glass which serves as the baluster plane. The rail has been pre-stained but is not finished.

Above is the lower section and below is the segment that creates the turn at the inside corner left. The vertical suspended section does not have the groove in the bottom which would be visible.

The upper section is shown below. A wall board has been added to the long section for support.

Here is the profile at the upper corner.

Thursday, March 22, 2018

Custom Bathroom Vanity

Here's a photo of a custom bathroom vanity that isn't installed yet. This will have a counter top installed and a sink for a master bathroom.

This vanity is built using birch plywood and soft maple facing and maple drawer boxes. An open shelf is below for storing folded towels. Each drawer has soft self-closing hardware along with the two center doors. The stain color is Minwax red mahogany.

I will post an additional photo of installation when ready.

This photo shows the installation unfortunately, the photo is a little fuzzy but otherwise shows the space it was designed for. The plumbing pipes and fittings are now inside the center cabinet area. There is also a mirror above which does not show in the photo.

Friday, December 8, 2017

Entertainment Center for Big Screen TV

This entertainment center was built for a big screen TV to mount in the center upon the back wall and wires to run inside a chase down to lower section where wire access is located. The doors below the center section have a decorative grating for both ventilation and guaranteed remote functioning if used. The following photo shows the cabinets freshly painted without the shelves or door knobs installed.


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The opening for the big screen TV is big enough for a 60". The base is built similarly to furniture with a decorative leg and toe kick since the floor here was fairly level to begin with.

The top has a solid piece so that the view of the top is more finished looking a seen from upstairs . (See photo below.)

The shelf above the opening for the TV is fixed and another adjustable shelf is made for above this.
All the doors are inset with self-closing hardware and adjustable shelves.

The base cabinet is 20 inches deep and 18 inches on the sides deep. The section above is 12 inches deep. The hole seen in the center section is the access to the vertical chase for wiring which is behind the TV.

Monday, November 6, 2017

Sunroom Office Cabinets

Here are some recent photos of a set of office cabinets built in a sunroom with French doors leading out the south side of a historical home in Lakeland Florida. The shelves and knobs are not yet installed in photos as the paint was still wet. The base cabinets are 16 inches thick to allow more space in the room for a desk which has access to an outlet in the floor.

The cabinets run around an inside corner continously with a corner cabinet that has a pullout below in the base for a printer. Each base section has a grommet access for electrical amenities. A matching baseboard is applied and crown moulding at top engaging ceiling.

The base cabinet doors are inset with flat drop panels and an adjustable shelf inside. Each cabinet has access to the next inside for wiring and access to outlets inside bases.

The paint color is Sherwin Williams Extra White in a semi-gloss finish.