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Project by Matthew T. Smith posted 1191 days ago 2227 views 10 times favorited 18 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I was asked to design and build cabinets for Charles and Lori’s sunroom addition. The design needed to incorporate an HVAC return, lighting, electrical outlets, storage and adjustable shelves. As seen by the photographs the HVAC return is concealed but has louver doors to allow air flow. The cabinets are paint grade and made of birch plywood and maple solids with bead board panels in the back. This project is a permanent installation in which the cabinets are scribed to the wall.

-- Matthew, North Carolina, www.woodleafstudios.com




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a1Jim

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#1 posted 1191 days ago

It all looks great with all that light it is truly a “sun room”

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

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RexMcKinnon

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#2 posted 1191 days ago

Wow, that’s some beautiful work.

-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!

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Blair Helgason

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#3 posted 1191 days ago

Beautiful job, nice photos as well. I’m actually working on a similar project but had to settle for MDF due to cost and availability. I hope mine turns out as well as yours did.

-- Blair

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CharlieM1958

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#4 posted 1191 days ago

Beautiful room, and beautiful wall system. I’m envious!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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stefang

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#5 posted 1191 days ago

Very nicely done.

-- Mike, American in Norway

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Todd A. Clippinger

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#6 posted 1191 days ago

It all came together beautifully!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com

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Bradford

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#7 posted 1191 days ago

Very good looking outcome.

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford. Wood-a-holics unanimous president

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Scott

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#8 posted 1191 days ago

Looks very nice. How’d you finish it?

-- Making Wood Shorter, One board at a time

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PetVet

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#9 posted 1191 days ago

Boy, a nice clean install Mike, they look great!

-- Rich in Richmond -- Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.

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SDVike

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#10 posted 1191 days ago

Very nice! I’m looking at doing the same in my living room on either side of the Fire Place. What type of paint do you recommend for something like this?

The fireplace in our new house has white paint that seems to stick to everything you set on it. Builders usually use cheap paint, so maybe it just needs a better quality paint. For the record, I live in Colorado so humidity should not be an issue.

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Beginningwoodworker

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#11 posted 1191 days ago

Nice looking cabinets.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

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DocK16

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#12 posted 1191 days ago

Yes beautiful work, light colors and white wood work make this room a wake up experience. Very clean looking and comfortable place with lots of natural light. I see the back of the cabinets are green in one pic and white in another, I’m not sure what the final was. I plan on doing some of this work beside my fireplace so I just wondered.

-- DocK, WV

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Matthew T. Smith

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#13 posted 1191 days ago

In this case, I installed the cabinets unfinished, the client already had a good painter lined up to paint the room ( walls, trim, etc.) . They were first primed and then rec’d 2 coats of color. The cabinets and trim are white.

Regarding the quality of paint jobs, it’s all in the prep work. The paint will either have a chemical or mechanical bond. When mechanical it is essential that you have a clean surface, free of trash and other material. A good paint, when applied properly, and intermediate steps are allowed to dry, etc., should give you a very durable surface.

-- Matthew, North Carolina, www.woodleafstudios.com

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ND2ELK

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#14 posted 1191 days ago

Beautiful addition! Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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randyb

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#15 posted 1190 days ago

great job!! I like the color, It looks like a great place to have morning coffee.

-- I was going for that distressed look

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