The Steers Laundry rm. Addition

Very nice indeed. I like how everything comes together. Thanks for posting this – now I can drool.

-- I've never seen a tree that I wouldn't like to repurpose into a project. I love the smell of wood in the morning - it smells like victory.

Beautiful work, very nice!

-- Z, Rockwall, TX

turned out great…really like the color of the cabinets…would you be willing to tell be what stain and color you used?

Thanks

-- Todd, Oak Ridge, TN, Hello my name is Todd and I'm a Toolholic, I bought my last tool 10 days, no 4 days, oh heck I bought a tool on the way here! †

That is one fancy laundry room.

-- Jack T, John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life."

beautiful work!

-- Joe, Cumming, GA

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!

-- No matter how many factors go into thinking about a project, there is always one important new discovery to be made.

That is sweet! I love the color of the cabinets. (Do you remember what it is?)

I love your work. And I agree about finished EVERYTHING, even if you can’t see it.

Nicely done. Thanks for sharing your projects. You do very, very nice work.

-- Glen, Pennsylvania, Colossians 3:23 "Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men."

Beautiful cabinets.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

That is really pretty! :)

Nice cabinets.

-- Scott in Texas

Wonderful cabinets, really nice work.
Best thoughts,
Mads

-- Mad F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.

Great cabinets, beautiful finish work. I don’t dare let my wife see this or I will be busy for the next two years.

-- RayCurtis

TT and Pastorglen,
The color….....you had to ask. It’s a mixture of 4 -5 colors. What a project that was.

I always start out with a 12”x 36” cherry plywood “stain stick” with 4-5 colors on it, varnished.
Then, I make a similar 18×24 cherry door to use for the final stain color sample.

It’s allot of work but this is important to get right or you will never hear the end of it. Don’t rush this.

“You did a really nice job Mark…........................I wish it were a little darker though.” Doh!

Cherry is difficult to stain, some would call it a sin.

The client wanted it darker and didn’t like the variation in color (blotches) so we sprayed a sealer coat, then sprayed on an oil base, transparent stain, then 2 coats of poly which I buffed out after it cured for a day or two.

The inside is prefinished maple plywood, with clear Lacquer. This product completely changed the way I build cabinets.

Thanks everybody for all the compliments.
It’s been a depressing winter. This website has been very therapeutic.

-- mark

Oh yea…...check out the tile.
We had it completely laid down but the pattern was “square on the diagonal”.

I always prefer that my client be home during the start of a tile install at least to see the layout.
She saw the snapped lines but the tile installer didn’t lay the tile out so she could see the pattern.

She wanted a brick pattern – “staggered on the diagonal”. oops.
So the next morning we pulled it all up, cleaned and scraped everything and re laid the tile as desired.
It took an extra day but it was the right choice. No charge, of course.

The client is always right.
They ended up having us gut and remodel the rest of the 6000 sq ft 1927 shingle style house, inside and out.
So far, It’s been 2 year project. They are one of my best clients.

You can chase money and make it a priority or you can focus on giving and it will chase you.

-- mark

Wow, all this in a Laundry Room? The rest of the house must be amazing. If not I am sure these clients will be calling you again.

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