Field notes from the shop. Materials for Florida humidity, designer collaboration, custom kitchen process, and family-run shop notes. Written by the people who do the work.
· Buyer's Guide
A buyer's guide. What to ask the shop. What to ignore in the marketing. How to spot the difference between a real fabricator and a reseller pretending. Written for homeowners and the designers advising them.
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The three tiers of cabinetry are real categories with real differences in materials, construction, design freedom, and lead time. Here is what each one actually is, and how to tell which one fits your project.
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South Florida humidity, salt air, and coastal exposure punish cabinetry that was specified for a dry climate. This is what we use, why we use it, and what fails when shops cut corners on the substrate, the joinery, the finish, and the hardware.
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A working note for interior designers and architects. Where the designer-fabricator handoff goes wrong, what the right shop does to make it work, and why the right partnership is the difference between a project that gets photographed and one that becomes a callback.
Read ›· About
How a small family-run cabinet shop in Jupiter divides the work. Sergio Sr. on design, Sergio Jr. on project execution, Marny on client coordination. Why we kept it small. Why that decision shapes the work.
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