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June 2017

Customer Spotlight: Pacific Cabinetry & Design

Stock, Semi-custom or Custom Cabinetry?

Helpful Closet Organization

Guide

The Right Artwork For Your Kitchen

What To Make With Overripe

Bananas

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Customer Spotlight: Pacific Cabinetry & Design

Pacific Cabinetry & Design has been serving the Vancouver, WA and Portland, OR metropolitan areas since 2006. Owned by Tamara and Ron Dunkin, and located in Vancouver, the full-service cabinet design and installation company specializes in residential kitchen and bath remodeling.

Focused on maximizing space and storage, along with overall convenience, function and visual aesthetics, the design team offer personalized service for remodeling or new construction.

From the initial consultation, their design team works with homeowners to bring their visions to life in a design that works for their budget. They continually review the projects from start to finish, always striving to keep their clients apprised of project developments through regular communications.

To remain competitive, Pacific Cabinetry & Design stays on top of the latest materials and cabinetry trends to help take their clients’ concepts and ideas and turn them into innovative designs. From the beginning—by providing an accurate cost estimate along with computer drawings for review—helps to ensure that the project is completed with positive results.

Referrals have helped their business to grow, and they now offer one of the best selections of custom cabinetry and countertops in the area. Their personalized approach to unique design and quality service has made them a trusted name and they plan to keep expanding their newly-remodeled showroom with the addition of more designers.

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Canyon Creek regional manager Roy Cook says, “Pacific Cabinetry has one of the better showrooms in the city of Vancouver and it’s a popular place for homeowners looking for remodeling ideas.” He continues: “They’ve been a partner of Canyon Creek since 2006, and are very professional and service-oriented and operate their business with integrity. They have a unique design flair that makes their services sought after.”

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Stock, Semi-custom or Custom Cabinetry

One of the major decisions you’ll have to make when selecting your new cabinets is whether or not to choose “stock,” “semi-custom” or “custom” cabinets. There are many differences between the three, most notably being the cost, quality, selection, lead-time and finishing process.

Stock cabinets are like those often found at big box stores, pre-manufac-tured in standard sizes and materials. The door styles, finishes, wood and material choices are limited, and customization is not available. Because they are mass-produced, stock cabinets generally have a shorter lead-time, as they are built, cartoned, and warehoused at a distribution center ready for quick delivery to home center stores.

While stock cabinets will usually be at the opening price point, your design will be limited to fitting pre-determined cabinet sizes into your space. Wood fillers (a piece of wood used to fill in the extra space) are usually needed as part of the design to make the cabinets appear to be a seamless fit.

Semi-custom cabinets offer not only an expanded choice of the standard cabinet configurations available with stock cabinetry, but also the ability to modify the widths, heights, and depths of the cabinets to better fit the dimensions of your room. There are usually more door styles, woods, materials, finishes, storage and organizational accessories to choose from. This greater selection of products and the ability to alter sizes provide the freedom to personalize your design with a custom, built-in look and not just another “cookie-cutter” kitchen made from standard sized components.

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Canyon Creek began incorporating green technology into our manufac-turing in 1991. Our long-standing commitment to the environment encompasses everything from energy use, resource conservation and recycling, to low-VOC finishes and sustainable products. As a result of our focus, we were the first cabinet company awarded the KCMA’s Environmental Stewardship Program Certificate.

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Stock, Semi-custom or Custom Cabinetry (continued)“Custom cabinets” is a designation that can be confusing to the consumer. Small, local cabinet shops may describe themselves as “custom” to differentiate from manufactured cabinets while having little or no variance in materials, styles and the offerings from a semi-custom manufactured product. Some custom manufacturers truly offer products that are superior in materials, craftsmanship and design, and these can be either small shops or large factories.

Both semi- and custom cabinets are made to order, per the homeowner’s room size and selections. With either type, you will receive cabinets made just for your design and home and in the sizes and shapes that you and your designer decide. You will also be able to have your personal preferences and creative elements built right into the cabinet design.

Often, when comparing “apples to apples,” semi-custom cabinets are similar in price to the higher end of stock cabinet lines, and can even come in at a lower price with the increased sizes of cabinets available.

Generally, true custom cabinets are the most expensive option of the three. Just as a handcrafted piece of furniture costs more than a mass-produced one, it is likely that you will pay more and it will take longer to get custom cabinets built to your specifications.

Semi-custom cabinets produced by a larger cabi-net manufacturer are finished in a moisture- and temperature-controlled environment to achieve the quality and consistency of a long-lasting, furni-ture-type finish. A factory-applied finish also en-sures that potentially harmful VOCs are not created or used within the environment of your home.

Small cabinet shops with their skilled carpenters and woodworkers will often carry a semi-custom cabinet line to complement their own custom work. They can also integrate custom architectural mill-work and design details throughout the home that complement the cabinetry.

Whichever type of cabinets you choose, make sure you see actual product samples so that you can examine the quality and workmanship first-hand, before you buy them. Also be sure to enlist the help of an experienced cabinetry designer and installer to ensure you get the craftsmanship worthy of your investment and the exact design features you want to fit your budget and style.

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Helpful Closet Organization Guide

Here is a guide on how to efficiently organize your closet to make the most out of the space:

One major cause of an untidy closet is that there are often items being stored in there that belong in another part of the house. Put those items in their rightful place in the house in order to free up valuable closet space.

Closets are usually filled with items we wear often and those that barely see the light of day. By separating the two, you will cut down on search time. Items you’re most likely to wear should be at eye-level, while keeping items you don’t wear as much higher up. Even better, avoid clutter by donating items you hardly wear and won’t miss.

Easily identify different types of clothing by coordinating hangers. Use wooden hangers for jeans and slacks, and colored hangers to separate blouses and collared shirts. This method doesn’t necessarily take a lot of reorganization, but it’s ideal in differentiating articles of clothing.

When possible, opt for custom cabinetry in your closet. Our Closets Plus line offers everything from bins, drawers to hampers in order for your closet to reach its maximum organizational capability.

There are some people whose shoes and clothes are neatly arranged in the closet—and then there are the rest of us. While we can usually find what we are looking for in our unorganized disaster of a closet, it’s not always easy.

Our blog is full of design tips for kitchens, baths

and other rooms. You’ll also find

articles on current trends, sustainable living, renovation

ideas, cabinet styles and more.

News, Tips & Trends

The Right Artwork For Your KitchenDeciding on artwork for the kitchen can be harder than choosing the custom cabinetry, wall color and other essentials combined.

Stylish modern artwork is the way to go in contemporary kitchens. Think clean lines or geometrical shapes similar to the work of Frank Stella and Mark Rothko.

Rustic and traditional kitchens work well with landscape and still-life artwork.

Print advertisements or artwork of Warhol’s soup cans will complete a retro kitchen’s diner aesthetic.

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How To Rock Open ShelvingOne of this year’s biggest trends is open shelving. Meant for displaying finer pieces of dishware and collectables in the kitchen, open shelving works well throughout the entire home. Combined with custom cabinets, open shelving is a winning combination that flows well with an open floor plan.

A good way to tie items together is with a theme or color palette. Look around to see what else is in the room to help you choose what objects or colors will work well with the decor of the space as a whole.

Try not to go overboard with too many items. When there are too many things on the shelf, it will look overcrowded and the eye won’t be drawn to any one thing. Stick with an odd number of items. Three items are most popular, but larger shelves work well with five items.

There is a lot of power in juxtaposition! Try pairing items of different heights and textures on the same shelf. The variety of elevation and surfaces will create the most eye-catching final product.

The most important aspect when styling shelves is to fill them with items that are important to you. Shelves are a great place to showcase keepsakes and souvenirs that you’ve collected over the years.

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What To Make With Overripe BananasIt’s inevitable that at some point you will be stuck with overripe bananas. Don’t throw them away! Instead try one of these recipes to turn those gross mushy bananas into something tasty

Grilled banana bread s’mores: Gooey, sticky and all around delicious, Half Baked Harvest uses the bananas to make graham cracker banana bread. Melt chocolate, marshmallow and peanut butter between two slices and enjoy! This recipe might have a lot of steps, but it’s well worth it!

Banana Crème Brulee: Dessert doesn’t have to take forever to make or need a ton of ingredients. Tidy Mom takes instant pudding, bananas and chocolate graham cracker cookies to make a simple, no torch needed Banana Crème Brulee.

Banana Caramel Upside-down Cake: Cake with golden brown bananas and coated in caramel? Yes, please! The Viet Vegan created this slightly sweet cake that everyone is sure to love.