MITRE CONTRACTING, INC.: Cabinetry

Cabinetry

July 23, 2011

Kitchen Remodel in Manassas Virginia

In this entry we feature a small kitchen remodel / renovation we completed this spring.

This project included new cabinetry, granite counters, hardwood flooring, recessed and under-cabinet lighting, and a slightly revised layout featuring a raised counter space.

The cabinets are "Waypoint" brand, supplied by Taylor Made Kitchens out of Stafford, VA. They feature real plywood vernier cabinet boxes, 5/8" solid hardwood dovetailed drawers with full access ball bearing glides, roll-out trays in all base cabinets, square raised panel doors with six-way adjustable concealed hinges.

Please CONTACT US if you would like us to provide a quote on your new kitchen or bath.

BEFORE PICTURES AFTER PICTURES

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Here we see a close up view of the paneled beadboard 1/2 wall with corbels supporting the raised granite countertop.

Wall cabinet ends with raised panels. All existing 12" bulkheads were removed, 36" tall cabinets were installed along with a nice 3 piece crown molding build-up. Also note the light rail molding along the underside of each wall cabinet for the under cabinet lighting.

This homeowner chose to go with a very nice undermount copper two bowl sink, and matching bronze fixtures.

Please call or email us anytime if you would like us to come to your home and give you a free, no pressure, no obligation consultation, for your next home improvement project. From a simple bathroom makeover up to a full fledged kitchen or bathroom renovation, let us help you design and build the space of your dreams.

Thank You, Roger Beesley, Mitre Contracting, Inc.

Home Enhancement & Renovation Through Fine Custom Carpentry & Millwork Installation

Some other home improvement / finish carpentry projects include: Crown Moldings, Chair Rail mouldings, Wainscoting, Coffered Ceilings, Beamed Ceilings, Baseboard moldings, Stair railings, Stairway re-treads, renovations of old outdated railinsg & stairways, Built-In bookcases, cabinetry, entertainment centers, office spaces, mantels / mantles... and much more!

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July 07, 2011

More Than Just Mouldings

Even though we install miles and miles of mouldings for our customers... we also specialize in many other areas of finish carpentry in Northern Virginia and the surrounding counties. We do more than just mouldings.

In this blog we would like to feature a few pictures of some custom built-in cabinetry. This built-in consisted of two units on either side of the fireplace with a mantel feature connecting the cabinetry. Also we built a 1/2 wall bookcase topped off with some 8" tapered columns.

First take a look at a before picture of the family room area:

AFTER PICTURES:

This picture shows the final product. Each unit is around 7' wide by 10' tall. Arched valances, plain stiles, open adjustable shelves on the upper units with closed storage below.

HALF WALL BUILT-IN BOOKCASE WITH COLUMNS

The specifications of these particular built-in cabinets and bookcases are:

3/4" Birch vernier plywood casework
Poplar wood facings with cabinet bead detail
3/4" birch ply counters with 1.5" wood edgings with "ogee" profiles
Recessed toe kick design on the built-ins & flush toe on the 1/2 wall with baseboard
Inset solid square raised panel doors with concealed euro style adjustable hinges
Adjustable 3/4" birch ply shelves with 1.5" wood front edgings with beaded detail
Arched valances topped with a matching crown moulding

See more BUILT-IN CABINETRY pictures HERE or HERE

If you would like us to quote you a price on building some built-ins for your home, please don't hesitate to contact us anytime. We will be glad to come out, take measurements, discuss your ideas, and design a built-in according to your wishes / needs. Let us show you that we do more than just mouldings!

Thank You, Roger Beesley

Please call us at 703-330-3486, or email us here ,

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March 08, 2011

Interior Finish Carpentry in Virginia

This posting features a few pictures of some custom interior finsh carpentry trim work we completed awhile back. The home is located in Alexandria, Virginia.

Custom maple cabinetry with granite counters and stainless appliances

Foyer Staircase with curved treads and railings

Looking down the curved oak railings. This features 6010 oak rails, 5015 painted balusters and is a "post-to-post" design style bannister

Fireplace mantel with a matching surround feature. This fireplace surround utilizes standard mouldings to mimic the mantel construction.

Another view of the fireplace moldings. The surround iplasters extend to the ceiling and are wrapped in the crown molding that trims out the entire living room.

This wainscoting for this powder room is 36" high, features a real tongue and groove pine beadboard capped with a two piece chair rail.

Here you see a close up of the three piece crown moulding. This is made up from two pieces of a 4" baseboard used as backer with a piece of 4 5/8" crown moulding.

Please call us anytime 703-330-3486, or email us, and let us provide you with a free in home consultation and free no obligation price quote for your next home improvement project. We service the entire Northern Virginia area and all the surrounding counties.

Thank You, Roger Beesley, Mitre Contracting, Inc.

Fill out our CONTACT FORM for your free quote on a new mantel, built-in or moulding installation!

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February 23, 2011

Built-In with TV space and wine storage

This posts features a project we finished in the summer of 2010. It consists of a wall to wall built-in that has space for just about everything.

It has closed storage base cabinetry, space for a wine cooler refrigerator and a removable diamond bin for wine bottle storage. The uppers have narrow depth end sections with adjustable shelves, stepped out center cabinetry with a wide center unit that accomodates a large flat screen television.

This built-in project is what we would call a combination bookcase, entertainment center, wine cellar.

The built-in cabinetry is constructed of a 3/4" thick birch vernier plywood for the casework, poplar wood for all the faceframes, valences and stiles. Square raised panel inset doors with concealed euro style hinges on the base units. The cabinetry was topped off with a medium sized crown molding that we also ran through-out the entire family room.

BEFORE PICTURE

AFTER PICTURE

Notice the 2 doors in the refrigerator space... they are for the cabinet with the removable diamond bin.

We also threw in a couple of small wall shelves for surround sound speakers... click the pictures to enlarge

See more BUILT-IN CABINETRY pictures HERE or HERE

Thank You, Roger Beesley, Mitre Contracting, Inc.

Fill out our CONTACT FORM for your free quote on a new mantel, built-in or moulding installation!

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September 12, 2010

Built-In Cabinets with Boxed Mantel at Fireplace

Here we feature a few pictures of a small built-in cabinetry project we just completed. These built-in cabinets feature base cabinet units with closed storage, upper bookcase units with arched valances and adjustable shelving. We also fabricated a nice boxed mantel between the two built-in cabinets and covered the upper brick portion of the fireplace with a solid birch vernier plywood and mouldings giving it a nice recessed panel look.

We leave the mantel shelf ledge loose to accommodate the installation of media cabling. You can see the grommets in one of the pictures that allow for the side speaker wires to pass through.

The casework for these built-ins is a 3/4" thick birch vernier plywood with solid poplar wood facings. The square inset raised panel doors have poplar wood frames and mdf panels. They also utilize concealed adjustable euro style hinges.

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BEFORE PICTURE

I was a little late in taking the before picture of the built-ins on this one. Here you can see we have already started the installation of the left side cabinet.

AFTER PICTURES

Notice that the brick above the boxed mantel shelf has been covered with a nice recessed panel of birch vernier plywood and beaded accent mouldings. We also padded out this panel to allow for the TV cabling

I am hoping to get some pictures of this project all painted and completed.

See more BUILT-IN CABINETRY pictures HERE or HERE

Thank You, Roger Beesley, Mitre Contracting, Inc.

Fill out our CONTACT FORM for your free quote on a new mantel, built-in or moulding installation!

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August 18, 2010

Double Sided Built-In Half-wall Bookcase

This small project featured a double sided built-in bookcase acting as a room divider between a family room and kitchen nook area.

Some design details include, arched valances, cabinet beading, solid 3/4" birch plywood casework, solid poplar wood stile and rail facings, solid oak counter-top with ogee profile edgings. The counter-top had a beautiful sprayed lacquered finish, and the cabinetry was painted in a semi-gloss latex. The entire built-in cabinet was then trimmed out in a matching baseboard and shoe molding.

CALL US @ : 703-330-3486 OR MY CELL @ 703-615-3077

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KITCHEN SIDE VIEW PICTURE

Built-In bookcase with solid 3/4" cabinet grade birch plywood casework with poplar wood facings. Cabinetry has a nice lacquered oak counter.

INSTALLATION PICTURE

We just finished the installation of the built-in bookcase unit, the oak counter is at the finishers getting stained and lacquered, and the painters are on schedule for the next day.

FAMILY ROOM SIDE VIEW PICTURE

Unfortunately I failed to take any before pictures. What was there, was a standard 4" wide 36" tall dry-walled partition capped with a piece of painted mdf.

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Please don't hesitate to call or email us anytime, if you would like us to provide you with an in home consultation on your new set of built-ins, or any home improvement project. All estimates and consultations are always free of charge.

From crown moldings, chair rails, wainscot, or simply some upgraded baseboards or window casings, we can transform any room in your house.

Thank You,

Roger Beesley

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July 01, 2010

Built-In Cabinetry in Cherry

This posting features a just completed cherry wood built-in cabinetry project. This built-in was fabricated for a customer in Fairfax Station, Virginia. Some of the features of this built-in are:

3/4" cherry vernier plywood casework with solid cherry facings
Pilaster stiles with stopped fluting and rosettes
Square raised panel doors with concealed euro style adjustable hinges
Fully adjustable shelves with beaded front edgings
Glass paneled doors on the two lighted display cabinets, switched at wall switch
Glass adjustable shelves with optional front wood edgings with beaded detail
Professional spray lacquered finish in natural cherry
4 5/8" cherry crown molding and a 4 1/2" beaded baseboard complete the package

Custom cherry wood built-in cabinetry with lighted glass displays

A before picture Picture of the 3D Drawing

Here are a few more pictures taken at different angles, showing some of the built-in cabinetry's details

Close-Up Detail Pictures of various components of the built-in cabinets... click to enlarge

One side note I have to mention... the cabinet knobs were placed at the center of the doors at the customer's request. We normally place them at the tops/bottoms of the doors.

See more BUILT-IN CABINETRY pictures HERE or HERE

Please call us at 703-330-3486, or email us here ,

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March 25, 2010

Built-ins for room with cathedral ceilings

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Here we would like to show off a few pictures of a built-in cabinetry project we just completed in the fall of 2009. These feature upper built-in open bookcases with adjustable shelving, built-in base cabinetry with raised panel doors, crown molding at the ceiling, a flush toe kick design with a matching baseboard molding.

The casework is 3/4" cabinet grade birch plywood with poplar wood facings. All finished off with several coats of semi-gloss latex paint.

The design includes a mantel shelf that opens for storage and the installation of cables, etc.

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BEFORE PICTURE

AFTER PICTURE

A FEW DETAIL & CLOSE-UP PICTURES

See more BUILT-IN CABINETRY pictures HERE or HERE

Thank You, Roger Beesley, Mitre Contracting, Inc.

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Built-In cabinetry around a fireplace

This posting features a family room set of built-ins we just completed for a homeowner in Springfield, VA.

They feature arched valances, square raised panel doors and adjustable shelving. The interiors of the base cabinetry have been clear coated with two coats of semi-gloss polyurethane.

We also constructed the mantel shelf to open up for installation of speaker wiring, etc.

CALL US @ : 703-330-3486 OR MY CELL @ 703-615-3077

Please click the pictures to enlarge them in a separate window and also you can hover over the picture for descriptions

AFTER PICTURE

Solid 3/4" cabinet grade birch plywood casework with poplar wood facings.

BEFORE PICTURE

We covered the upper portion of brick with solid 3/4" birch plywood, poplar wood stiles and arched the valance, giving a nice recessed panel look above the mantel