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Meet Gail O'Rourke - your custom Cabinetmaker giving a tour at a local lumber yard.

Stay tuned! The next project could be yours!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEiybv06pJA

Meet your new Cabinetmaking Team

From left to right

Gary Anderson - Cabinetmaker
Tony DaCruz - Finisher
Gail O'Rourke - Shop Foreman
Tony Tarantino - Cabinetmaker
Max Newman - Designer

We look forward to working with you.

I was reviewing our website and I read the following paragraph in our product and services section:

"After the CAD drawings are approved and final selections made, our high-tech Fox 48 CNC machinery reads and manufactures these components and precisely cuts all of the cabinet parts. The finishing process begins with extensive sanding and filing, as the cabinets are put through our Holzher Uno 1302 banding machine so that all edges are finished."

I thought to myself, that's pretty cool but what does that mean to my customer? What impact does this have on their projects?

The access to and utilization of this equipment allows Chestnut Bay to provide you with the highest quality product at the best and most competitive price. Now that's something everyone can understand.

Feel free to contact me for your personal factory tour - Gail 508-495-4600!

I love when a project comes across the production floor that is exciting and challenging. To be honest, most of our projects are exciting and always have a challenging component...but this project caught my eye.

After looking at the materials summary a smile crossed my face as I read the materials list - Reclaimed Fir! How fun! So we jumped in the truck and headed to the local sawmill. After "ooohing and ahhing" at the assortment of lumber we found a suitable stash of reclaimed fir. It has a beautiful straight vertical grain with a few distinctive nail holes here and there. With a clear finish it will be a warm honey color.

We are working on this Reclaimed Fir kitchen as I write this so be sure to check back soon for more pictures of this great project. It is sure to be a crowd pleaser.

Thank you to everyone who emailed me about their interest in cabinet refinishing. Here are the answers to a few of the questions:

How do I know if my cabinets can be refinished? Karen - Wareham, MA.

"Karen, your cabinets can be refinished if they meet the following criteria:

They are in good repair.
They meet your needs in terms of lay out and design and therefore you require no change.
You are requiring a finish that is compatible with your current finish.

We will work with you on samples to assure that we get a satisfactory result from your refinishing."

I have a few doors that are broken and a drawer that doesn't quite work - can you still refinish my cabinets? Tom - Hyannis, MA.

"Absolutely Tom. In your case, we may need to replace the doors that are damaged with doors of the same style. Because we are a custom shop we can match any cabinet style on the market. And we have many options for hardware; we can update all of your drawer slides and door hardware and also offer you a full line of kitchen cabinet accessories that will give you a new updated look and more function from your existing cabinets without the cost of a new kitchen."

Thanks for your great questions. Please don't hesitate to contact us about your refinishing needs.

There is no greater way to complement your Cabinetmaker/Painter than entering the room and exclaiming "WOW!" A smile crosses our face as we nod in reply while we wrap up the final touches on your project.

This week, at our final day during our refinish project we were rewarded with "WOW". The team, headed by Master Painter Tony Cruz, did an incredible job refinishing a North Falmouth kitchen. From calm maple and light colors this kitchen was transformed into a dramatic masterpiece of browns, reds, warm muslin and black glaze. The combination of a steady and consistent hand gave a uniform finish to the entire kitchen, each piece complementing the next, each color bringing out the richness of the cabinets and showcasing this kitchen.

Stay tuned for more pictures of this great kitchen makeover in the upcoming weeks!

Recently, we placed a sign outside our showroom that says "WE MANUFACTURE CABINETS!" Yes, we do manufacture our own cabinets. This often comes as a surprise to our customers when they come in our showroom, peak through the "kitchen" window and see Chestnut Bay Cabinetmakers and Staff working diligently on a customer's project.

But, that's not all we do. When a North Falmouth homeowner came in one day and said "I don't want new cabinets, I like my cabinets, can you refinish them?" When Bob Adams replied without hesitation "Absolutely" she couldn't believe it.

Here is a picture of her kitchen before. Stay tuned, you won't believe the afters!