2015 A Year In Review - Walker Woodworking

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Design Notes

2015 A Year In Review For Walker Woodworking

As we reflect on 2015, so much has happened, and we are truly grateful for it all. We want to extend our very heartfelt thanks to all our new and loyal customers. We appreciate each of you! As a custom cabinet shop, all of our custom cabinetry projects are unique, but occasionally some projects fall outside our normal scope of work. We always welcome a challenge and love to explore our design possibilities, showcasing our creativity. You never know where you will see Walker Woodworking Custom Cabinets and woodcrafted pieces.

Highlighted Projects:

Remilling the Dover Mill flooring and seeing how it is enjoyed at the local Newgrass Brewery has a special place in my heart for many reasons. My grandparents, father, and many other friends and family walked on this very floor during the textile days. Now, in a new stage of the brewery, a taste of history can be seen, just as good as a taste of local beer, along with local food prepared at the Newgrass Kitchen, which is owned by my brother, Chef Jason Walker.

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Mountain Homes & Rustic Lodges: Mountain Lake Home Photos

Becoming more popular are Mountain homes and rustic lodge-style lake houses. We had the pleasure of working with a few customers who were looking for this rustic look, as if it had always been in their home! When the customer supplies wood for over 200 years, we get one chance to make the custom cabinetry just right! We built a lake house kitchen from knotty heart pine. The homeowner wanted a welcoming, rustic warmth. Another home was a lake cabin, used for family gatherings and vacations. The look of live-edge wood and rustic alder accented with twig-like hardware can be seen throughout the home. The drop zone is a popular area for the family to place lake items and get ready for a fun day on the lake.

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Community Involvement

Community involvement with various organizations allows Walker Woodworking to give back where it is needed most. Walker Woodworking’s custom cabinetry projects can be seen in many places! Some you may recognize, and some you may not!

Crest High School – Cheerleading boxes
Stepping Out Dance Productions – Dance props
Dover YMCA – installed a coffee bar area. Travis Walker has donated this coffee station in memory of Robin Hendrick, who was very instrumental in getting the YMCA started in Shelby. Now, many faces of Cleveland County can enjoy a fresh cup of coffee at the Dover YMCA. What a great way to rejuvenate before or after a workout!
Double Springs Baptist Church – installed a new kitchen for the youth minister’s home.
Pregnancy Resource Center – We made a desk from the flooring from the original home. The desk is now a beautiful one-of-a-kind working desk out of pine. The desk was constructed from the original pine floors, which were naturally distressed and marked with wormholes.

Travel The Countryside:

We have had the opportunity to travel and explore new areas, building new construction and remodeling for our many custom cabinetry projects. We service many areas in both North Carolina & South Carolina.

A few of our favorites are:

The Cliffs – Asheville, NC (photos from a recent project)
Cheval – Charlotte, NC (photos from homearama)
Lake James NC
Greenville SC
Albemarle

What’s Trending In Custom Cabinetry Projects?

Design elements, favorite color choices, and hardware are constantly evolving with new design trends in your home. Here are a few trends that we have seen over the past year. Be sure to visit our Photo Gallery; we are always adding pictures of beautiful custom cabinetry projects.

We have had strong demand for entertainment centers, mainly because TVs keep getting bigger & bigger!

Closets & clever storage ideas have also been a popular request. Instead, it may be for an “In-law Suite” or to add more function and organization in your clothes closet or pantry; everyone needs more storage space.

Fire Mantles and Bookcases are back! Technology has not replaced the fact that people still like to display a good book, a family photo, or a beautiful Christmas display of greenery on the mantle. Rolling ladders are an added feature to most of the bookcases we build.

Bringing the outdoors inside with the rustic look of a barn door. It is a great way to close off the laundry room, playroom, and home office. Barn doors are just now approaching the top of design ideas. I expect we will make many more in the year 2016. They are also popular for entertainment centers, incorporated into the design as wall coverings when the TV is not in use.

Color choices: Gray, Silver, and White have been the trend for 2015. We are exploring possibilities of new crackle finishes with a vintage look. Our finish experts are constantly researching new opportunities, in the paint room with colors and stains. After all, it is the finish on our custom cabinets that enhances the style so beautifully!

We are so excited for 2016 and all of the new adventures for the Walker Woodworking Team! Please stay connected with us.