Walker Woodworking Blog

Whether you are looking for the latest design trends in custom cabinets, kitchen and bath design ideas or if you just want to keep up with what’s going with Walker Woodworking, we are excited to share our blog page. Our blog page offers great information to our clients; we offer tips on how to organize your kitchen, we detail a few of our projects and even give you a look ‘behind the scenes’ at Walker Woodworking.

Popular Paint Colors For Kitchen Cabinetry

Our team of designers and craftsmen at Walker Woodworking have been creating beautiful custom cabinetry and accessories in the foothills of North Carolina since 1999. While the actual designing and craftsmanship part of creating cabinets rightfully takes most of our time when starting a project, we realize that the color of the final product will […]

How to Choose the Right Kitchen Cabinet Materials for Your Project

There are many elements that have to come together in a successful kitchen remodel to transform this room into the one envisioned by the homeowner. One of these is certainly the cabinetry. They take up a large portion of the space in a kitchen and typically a hefty chunk of the budget as well. At […]

Cabinet Refacing: Should I or Shouldn’t I?

If your cabinets are looking worn or faded, they can bring down the appearance of your entire kitchen. It’s possible that there may be problems with other parts of your kitchen as well such as worn flooring, insufficient counter space or damaged light fixtures. In this case, a kitchen remodel might be a good idea. […]

The Benefits of Custom Cabinetry

When doing a kitchen or bath remodel, one major decision you’ll have to make will be whether you plan to go with off-the-shelf cabinetry or custom cabinets or perhaps a combination of the two. While pre-made cabinets will cost less, they also offer less flexibility in terms of matching exactly what you want to achieve […]

Twin Chimney’s Farmhouse Renovation

Twin Chimney’s Farmhouse Renovation Project If you love old homes as much as I do, you will surely love the story of the Twin Chimney Farms renovation project. Travis and I were honored that the homeowners, Jack and Carole Arey trusted us and Walker Woodworking to be a part of this 18-month long project. These […]

Wash, Sort, and Stack Our Best Laundry Rooms

Wash, sort, and stack: The inner workings of our best laundry rooms Who loves to do laundry? Most people’s response to that question would be…..not me! However, the task of washing and drying is a never-ending, necessary chore to keep a home running smoothly. I can attest to this as a mother of two small […]

Cabinet Basics

Cabinet Basics 101: Our Building Options When clients first come to us at Walker Woodworking they are often overwhelmed by the different cabinet options offered from different sources. We always strive to educate our clientele on all the options they have during their custom cabinetry selection process. There are many options to choose from within […]

The Comeback Of Oak

The Comeback Of Oak When you think of oak cabinetry what do you envision? Probably a kitchen in an older home with lighter toned cabinets and all of the “typical oak” graining showing on every door and drawer.  We have indeed torn out many of these older style oak kitchens to complete updated remodels in […]

Questions about your Kitchen Remodel: What you didn’t know you needed to know!

Questions about your Kitchen Remodel: What you didn’t know you needed to know! When remodeling your kitchen there are certain decisions that are fairly obvious to the average consumer. For example: Do I want stained or painted cabinetry? What scope of construction will my project entail (full gut/renovation, sprucing up existing cabinets, new paint, new […]

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Taking Care Of Your New Kitchen

Now that the kitchen of your dreams is actually in your home, you may not want to use it. It looks so clean and pristine, untouched by gunk, splatters, and spills. It is true that a deep cleaning of your new kitchen may be due every few months. However, the most beneficial cleaning tasks can […]

Conference Table Project

Conference Table Project Concept & Design A few weeks ago, Wendi Gragg asked our Designer Brandon Fitzmorris to find her a table for twenty-four, specifically a conference for seating up to twenty-four people for one of her clients. She also wanted a smaller eight-foot table for a smaller conference room. Once Brandon found a table […]

Remodeling 101 Part 4 Finishing Touches

Part 4: The Finishing Touches Construction crews have left your home now and it is time to put your space back together with the last details. Cleaning up Now that everything is in its place and the dust has literally settled, it’s time to clean up.  As was mentioned in our article on Part 3; […]

Remodeling 101 Part 3 Construction

Part 3: Living in a Construction Zone It’s here, it’s finally here!!! The day you’ve been dreaming of has arrived……construction begins! Then it hits you…..construction chaos has arrived! I now realize, I need more time! It can be stressful to have your home torn apart and even more daunting to think of living in your […]

Remodeling 101 Part 2 making your selections

Remodeling 101 Part 2 – Making Your Selections. We continue our remodeling 101 series with part 2 –  making selections for a kitchen remodel project. A remodel is like a journey, so to speak. To make a journey successful and memorable, much planning must take place. The purpose for the journey must be established up […]

Remodeling 101 Part 1 Budgeting and Planning Remodel Budget Analysis

Remodeling 101 Part 1  Budgeting & Planning Setting a realistic budget Does remodeling your kitchen and bath seem so intimidating that you are not sure where you should begin? Do you want to remodel but can’t get started because you know you must stay within a certain budget? Whether you are planning a kitchen or […]