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Incorporating drawer boxes into cabinetry projects is a great way to add value and benefit for homeowners. Maximizing the usability of lower cabinets is an important design element for aging adult customers who want to stay safe and independent in their own homes.

Twelve new galleries are now available to explore and build inspiration for your 2015 projects. Each of these galleries features a slide show of a completed kitchen cabinet project, plus information about door styles, finishes and other design details. We invite you to dive in, take a closer look and most of all get inspired!

Decore-ative Specialties' Andrew Lansford donates Thanksgiving turkeys to Hope House

Decore-ative Specialties hosted members of the Wood Products Manufacturers Association on Wednesday, October 15th in their Monroe facility. WPMA members were provided an extensive tour of Decore-ative’s eastern operations.

Maple continues to be one of your best options for dovetail drawer boxes, especially as the market price of some high end material prices creep up. Soft Maple, Promo Soft Maple, Aspen, and Prefinished 9-Ply Birch are also light colored drawer box materials available at excellent prices.

A picture is worth a thousand words. Though the saying may be cliché, when it comes to sharing your work and featuring your custom cabinetmaking abilities, good pictures can be essential to selling your next job. Each project you complete is unique and photos of your projects will give you a way to show future clients different options and upgrades.

Turn the page of any home design magazine or spend time on Houzz.com and you will inevitably find a shaker style door. This style has seen a significant increase in popularity in the past couple years. It is a diverse door style that can be used across several different design aesthetics, making it an excellent choice for many homeowners.

Customization is exactly what this customer did when smartly designing this beautiful kitchen. To bring this kitchen a look of its own they used a distinct material around the stove area, modified frame widths to tackle unique requirements, and incorporated beaded panels and French Lite doors.

When completely remodeling a large craftsman home, the homeowner smartly chose to use the same cabinetry throughout the home for a seamless transition from room to room. The clean lines and built-in cabinetry retain the Craftsman look with a modern, airy feeling.

Similar to many of us with growing families, the owners of this beautiful home were confronted with the common question; “Should we remodel or relocate?” Even with an improving economy, answering this question can have lasting consequences.