It's done!

After 1 1/2 years of mostly nights and weekends, we've got our mudroom:)

This is the side entrance. You can see that the floor level is 14" below grade.

On one side of the room, there is an enormous bench of white oak.

12' 5" long by 18" wide.

That's over 4' of space and 5 double hooks for each person.

Anna is in the middle with Sofia closest to the camera and Gabriel at the far end.

My nook is opposite, beside the fridge.

Along with a few more cabinets to store my paint and finishing things, and a sink for washing up.

A gratuitous shot of the bench top, because I like taking pictures of white oak.

Also you'll see registers cut in at each person's area.

The radiator is underneath the bench and against the wall, so those are a good way to distribute heat.

As a bonus, the kids can put there wet mitts on there in the winter and they should dry out faster.

Looking through the new entrance at the original entrance.

It's a blue door!

And it looks pretty good at night, too;)

Good night!

ps: What about the nice "y" in my downpipe? I'm pretty proud of that one.

Thanks to all.

Cabinetry in White Oak

Another beautiful set of furniture from Jacobson Construction.

It starts at the window with a beautifully simple window seat.  Inset drawers, shaker-style fronts, and black iron cup pulls come together to make a very welcoming place to sit.  The neutral toned cushion is set off with some nice, orange throws.

We then move into the living room with cabinetry flanking the fireplace.  The glass shelves add some storage without adding a ton of weight.

The left unit houses all of the a/v equipment with plenty of air for circulation.  The face frame is rabbetted to create a shadow at the underside of the countertop, which is cut flush with the cabinetry rather than overhanging.  I also love the incorporation of the knot on the bottom skirt.

Here you can see that same knot's other half (the two pieces were sawn from the same stock).  It's also a good look at the display area at the bottom of both cabinets.  Small puck lights were recessed into the ceilings of each unit.  Great for displaying art.

All cabinets in white oak.

Clear-coated with an acrylic polyurethane.

Cabinets designed, built and installed by Jacobson Construction

Electrical by TRM Electric

Wine Helix

It's hard to pick favourites but...

This new cellar from Jacobson Construction is

a real beauty.

Walnut racking, quartz counters, tile running from the floor up the wall, ceiling mounted cooling unit, glass wall and door with oil-rubbed bronze hardware, and then there's these...

An original design and built by Jacobson Construction in house.

I'm calling it a wine helix.  First the posts were turned on the lathe, then a series of holes were drilled into the centre.  Every hole shifts a little further around the circumference, traveling 180 degrees from top to bottom.  The effect is a little like a spiral staircase... made from wine bottles:)

Insert "Stairway to Heaven" joke here.

I am pretty proud of this.

Designed and built by Jacobson Construction

Racking: Rosehill Wine Cellars

Flooring: Hucker Floor Coverings

Electrical: TRM Electric

HVAC: Abrams Sheet Metal

Glass: Sarnia Glass

Drywall and Stucco: Randy "Muddy" Waters

Paint: Atlee Smith

Wine Helix: Josh Jacobson