Walnut Vanity

A beautiful new vanity from Jacobson Construction.

Vessel sinks, deck-mounted faucets, and quartz countertops

compliment the walnut drawer fronts and face frame.

One side for her...

and for him.

Simple, shaker style inset doors with push to open slides make a nice, clean look.

The walnut is finished by hand with a smoother plane and unstained.

A simple clear coat highlights the wood's natural colours.

Designed, Built and Installed by Jacobson Construction

Countertops by Palazzi Bros

General Contractor Randy Scarrow

Classic Bath

My wife and I moved into our home 5 years ago.  We have tackled many renovation projects, but the bathroom just seemed to get pushed back and back and back.  The old bathroom was quite cramped.  The vanity was too large.  It had a terrible dropped ceiling with fluorescent lights.  And don't get me started on the wallpaper...

But hooray!  We finally got to it and it turned out beautifully.

A great first look.  I may be biased (I am biased), but I love everything about this room now.  The first thing is the space seems so much bigger.  No more dropped ceiling, a much smaller vanity, and we also found 3" of strapping behind the old tub.  Now there is actually some modest bit of floor space in there.

Speaking of floors, my wife had her heart set on this black and white 1" hexagonal tile.  Who could blame her?  The walls are done with a 3x6 bevelled subway tile for some great texture.  Accented with black base and a pencil mould for a nice affect.

Now one special thing that the old bathroom had was a trellis on one side of the tub.  It was a quite hideous, white plastic affair with flowery bits.  When we moved in I covered it in 6 mil poly (plastic sheathing) and tied the shower head to it with wire so we could use it for a shower.  5 years later the only thing we liked about it was that it let daylight in.  Hence, I installed some custom millwork to frame the openings above the shower and gain some precious light for the shower enclosure.

This little gem we bought from our friends at Grace Brother's Antiques.  It is an old writing desk that I converted to serve as a vanity.  The back was cut off, a hole cut for the sink, and the drawer was notched to make way for the drain.  I also went ahead and put in soft close drawer slides for good measure;)

A happy nook for the water closet:)

This is for my family.

I love you dearly.

Presenting...

Jacobson Construction recently won a contract to build some office furniture.  We designed it, built it, and installed it at this beautiful office space.

A 2x16 plank of antique pine stretches across this 9' opening to form the top of an electronic console.

Those saw marks belong to a 48" circular saw.

The brand says: "Hand Crafted by Jacoblini".  Jacoblini is a combination of Jacobson and Cantalini (my wife's last name), and is a tribute to all the sacrifices she makes and the hard work she does for me and our family:)

 These beauties are plant stands.

A single 11"x11" hand hewn timber is cut into 4 sections, each of which had their feet carved out and their tops flattened and polished.

Ahh, a lovely and delicate writing desk.

Trestles hold up this massive piece of 15mm tempered glass.  A drawer cabinet floats on the surface.

A nice look at the through and wedge tenons.

The drawers don't require pulls because...

...they're push-to-open.

Hey what's that?

Umm... I'm not sure what to call it but

it's a 6x6 antique timber mounted from floor to ceiling, with stainless steel and glass mushrooms sprouting from it's base.  The shelves created are conveniently located at 36" and 42" high respectively; perfect height for work or display or drinks:)

3 watt LED fixtures light the space below.

Credits

Jacobson Construction: design, build, install

John Duff Ltd: custom stainless steel hardware

Sarnia Glass: glass