Design Book IV
We received the unusual distinction of having had three works selected
for thoughtful design and careful execution, in a single edition.
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A gathering space during the preparation, celebration, and recovery from holidays, special occassions, and daily life.
As you page through the gallery images, pause to enjoy the descriptive background notes provided in the drop-down text. If you don’t see exactly the kitchen you have in mind, it is only because you haven’t asked us to design and build it for you… yet.
VIEW THE GALLERY OF OUR WORK
At the heart of your home our truly custom kitchens create the ideal space for the widest possible variety of household activities… preparing meals, sharing with loved ones, visiting with friends, and entertaining guests.
Whether you envision a bright, open place, or an invitingly cozy space, your kitchen will be a room that openly expresses who you and your family are. The care and creative effort we take, together, designing and crafting your kitchen, will speak eloquently of the qualities you value in a space that embraces those you hold dear.
Dreams, Desires and Wishes
A great kitchen is the fulfillment of an elaborate, composite fantasy… a realization of the longest personal “wish list” possible.
We listen very carefully to all the ways your kitchen needs to serve your household’s daily needs, express your personal style, and provide the most inviting environment in which to share with family and friends.
Dreams fulfilled upon request… bring us your dreams.
Great kitchens, large or small, require much more creative skill than simply arranging pre-fab boxes to hang on the walls. A kitchen is the most complicated room in any home. Your kitchen has more working parts, a greater variety of surfaces, and serves more diverse functions than any other room… a simple reflection of the wide variety of needs it must fulfill.
Great kitchens are a creative challenge… part engineering, part ergonomic study, and part three–dimensional art. Yours can take full advantage of our custom shop’s ability to design and craft each individual cabinetry feature, to maximize storage, optimize accessible workspace, and preserve efficient workflow for your individual home.
Inviting our shop to contribute masterful, design/built creativity to your home, assures you of a truly custom kitchen that you will value and cherish more each day… an ideal living space… a joy for many years to come.
From Concept Illustrations to Detailed Shop Drawings ...
FOR THE PROSPECTIVE CLIENT: enjoying the portfolio our work, it is only natural to associate Jaeger & Ernst with the beautiful furniture, cabinetry, and interiors we create. Those who have worked with us before also recognize the creative effort and forethought behind the meticulous craftsmanship.
We produce extensive drawings… concept drawings, to help explore stylistic and functional options… working drawings, so everyone involved can see exactly how each cabinet feature will look and serve the finished room.
We work on projects of all sizes. We work directly with homeowners, and in collaboration with architects, general contractors, and interior designers.
"Our designs are artifacts of the makers' lives."
We generously contribute our years of woodworking design experience to the group effort that produces interior spaces ideally suited to the homes and lives of our clients. We encourage prospective clients and building professionals to include us in the earliest phases of a project’s development.
FOR THE ARCHITECT: who has developed the large-scale concept of the home… we support the house plans with detailed, working drawings for the seamless integration of the
cabinetry and interior millwork features.
The result is cabinetry and millwork so impeccably appropriate to the overarching aesthetic of the house that it appears to have evolved naturally, in place, from their original designs.
Gifted cabinetmakers are hard to come by, and we are truly fortunate to have assembled the select group of individuals who work in our shop.
FOR THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR: charged with efficient, timely structural production… our drawings and close communication support the job foreman
and related sub-contractors in the site-preparations for the cabinetry.
The planning behind our working drawings helps avoid “issues” and costly delays, to assure thoroughly satisfied homeowners. No more re-locating the light switches… again.
No matter how high a skill level our cabinetmakers have achieved, they continuously rise to the challenge of expanding their areas of expertise.
A modern cabinetmaker must be as deft with a power saw and abrasive planer as his predecessors were with chisels and mallet.
FOR THE INTERIOR DESIGNER: coordinating a home’s aesthetic sensibilities and expanding its stylistic themes throughout the interior spaces… we contribute the creative design support that produces furniture-quality, built-in features and finely crafted furnishings. Our custom kitchens and home office-libraries often draw requests for a special dining table or an individualized desk.