Estate Millwork Knowledge Base
On the Inside, The Right Doors for Your Interior
Published: April 14, 2020
When you are choosing interior doors for your home, get the styles that you like. It's that simple. After all, your home reflects your tastes, so choose what you like. That said, if your home has a distinctive architectural style, you might be happy choosing doors that compliment that style. Keep in mind, what works for an exterior door might not work as well for an interior door . For one thing, you have a lot more flexibility to work with when choosing Interior doors. Gone are the considerations of weather and curb appeal. Once past the front door, the interior of your hous...
First Things First Begins at the Front Door
Published: April 10, 2020
When it comes to choosing just what kind of front door you want to buy, there is one absolute rule: Buy whatever door makes you truly happy. This is a good rule, and you should always follow it! Still, there are some special factors to consider when you are buying a new front door. In every home the front door is special. That is where the realm of the house and home socially, and culturally, begin. This is where the building stops being just a pile of wood and concrete and becomes an extension and reflection of the people that live inside it. When a guest or visitor shows up for the very...
It's Not as Granular as you Think: Choosing the Wood for Your Cabinet Doors
Published: April 02, 2020
Here at Estate Millwork, we offer a wide variety of cabinet doors for you to choose from. The choice of style is entirely up to you, of course, and have fun making your selections! However, a somewhat more involved choice might be which wood to choose. Personal taste is the ultimate guide to your choice, as always, but there are a few things you might consider. Cabinet doors are mostly an indoor feature, but circumstances vary. It might be that you plan on installing a cabinet door outside, or someplace that sees strong temperature variation and moisture. In that case, Spanish Cedar i...
Getting Down to Business: Important Questions Before you Order Shutters
Published: March 30, 2020
Selecting the shutter that will enhance the curb appeal of your home , or just be something you like to see when you come home at the end of the day, is the fun part. After the fun is over, two important questions need to be answered: How functional will these shutters be? What are the measurements of each shutter I need to order? The Question of Functionality The Functionality of your shutters is an important consideration. It will impact on the amount of hardware needed, the care required in measuring for them, and in the maintenance of the shutters. There are basically t...
Zen and the Art of Shutter Maintenance
Published: March 27, 2020
Anything worth having is worth taking care of. And everything in the world made by the hands of human beings need maintenance. It is as simple as that. These principles apply to everything: space stations, cars, candlesticks, dinner plates, the Great Pyramids of Giza. All of it. And wooden shutters aren't exempt from maintenance. Maintenance does not need to be a painful thing. When you wash a dinner plate, check to see its not broken, and place it carefully in its cabinet, you have just performed maintenance. It can be that simple. Maintenance is part of many daily activities, includ...