For years C&L has been helping to educate a client as to what they are paying for. For a client to make the right choice for them, they must know the right questions to ask. Let’s start with the basics, the materials. This is where we see the most confusion....
Over the past 20 years the custom home entertainment center has needed to evolve. It wasn’t that long ago that in order to have your own 50″ screen TV, the amount of space it took up in a room was crazy. So, home builders started installing a hole in a...
What can be done about the high cost of custom cabinetry materials? NOTHING!Unfortunately, as a custom cabinetry designer and builder, we don’t set the price of wholesale materials, and as much as we complain nothing is ever done.Sometimes, building from the...
Why is a custom home bar the only choice? Home bar cabinetry is not like kitchen cabinetry. A true home bar has no prefabricated cabinets. A kitchen normally has a “footprint”, which is a predetermined area for a cabinet, and over 95% of all kitchens have...
What a way to start a post, “how not to get fooled”. For nearly two-decades C&L has been an advocate of educating the custom cabinetry client. Let’s say someone handed you a piece of white melamine and a piece of paint grade maple, would you...
It seems like when I write a book about the difference, some clients still don’t get it Real custom never needs a passport! This should help. C&L Design Specialists, when you’re ready for real custom! 888-467-4847
