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Unlike traditional furniture stores or catalogs, where you must work with
very limited and restricted sizes and shapes, there is unlimited design and
application potential here. Your imagination is your only limit!

Discover the power of using kitchen/bath cabinetry and a great
imagination to create custom, dynamic, personalized furniture. In most
situations, it costs much less to create furniture from cabinetry compared
to standard stuff gotten at a traditional furniture outlet.

Perhaps most important of all, you will discover that using kitchen/bath
cabinetry for furniture creates an air of consistency throughout the home.
No longer does each room have to be alone, by itself. Now, the entire
home can have fitted and unfitted furniture that matches. Anyone can
have beautiful, personalized, custom designed furniture throughout their
home!

What are some of the possibilites? An elegant dining room hutch. Maybe
a home office that doubles as furniture. A stereo cabinet. An elegant
dresser with arched mirrors above. Bedroom furniture. Think cubes of
space, not kitchen and bath cabinetry. The sewing center with a large
work area. Simple tall cabinets can become a display cabinet, room
divider, or transition piece. Bars, buffets, bureaus, and bookcases. Only
your imagination is the limit.

Mudroom, entryway, foyer, two kids in a room, or a window seat with
storage at your favorite window or dormer. How about the niche--just
for "your stuff". Fill up an unused corner to display your keepsakes &
funk. Don't forget the always needed family message center. A mantel or
fluted fireplace surround to complement the focal point of your living
room. And, the all time favorite---the angle corner hutch. Glass doors
abound, elegant trim and moldings create heirloom quality. For the
daring--different colored cabinets or perhaps various colored moldings.
The possibllities are endless. Think, imagine, experiment!

Even though attractive and decorative touches are important in home
office design, function is critical. In the design process, items that
should be included are:

Work space requirements - computer, filing, project spaces,
writing area.
Energy concerns - lighting needs, electrical power,
telecommunications, temperature control, ventilation.
Privacy concerns - visual, sound, security.
Power tools - task lighting, telephone, answering machine,
music/radio, postage meter, keyboard, modem, scanner, fax, etc.
Computer orientation - how can this be built in, for minimal
obtrusiveness?
Storage needs - file type, style, location, computer disks, CDs,
DVDs, books, magazines, directories, stationery, office supplies.
Filing/storage needs - functions for bookkeeping, records,
directories, stamps, envelopes, printer paper, software storage,
etc.
Desk tools - pens, pencils, and stapler, wastebasket.
Personal items - pictures, collectibles, etc.

The key to a functional office is therefore, combining realistic, correct
component setup and storage with personal space and finishing touches.