Why we use Waterborne Kcma approved lacquer for Kitchens

We've had this question posed to us a
number of times and I'll answer it again...

Lacquer resists staining,marring and discoloration
better than trim paint. It also adheres better, dries
faster, has lower voc and you can pour 180 degree
coffee on a lacquered cabinet door,allow it to dwell
overnight and it will not affect the finish or discolour.

Trim paints like Proclassic, CabinetCoat or any
baseboard paint will fail miserably when put
through normal busy kitchen cycles. The hybrid
coatings also yellow badly in 12-14 months in
off-whites. !!! Not good !!!

Lacquer must also be sprayed and handled by
trained professionals in woodworking fields,
this is not a product for, or available to a DIY'er.

Kitchen cabinet factories use waterborne lacquer
and solvent borne lacquer on all doors , not an
aftermarket baseboard trim paint.

We test every coating we apply and subject
them to a range of scrub tests,substance tests,
moisture,edge soak etc, and we have found that
AcromaPro is hands down, the best on the market,
no competitor even comes close.

Palliser Table Refinishing: Cherry Original Restoration

Client wanted an expensive Palliser original
Parsons table purchased in the late 1960s
in Collingwood,ON restored.

We gave the client a phenomenal price
for on-site refinishing and restored the
original deep cherry look and grain.

We are shocked sometimes seeing
young kids throw out extremely valuable
Art Shoppe/Thomasville and Palliser
furniture at the landfill when all that it
required was a proper refinishing. I guess
they'd rather have garbage MDF !!

It is difficult to find trades that are even
capable of hand spoke shaved mortise
and tenon joinery with custom turned
pedestal legs.


Great thanks to Eve B. for the project !

Bookings for June,July,Aug at current

We are currently booking projects
for June,July and August 2015.

There is one open spot
for week of May 11-15th,
please call for availability
at 905-802-6099. 


The exterior season is now upon
us in the next few weeks, we love
doing outside projects and are
fully up to date with the new
WSIB heights training completed in March 2015.

Whether you book on Kijiji or find your
painter in online classifieds, it is the LAW
that they be covered by WSIB. Anyone
doing work without WSIB coverage is
breaking the Ontario Workplace law
and liable to heavy fines.

Birch Wallpaper Accent Wall and Updated Casing

Client wanted a nice bright Accent Wall
with Birch tree vinyl paper followed by
an updated 5.5" shaker window casing
with a crown topper. We put a custom
ogee profile on the solid pine casing
to give it a nice tapered/router look
to edge of window reveal.

Great thanks to Dee W. for project.

Vinotemp...introduces small form factor 6" cooler

For those fine wine connossieurs out there,
Vinotemp has introduced a 6" wide small
form factor wine cooler that neatly tucks under
and into an existing 34.5" bottom counter.

It's a great idea and long overdue, cutting
down on power draw and the large footprint
of a 72 bottle fridge.

For those so inclined...www.vinotemp.com

Millcroft Refinishing : Cloak and Closet Room

Refinished cloak and closet room,
we built the stand alone 9 shelf
shoe cabinet and added a crown
topper.

Colour: SW7004 Snowbound.


Great thanks to Jenn and Dave.

Spring Staging Season...Sell in May and go Away

It's the time of year when homes sell for the highest
values assuming all the staging and painting work
has been done....!

If you follow renovation shows, Flip or Flop with
Tarek and Christina is a huge hit for some pretty
dead-on accuracies in the realities of the renovation
game. They don't sugarcoat the real expenses of renovation And know which projects are going to make the biggest impact pre-sale. Pulling permits, getting accurate and fair bids, and completing the work on time and budget is very well documented in this HGTV creation. A lot of contractors think
they can flip homes in Halton on a shoestring budget and this is where you see a lot of mistakes being made, corners being cut and a lack of understanding about timelines and fair trades prices.

As any educated contractor will tell you,
getting flip tabbed by a "project manager"
client who is getting 9-10 bids and seeking
lowest price, is the client you should run
far and fast away from. The lowest bid guy is
the guy planning to cut corners,use subs and
the first to make a mess of a project.

5 years after finishing, time to sell !!!

414 ShoreAcres Burlington,On.
We refinished the kitchen 5 yrs ago this
week and it still looks amazing !

Converting golden oak to freshly
lacquered Sw7002 Downy.

Great thanks to the Maier family, good
luck with your listing :)

Another Kitchen Makeover !

Project 1 New Shaker Refaced Cabinetry
Project 2 New Built-in Murphy Bed w/upper
                 Shaker Cabinets.

Great thanks to Jeff and Samantha W.
for project !