The Tweener Cabinet

My Clients had always wondered what this space was intended for. Between the living room and the dining room, there was this gap. It was parallel to the entryway, and only a foot away so it served no practical purpose.

They decided that it needed a cabinet. The dining side would provide storage for wine and glasses, while the living side would be home to stereo equipment.

The primary challenge in this project was making everything fit. The depth was tight when we considered the amplifier and the wine glasses, but in the end, everything fit perfectly.

Note the unusual angled shelves for wine storage and the fabric panels designed to allow the use of remote controls.

dis mantle isn't working for me.

This mantle in a 30's era Vancouver cottage probably looked great at one time. The basic form was crafted from plaster. But the oak mantle top was dated (dated 1979, actually. It said 'Tom Petersen, master craftsman' on the bottom. The Heat n' Glo fireplace was added more recently, as was the green marble tile with the awkward square cutout around the damper operator chain.

The client wanted to update with a simple design that was appropriate in scale, and would preserve the operation of the damper chain.