Installing a Farmhouse Sink into an Existing Cabinet

Can you install a farmhouse sink into an existing cabinet?

The short answer is sometimes. Depending on the cabinet you have and the farm sink you pick out. If you have a typical sink base with a false drawer front above butt doors and you choose a sink with a short apron front, we say yes.

Let’s give it a try.

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Happy Merry Merry!

Sugar Cookies
Baking cookies on Christmas Eve Day along with snacks all day is a tradition for us. How about you?
Charcuterie Board
Emery and Sandy are Creative Woodworking of Windsor

Happy Holidays from our house to yours!

XXOO, Emery & Sandy

Bathroom Remodels Improve Your Home Value

AND, keep your body happy!

Think about how much time you spend in your bathroom and how you spend your time there. We’re cleaning our bodies, brushing our teeth, soaking in a tub after that 5k, grooming, shaving, not to mention the unmentionable. Bathrooms may not be the heart of a happy home but they certainly help with a happy marriage — and a happy family.

“For marriage to be a success, every woman and every man should have her and his own bathroom. The end.” Catherine Zeta-Jones

Do bathroom renos add value?

We know what you’re thinking. Sure, bathrooms need to stay up-to-date, but will that renovation add value to my home? Yes, bathroom renovations add value to a home. No renovation cost is fully recovered, but you should be able to gain about 3.7% or 5.7% if you add a full bath. In the meantime, you’ll enjoy the room that you spend an average of 30 minutes a day in — maybe even more!

“The 2016 U.S. Houzz Bathroom Trends Study reports that nearly two-thirds of the respondents spend 30 to 60 minutes a day in their home bathrooms.” Today.com

Tile Shower
Tile Shower by Creative Woodworking of Windsor, VT
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