Alcove cabinets – Keeble Carpentry

MORE ABOUT THE ALCOVE CUPBOARDS

Care & Consideration

I like to think like most creative things it takes so many parts to be perfect to get the perfect final product.

Take a simple meal, for example, comprised of basic ingredients, sourced from a shop and cooked by a variety of people. The meal will vary drastically between them.

The ingredients alone will vary the final product quite drastically, not to mention how it’s made. It’s unequivocally unique to the person cooking it. Care and consideration at every stage of the process and the best ingredients make the meal taste different, although it’s still the same meal. Ingredients play a huge part in this. Quality ingredients play a huge role in flavour, texture and nutritional value. Frozen ingredients from Iceland aren’t going to be the same as fresh organic produce from individual specialist suppliers.

Cooking the meal with love, attention, expertise and passion isn’t going to have the same outcome as throwing it in a microwave.

I source the very best ingredients that last a lifetime. I then design and build the cabinets in such a way that they function for a lifetime. It’s taken a lot of experience in building and fitting fitted furniture to get to this stage.

This is how I approach my alcove cabinets and fitted floating shelves. I've looked at, altered, tweaked and ultimately improved every element.

the base cabinets

For all of my base cabinets, the exterior doors and infills are built from moisture-resistant MDF (MR MDF), a far superior product to the cheaper regular MDF. MR MDF takes paint fantastically and doesn’t absorb moisture throughout its lifetime, which alleviates swelling and problems in years to come.

Typically I recommend oak veneer, because not only does it look fantastic, but it’s a finished product that’s hard-wearing and fits almost almost every home. The oak is finished by me with a satin natural hard wax oil.

The carcass of each cabinet is put together not only with screws but 12 hardwood dowels which provide immense strength and accurate corners. The fixed central shelf and fixed backs provide extra rigidity and perfect alignment. Each panel is cut with a CNC in my workshop, which eliminates time spent prepping material in clients’ houses. Prepping everything in my workshop not only reduces the inconvenience of me building at yours, but dust, parking permits, electricity, noise and the list goes on.

Fitting & Electrical sockets

Right from the ground up I take time to level the base cabinets with a top-of-the-range robust plinth system with an extra large footprint. Having a solid level base is essential to restrict movement for years to come. The fitting typically for 2 alcove cabinets and 6 shelves is 2 days, that’s 2 days that I’ll be at a clients house after already starting on my workshop. All waste is either generated in my workshop or is removed after I leave your home.

I try my utmost to relocate plug sockets and Internet outlets into the alcove cabinet, which eliminates large scruffy holes being cut in the back of cabinets and doggy carpentry to try to make sense of badly placed electrical sockets. The outcome is not only far neater, but the plugs are in the perfect place and no nasty holes in shelves and cabinets. I then use oak hardwood cable tidies to neatly cap off alcove cabinet tops, so wires can be fed in and out of the unit discreetly.

Beaded cabinet doors with fitted floating shelves

shaker doors & Hinges

The shaker-style cabinet doors are made by fitting together styles and rails (the frame) with a centre panel. This flat panel fits into grooves made on the edge rail, this edge rail is 95mm. If it’s a beaded door you are after the bead sits beneath the frame.

I use top-of-the-range Blum BLUMOTION soft-close hinges. Integrated soft close technology is effective and integral to delivering soft and effortless closing to cabinet doors. The Hinges have a 107° opening angle, which means they open fully, but stay away from walls when open. Along with the soft close functionality, door buffers are also used to not only protect doors but also provide a square equal finish when the doors are closed.

With years of experience in fitted furniture design and build, I work closely with you to provide precisely what you desire.

PORTFOLIO

Fitted floating shelves above beaded shaker cabinet

3 door beaded inlay into shaker door with skirting

shaker doors, without skirting

4 fitted floating shelves

25mm fitted floating shelves

Beaded doors with brass handles

Fitted Book shelves in Horfiled, Bristol

Books and ornaments

Living room fitted cabinets and fitted floating shelves

3 door 900mm dining room cabinets

Fitted Victorian style cabinets in alcove

Freshly sprayed alcove cabinets fitted in dining room

Fitted victorain terrace alcove cabinets, Southville, Bristol

Oak interior with relocated electrical socket

Shaker cabinets fitted in Southville, bristol

Freshly sprayed alcove cabinets, fitted in Bristol

Oak epoxy river worktop on Victorian style fitted alcove cabinet.

Dining room glass fronted alcove cabinet, Southville, Bristol

Testimonials

Brent has an undeniable eye for detail and precision when it comes to his carpentry work. He designed, built and fitted our bespoke wardrobes and cupboards for us throughout the whole house, even despite him having to work with the challenging interior of our 200-year-old cottage. Friendly, professional and skilled, we definitely will hire him again.

Brent was excellent - polite and extremely competent. Strongly recommended.

Highly recommended. Brent did a fantastic job of installing alcove cabinets and shelving in our living room in Bedminster. He was responsive, his pricing was clear, and the quality of the joinery and finishing is excellent. I would definitely use him for other joinery projects in the future.

Brent did a wonderful job putting in alcove cupboards and shelves - lots of shelves! There isn’t a right angle in the house, so absolutely everything had to be carefully measured and custom cut to size. Brent was meticulous, tidy, punctual and the end product is something we are very proud of. Now we can’t picture the house without Brent’s additions. We will certainly use his services again, and we recommend him to everybody we hear has carpentry needs 😊

Brent fitted some under stairs cupboards and an outdoor bin store for us this year - we were really impressed and would definitely approach him again.

Brent installed two recess wardrobes in my bedroom. I am delighted with the finished result. Brent is a fantastic cabinet maker. His work is first class. He works hard and is so easy to communicate with. He is very tidy and always punctual. I will definitely use him again for future projects and I have no hesitation in recommending him.

Contact

I’d love to hear from you. Let’s design, create & build together.

Please use the contact form or email address below. I’m excited to hear from you.

My Workshop is in Bristol, and this is where your projects come to life. Once designs are finalised, I start them in my workshop, ready to fit in Bristol, Bath and the rest of the South West.