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First Place

Symphony Kitchens (Toronto, ON)

2015 Wood Diamond Award

Main Category: Kitchen
Sub Category: Best Overall
Dollar Amount: Over $25,000

What materials/species were used in this project/item?
Cabinets made out of ¾ Classic Maple Melamine
Dovetail Under-mount Blum Full Extension Drawers
Maple Wood Mouldings
¾” MDF for all doors, drawers and panels

Describe, in detail, the project/item’s construction.
We used 3/4″ MDF for all painted doors, panels and fillers.
Solid maple for moldings and baseboards
3/4″ Classic Maple Interior

What is the most unusual aspect or outstanding characteristic of this entry?
Cool, calm, and sophisticated, this ultra-functional kitchen is enveloped in natural light. For this kitchen, our focus was placed on usability, accessibility, countertop space, and a clean design that does not invade the space. This transitional kitchen features white shaker style doors with rustic glazed finish island.
In order to utilize every inch of the space available we installed custom appliances’ garage, lazy Susan, magic corner, and oversized pullout pantries, for which we used heavy-duty mechanisms to support the weight of the doors. All these additions allowed us to provide a much-needed countertop space to our client. Last but not least, the kitchen features window valence with LED light, gas stove, fully integrated fridge and under counter LED light.

List any items that were outsourced.
All cabinet fabrication & finishing were completed in our shop. All cabinet boxes and assembly was done in our shop as well. MDF doors where cut on our Thermwood CNC Machine. All cabinets and trim were installed by us. Plumbing fixtures counter-top and trims were provided by client. All Appliances where supplied by customer.

How being a member of the CMA has benefited you and/or your business.
Being a member of CMA give us an opportunity to learn more about our industry and where it’s going. CMA always has great networking organization that connects people on their great events where we all exchange information on business processes, challenges and solutions. By reading forums and all the great information people are sharing it helps to get a better understanding of production and pricing.
With design competition it gives a chance to show our clients our work and become more recognizable in our industry.

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