№ 01
European Oak — Rift & Quartered
Straight, quiet grain; the shop's default ground for cabinetry and door fronts.
Mid tier
KW · § V
Materials & finishes
Your material · your color
§ V — Materials & finishes
Your material.
Your color.
Wood, paint, metal, stone, leather. We don't hand you a fixed catalog — we build in the material the room wants and lacquer it in any color you choose. Here is what we work in, and how to choose it.
Any color you like.
Doors and cabinetry are sprayed and hand-lacquered to a color you choose — matched to any Farrow & Ball, Benjamin Moore, or Pantone reference. Pick a favorite below, or dial in any color at all and watch the door change.
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No upcharge for color. Two finish coats, hand-sanded between — matched on the wall, not from a screen.
Mid Tier
Where most New York projects begin
A wide range of solid hardwoods and honest finishes. Nothing here is entry-level — it is simply where most rooms begin.
Oak in many cuts and tones, plus ash, maple and beech; natural, oiled and painted finishes; brushed-metal hardware. Built to the same joinery standard as every tier.
High Tier
A meaningful step up
The figured, the specialty, the hand-applied. Where a room earns a particular character.
Figured and specialty timber, quartered and rift-sawn; hand-applied lacquers and limed finishes in any color; leather and linen inserts; specialty metals and patinas worked to your hand.
Superior Tier
The top of the New York market
The exceptional and the one-off — and the material you already have in mind.
Exotic timber. Veneer. Stone. Bespoke metal. Or a material you bring us — sourced, tested, used honestly.
§ 1 · Solid timber, in our hand
Solid timber.
European white oak — rift-and-quartered — is the shop's default ground for door fronts and carcasses. Most rooms begin here, and most rooms are happier for it.
14 specimens in the library
§ 2 · Veneer, in our hand
Veneer.
Where solid stock would move or be unstable, we mill veneer to the same drawing — and sequence the leaves so the figure runs cleanly across a whole wall of doors.
8 specimens in the library
§ 3 · Finish, in our hand
Finish.
Every finish in the library is applied by hand, in the finish room at the Bronx workshop, by the same three people. None of it is sprayed and shipped wet.
8 specimens in the library
§ 4 · Stone & surface, in our hand
Stone & surface.
Stone enters the cabinetry as a top, a threshold, an inset shelf — a quiet counterpoint to timber. Slabs are selected at the yard before they are cut.
8 specimens in the library
§ 5 · Metal, in our hand
Metal.
Metal is what your hand actually touches a thousand times a year — a pull, a valet rod, a hinge edge. We treat it accordingly.
8 specimens in the library
§ 6 · Leather & textile, in our hand
Leather & textile.
A drawer should feel particular when you open it. A panel door should feel like fabric, not like furniture. The library carries three soft materials for exactly that.
6 specimens in the library
§ 7 · Glass, in our hand
Glass.
Glass earns its place when a door needs to read as light rather than mass — a vitrine, a hung shelf, a face that wants to soften what sits behind it.
6 specimens in the library
The library
Representative — never the limit
A sense of what we work in across each tier. Filter it, then tell us what you have in mind — if it exists, we build in it.
What we work in — 58 materials
№ 02
White Oak — Fumed
Ammonia-fumed to a deep, even brown that runs through the board, not a surface stain.
High tier№ 03
American Black Walnut
Warm chocolate heartwood with a fine, even figure; a long-standing request.
High tier№ 04
Ash — Olive & Cathedral
Bold cathedral figure on a pale ground; takes a limed finish particularly well.
Mid tier№ 05
Hard Maple — Natural
Tight, near-featureless grain for a calm, modern interior.
Mid tier№ 06
Douglas Fir — Wide Plank
Soft amber tone and a generous plank; honest and unfussy.
Mid tier№ 07
American Black Cherry
Warms and darkens with light over the first year; a living finish.
Mid tier№ 08
Sapele — Ribbon Stripe
An interlocked ribbon figure that shifts as you cross the room; a mahogany cousin.
Mid tier№ 09
European Beech — Steamed
Steamed to an even rose-amber; dense and stable, good for drawer boxes.
Mid tier№ 10
Burmese Teak
Oily, golden, weather-wise; reserved for bar tops and wet-room joinery.
Superior tier№ 11
English Sycamore — Quartered
A near-white quartered figure with a fine fleck; cool and bright.
High tier№ 12
Wenge
Near-black with a coarse straight grain; a strong frame around paler fields.
High tier№ 13
Claro Walnut — Figured
Curl, crotch and color shift; selected board by board for a single room.
Superior tier№ 14
Reclaimed Heart Pine
Dense old-growth grain reclaimed from period structures; provenance documented.
Superior tier№ 15
Tamo Ash — Figured
A peanut-shell figure used where solid stock would move or be unstable.
High tier№ 16
Quartered Anigre
A fine, uniform stripe; a calm ground for large surfaces.
High tier№ 17
Birds-Eye Maple
A dense field of tiny eyes; lively under a clear finish, never busy.
High tier№ 18
Zebrano — Quartered
Bold blond-and-bistre stripe, sequenced to run true across a bank of doors.
High tier№ 19
Crown-Cut Mahogany
The flame figure of a crown cut; a traditional library and study face.
High tier№ 20
Macassar Ebony
Dramatic dark-and-amber stripe, sequenced and book-matched across a run.
Superior tier№ 21
Sapele — Pommele
A quilted, blistered figure that pools light; reserved for feature panels.
Superior tier№ 22
Eucalyptus Burl
A dense, swirling burl reserved for feature panels and door faces.
Superior tier№ 23
Hand-Rubbed Oil
Several rubbed coats; a low sheen that can be refreshed at home.
Mid tier№ 24
Cerused / Limed Open-Grain
Pigment worked into open grain, then levelled back; pale and architectural.
Mid tier№ 25
Bleached & White-Oiled
Two-stage bleach then a white oil; a Scandinavian near-raw pale.
Mid tier№ 26
Hand-Applied Lacquer — Any Color
Sprayed, flatted and polished to a chosen sheen, in any color matched to sample.
High tier№ 27
Soap-Finished Oak
The Scandinavian soap treatment — a pale, matte, almost raw-wood hand.
High tier№ 28
Ebonized Open-Grain
An iron-and-tannin ebonizing that blacks the wood while the grain still reads.
High tier№ 29
Fumed & Hand-Waxed
Fumed for depth, then a hard wax buffed by hand; warm and touchable.
High tier№ 30
Specialist Hand Lacquer
Many built-up coats, each cut back by hand; weeks of work, exceptional depth.
Superior tier№ 31
Honed Travertine
A warm, matte limestone for tops and thresholds.
Mid tier№ 32
Moleanos Limestone — Honed
A pale, even biscuit limestone; quiet and architectural.
Mid tier№ 33
Soapstone — Oiled
Soft grey-green that deepens with oil; warm to the touch, forgiving in use.
Mid tier№ 34
Verde Alpi
Deep green with white veining; a strong counterpoint to pale timber.
High tier№ 35
Pietra Serena
A fine gray-blue sandstone, quiet and even.
High tier№ 36
Nero Marquina
A near-black marble with crisp white veining; high contrast, formal.
High tier№ 37
Calacatta Marble
Bold, sparse veining on a bright ground; slabs selected and sequenced.
Superior tier№ 38
Honey Onyx — Backlit
A translucent stone lit from behind; a glow for a dressing-room island.
Superior tier№ 39
Brushed Nickel
A soft, even grain; quiet, durable, everyday hardware.
Mid tier№ 40
Polished Chrome
A bright mirror finish; crisp and modern against pale timber.
Mid tier№ 41
Satin Brass
A warm matte brass, lacquered to hold its color; the shop's default warm metal.
Mid tier№ 42
Oil-Rubbed Dark Metal
A warm near-black that wears at the edges over time.
Mid tier№ 43
Unlacquered Brass — Living
Left raw to patina with the hand; it darkens, then is loved for it.
High tier№ 44
Aged Copper
A warm rose metal taken to a chosen patina; unexpected on a pull.
High tier№ 45
Blackened Steel
Hot-blackened frames and shelving; matte, structural, made to size.
High tier№ 46
Hand-Patinated Bronze
Pulls and frames patinated by hand to a chosen depth; ages with use.
Superior tier№ 47
Wool Felt — Drawer & Tray
A dense German felt lining for drawers, trays and jewelry.
Mid tier№ 48
Saddle Leather — Shelf Lining
Vegetable-tanned hide cut and lapped for shelves and pull-outs.
High tier№ 49
Cognac Bridle Leather
A waxed bridle hide for valet trays and wrapped pulls; ages to a deep glow.
High tier№ 50
Full-Grain Black Leather
An aniline black hide for drawer fronts and bench tops; quiet and formal.
High tier№ 51
Belgian Linen — Wrapped Panel
A natural linen wrapped and tensioned over panel doors.
High tier№ 52
Woven Horsehair — Panel
A traditional woven horsehair, set behind glass or as a feature face.
Superior tier№ 53
Low-Iron Clear Glass
Water-clear, no green edge; for shelving and vitrines.
Mid tier№ 54
Acid-Etched Satin Glass
A matte, frosted face that softens a busy interior to a glow.
Mid tier№ 55
Fluted / Reeded Glass
A vertical reeded profile that diffuses what sits behind it.
High tier№ 56
Bronze-Tinted Glass
A warm smoked tint for door faces; reads as jewelry, not storage.
High tier№ 57
Smoked Grey Glass
A cool grey tint; hides the interior, shows only the silhouette.
High tier№ 58
Antiqued Mirror
A softly clouded silvering for door faces and cabinet backs.
High tierNo materials match that pair — but a tier is a level, not a limit. Tell us the material →
The intelligence is built in.
§ 8 · Technology & AI · Wired into the millworkWe draw the cabinet, mill it, and wire it. The technology disappears into the joinery — you see a drawer; the closet sees you coming. Each system below is optional, specified at the drawing stage, and integrated with the rest of your home.
Lighting that follows you
Motion-sensed, circadian-tuned LED in every run; rails and drawers light as they open. Integrated with Lutron, Control4, Savant or Apple Home, so the closet answers to the house.
A wardrobe that keeps its own record
An RFID-tagged inventory and a companion app: every garment, bag and watch logged as it is put away. Ask what is clean, what you wore last, or what to pack — and have it laid out.
An AI valet & the digital twin
A digital twin of your closet and an AI that proposes outfits by weather, calendar and occasion, learns your taste over a season, and flags what to repair, store, or pass on.
Motion, on cue
Motorized valet rods that descend at a touch, rotating shoe and accessory carousels, lift shelves and pop-up vanities — engineered into the millwork, not bolted on after.
Access & security
Biometric or keypad locks on jewelry drawers, integrated safes and watch winders, discreet cameras, and a quiet log of who opened what and when.
Climate & preservation
Humidity-controlled cabinets, cedar-lined drawers, cooled compartments for leather and fur, and UV-aware glass — so the collection keeps as well as it shows.
Plan a connected closet
Specified at the drawing stage · integrated with your home
§ 05
Not a catalog
A tier is a level, not a list — it tells you what is possible and roughly what it costs, never what you must choose. The exact species, finish and metal are decided with you at the drawing stage. Tell us the material; if it exists we will work in it, and if we should not be the ones to, we will tell you so honestly.
- I Care, by material The instruction folder for oak, ash, walnut, lacquers, metals and leather — paragraph by paragraph.
- II Speak with a designer Tell us about the room. Thirty minutes on Zoom, no obligation.
- III On paint, and the color we put on cabinetry Six paragraphs on undertone, sheen and the small honest mistakes a swatch hides.
By post
A sample box,
sent to you.
A linen-wrapped box designed across the three tiers — wood, finish, metal, leather and stone — chosen to your project rather than a fixed set. Free to clients in active projects; $185 for trade samples, refunded on order.
Request the sample box