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Lake Whatcom Modern
This project was a year in the making, a gorgeous modern home on Lake Whatcom in Bellingham, WA. Our team collaborated with Lisa Moody, interior designer from Grapevine Designs Builder: NJI Designs & Construction
Glacier Ski Cabin
Glacier ski cabin near the Mount Baker Ski Area. Modern Scandinavian design is celebrated in this fresh, clean, modern and cozy retreat. The perfect place to land after a day of mount revelry. Builder: Wiser Consruction
Smith and Vallee Guest House
Our waterfront Smith & Vallee Guest House offers the unique experience of staying overnight in the bustling village of Edison, in scenic Skagit Valley. Enjoy a private entrance and deck with sweeping views of the San Juan Islands, a beautifully landscaped yard with fire pit, and direct slough-side access for your canoe or kayak. A perfect spot for cyclists, birders, creative retreaters, romantic get-aways, families, foodies, and road-trippers. Experience the charm! This home...
Lake Whatcom Home, Contemporary Cabinets
Contemporary Cabinets in Lake Whatcom Home We collaborated with Bellingham Bay Builders and Haven Design Workshop on a custom built contemporary home in Bellingham. From the open concept and clean, simple finishes to the tight building envelope and efficient mechanical systems, this home is high-performance with an exquisite modern design. The cabinets for this project were created to match this aesthetic, using our modern flat panel europly maple cabinets with simple brushed steel...
Strandberg Construction Featured Kitchen in Anacortes
One of our custom home building partners, Strandberg Construction, is an Anacortes based company building beautiful homes that echo the natural environment that only the Pacific Northwest can claim. Here are a few photos of a recent custom Smith & Vallee kitchen and cabinetry project designed into a state-of-the-art Anacortes home. This kitchen integrates our custom euro style flat panel walnut cabinets to create a modern Pacific Northwest aesthetic. As a Skagit County based custom...
Bellingham Bay Builders – Open House
Open House at a contemporary home in Lake Whatcom! We were honored to co-host at the Open House presented by Bellingham Bay Builders and enjoyed presenting the custom cabinets that we built for this project. The Open House event was for a new custom built Lake Whatcom Contemporary home - a beautifully executed blend of style and substance. From the open concept and clean, simple finishes to the tight building envelope and efficient mechanical systems, this home is high-performance with an...
Method Homes Project
Smith & Vallee Cabinet Makers has been working with Method Homes, a Seattle based modern prefab builder for over ten years. Our projects have landed all throughout Bellingham, the San Juan Islands, Seattle, Portland, Lake Tahoe and beyond. In addition to Method's pre-designed home models, they are the leading solution for high-end custom prefab construction. Custom prefab homes are a good option for those looking to design a fully custom home to suit their needs and lifestyle. We work with...
Camber Coffee: Bellingham
We are mostly known in the Pacific Northwest for our residential cabinetry, so it is fun for us to showcase a recent project in Bellingham's latest hip coffee stop, Camber Coffee. Photo credit: Chris DiNottia The contractor for this project, Chuckanut Builders, posted more photos from this project on their website. As written by Chuckanut Builders: The owners of Camber had a specific aesthetic in mind when design started. The cafe had to be able to transition from welcoming coffeehouse to...
Kivalina, Alaska Community Center: An Alaskan Village Relocation Project
Jade Craftsman Builders, a green-building contractor based out of South Whidbey Island familiar with our residential cabinetry work, invited us to participate in a unique project off the remote Northwest coast of Alaska. Kivalina is on the southern tip of a 7.5 mile long barrier island located between the Chukchi Sea and a lagoon at the mouth of the Kivalina River. It lies 81 miles northwest of Kotzebue. Rising sea levels due to climate change have dramatically impacted this community, and a...
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