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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...
Heliotrope Hotel: A New Venture
Smith & Vallee is a partner in the recently renovated Heliotrope Hotel in Bellingham, WA. Join us for the opening party, Saturday May 13, 4-8PM. More about this project from the Heliotrope Hotel Blog: The Heliotrope Hotel emerges from a passion for Bellingham and the Pacific Northwest. The Heliotrope is locally owned, aiming for authenticity in presentation and delivery. Our conscientious customer service provides incoming travelers with connections to whatever they’re seeking, and the...
MID-CENTURY-MODERN PROJECT: SNEAK PEAK 2
Beds, vanities, shelves, closets and kitchenettes are being built in our shop here in Edison, and installed in phases by our crew in Bellingham. This is an 18 unit project with exclusively Smith & Vallee designed and built cabinetry and platform beds. Stay tuned for "the hub" portion of this project. A live edge bar top to gather at and much more. We're excited to share this with you as we go - and to reveal this Bellingham mid-century gem in its completion! Smith & Vallee is the...
Smith & Vallee Goes Solar
At Smith & Vallee, production for our cabinets, furniture, mill and kiln happens within a triad of industrial buildings and a lumber yard here in the north end of Edison. Owners Wes Smith and Andrew Vallee both live within walking distance of work, and several of our employees were born and raised here, settling back in the Skagit Valley. Sustainability has been one of our ethos since our inception in 1997. At that time we became one of the first woodshops in Washington state to be FSC...
Sneak Peak – Monogram Modern Home Tour Kicks Off this Saturday at the South Lake Union Market
Here’s a sneak peak of the Monogram Modern Home. It’s on its way to the South Lake Union Market in Seattle to kick off the tour. Stop by this Saturday and check out the Smith & Vallee kitchen. We’ve partnered with Method Homes and Dwell Magazine to help create the Monogram Modern Home: a 600 square foot moving home that will be on tour to 7 cities around the country. The tour features GE’s Monogram appliance line and is presented by Dwell Magazine. For more information visit...
S&V cabinets are going to Montana for installation in Make It Right Homes!
Smith & Vallee Woodworks is fabricating cabinets for approximately 20 homes, destined for the Fort Peck Reservation in Montana. We are so excited to be working on a collaboration with Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation and Method Homes to bring safe, healthy and solid LEED certified homes to the Fort Peck Reservation. It feels good to be working on a project that helps to provide low-income housing in an area with high need of shelter. The designs are very modern and sustainably built....
Edison For The Holidays
The holiday season always reminds us why we love our town of Edison, Washington. The Edison Women's Society, who are also in charge of the street light system in the town and run an annual bingo fundraiser, put up hand painted snowmen, candy canes, and Christmas trees throughout all of our main streets. Local residents and businesses deck their halls with lights and lush garlands. Not a place to miss during this time of year and the perfect place to take visitors and out of town holiday...
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