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Project Overview
Furniture-Scale Detail, Built for Daily Use
These islands feature three-inch thick, solid black walnut countertops, working bombay doors, and intricate, custom corbels and drawer fronts. The drawers have hand-cut, variable width, full dovetail construction with top rail detailing. Some pull outs are double drawers and feature custom, solid wood inserts.
Completed
2020
Location
Little Rock, Arkansas
Scope
Two custom islands, cabinetry, carved corbels, fitted storage, and solid walnut tops
Three-inch solid walnut tops
CNC-machined, hand-finished carving
Custom dovetailed storage
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Details Across the Renovation
Design Challenge
Engineering Ornament into Everyday Use
CRMM designed the islands as complete architectural furnishings, balancing substantial three-inch walnut worktops with intricately carved cabinetry below. The acanthus-leaf corbels were machined on a five-axis CNC, then refined and finished by hand so the ornament felt integral rather than applied.
Material Resolution
Walnut, Carved Detail, and a Blue-Gray Finish
Solid black walnut gives the work surfaces their visual weight, while the blue-gray painted cabinetry keeps the composition from becoming too heavy. Leftover walnut from the tops was reused to make a fitted cutlery tray, carrying the same material into the smallest functional detail.
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