Mondays with Mike…4-25-2022 Edition Thirteen

Gold is back baby!

Gold finished hardware and matching dunce caps go hand in hand…apparently. Looking back several decades, I wasn’t a problem student when I was in grade school, but the threat of stepping out of line and thusly receiving the punishment of having to stand obediently in front of the classroom, subject to student mockery was enough to keep me behaviorally compliant. But I digress. Gold hardware, faucets, light fixtures etc are back in style.

Thankfully, those youthful days are gone and I’m now free to lead a life of compliance or deviance, depending on the equinox…and a coin flip. Some of that story is inaccurate, but what IS accurate is that these gold finished pulls and knobs are a fantastic aesthetic choice to pair with this beautiful blueberry painted cabinets. I just don’t think a Satin Nickel or Oil Rubbed Bronze finish would elevate this to the degree that this brilliant Gold finish does. A++ to the designer of this space!


If you look up, down and forward, you’ll notice some bold woodgrain choices on the floor, ceiling and as part of the floating shelves so appropriately on display here. Also coalescing nicely with the bold woodgrain theme underway would be this colossal cutting board…not to be mistaken for a baseball bat.


There’s lots of items here that www.WoodworkerExpress.com have available to make your kitchen (and home) an overall better, brighter place to live in. Speaking of brighter, did you happen to notice the low-profile LED puck lighting overhead…maybe you’d even like to change that to a gold finish. If so, you likely now know where to go or who to call.

Cabinets featuring gold hardware
photo courtesy of houzz

Mondays with Mike…3-28-2022 Edition Nine

An Amazing Lift System and Gold Hardware Lift This Kitchen to the Highest Level

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As if the ultra-white walls and cabinets in this kitchen weren’t enough each day to wake you up and keep you that way for the next 3 days, then some super strong java made from the coffee caddy here just might. A quick first glance had me thinking this caddy was sitting atop a butcher block cutting board, not unlike one of the many we have for sale here at www.WoodworkerExpress.com.

I really can’t overstate just how fabulous their incorporation of gold finished hardware works in harmony with this bright white kitchen backdrop. From a design perspective, I would’ve expected a satin nickel finish…always a trustworthy option but, here, the choice was made to ‘go for the gold’…where have we heard that before?

You’ve also got to appreciate the amazing Lift System just above the caddy. I’m not sure if (m)any of you have had a chance to actually use one of these but, they are undeniably great! I’m just fascinated by how smooth, streamlined (and strong) they design these units to be. The arms on these are designed so precisely…they’re practically scientific in their make-up. We carry all of the top Lift Systems brands currently getting it done at a high level,… those top performers include: Blum, Grass and Salice. We’ve also got EZ configuration wizards on our site to help with the planning of your order and fulfillment of the right unit including ALL of the accompanying parts.

If you like Gold (and Lift Systems)…we’re your one-stop shop…can’t you tell?

An amazing lift system and gold decorative hardware give this kitchen a high end look and much energy.
Photo: https://www.houzz.com/pro/gilleykb/gilley-kitchen-bath