See The Difference Berkeley Mills’ Custom Kitchen Remodeling Can Make!

Our custom designed kitchens are also perfect for new homeowners. When searching for a home, it can be difficult to find everything on your checklist. Our new kitchen remodeling services can transform any kitchen into one that meets, taking a house that has almost everything into your dream home. Contact Berkeley Mills today for more information or visit our showroom conveniently located in the heart of the Bay Area.

Call Us Today For Custom Kitchen Design!

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We recently finished building and installing this beautiful and sculptural custom chandelier.
The design inspiration came from the imagination of one of our very creative clients.
In collaboration with the client, our engineers and craftsmen worked together to bring her concept into reality.

Built around a sinuous core of bamboo plywood skinned with maple veneers, the dimmable LED light bars are encased in solid maple ribs and the whole assembly is suspended from stainless steel cables with adjustable fittings.
The fabrication of this custom wooden chandelier was accomplished using CNC machining, intricate veneer work, and precise fitting of all of the parts.
Below are some pictures of the process as well as the completed installation.

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Now you can experience what goes on in our shop while we craft a Custom Mesa Dining Table and a set of Harp Dining Chairs.

Check out the two videos below to enter the shop Journal.

Video – Custom Mesa Dining Table

Video – Harp Dining Chair

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Our 10,000 Square foot  state-of-the-art workshop is equipped with precise machinery and  over 30 highly-skilled craftspeople, engineers and designers.   There is always something cool going on and this is our way of sharing it with you!

Topics will vary between custom woodwork, before and afters, custom installations, works in process, wooden art pieces , and anything that cultivates curiosity, creativity and craftsmanship.

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Kitchen Hardware and Lighting are essential parts of a complete Berkeley Mills Kitchen design. For every kitchen we build, we consider hundreds of hardware solutions and put in many hours of design and engineering to ensure the hardware works just right.
Our hardware of choice is Blum, which features well-built mechanisms, standard Inox metal sided drawers, versatile lift door hardware and integrated soft-close hinges.

1 – Lift Door Hardware: Lift, Flap, Bifold, up and over, touch drive.

The variety of lift door hardware options allows us to implement the ideal solution
based on design and usability.

2 – Door: Integrated Soft Close Hinges

This strong and efficient hinge has a built-in soft close mechanism that makes every
door close softly.

3 – Kitchen Drawer Hardware

The Blum Metal Tandembox and the Blum Tandem under-mount slides with adjustable
soft closing mechanism for drawers are smooth, strong and silent.

4 – Pantry Cabinets’ Hardware

The same strong and efficient hardware is used consistently for pull-outs or pantry
shelving to maximize space without compromising our look.

5 – Task Lighting

We offer a variety of lighting solutions for kitchens: warm halogen lights that
can be used as task and accent lighting and top of the line warm white LED energy
efficient lighting which comes in continuous attachments, avoiding gaps in the light.

6 – Accent lighting

Accent lighting can improve the overall room lighting scheme or just add  flare
and contrast to the cabinetry. Accent lights can be used behind glass doors and
add brightness to the dark cabinet boxes or hidden and recessed around specific
locations in the kitchen to add light and shadow forms.

“The high quality of our craftsmanship comes standard in every kitchen; we only
use the utmost quality materials inside and out.”

Learn more about Berkeley Mills kitchens

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The kitchen is the heart of your home, and we believe it should be a functional, beautiful, and comfortable place for you to spend time with family and friends. Our goal is to help you create a kitchen that is as unique as you are.

We start by walking you through the four signature kitchens in our showroom in order to show you the many functional solutions and design options we offer. Our portfolio of hundreds of photos can also help inspire your imagination.

Next, we will interview you about how you like to use your kitchen, what you need to store there, and what type of appliances you will want.  By asking the right questions, and listening closely to your needs and desires, we become collaborative partners in the design of your dream kitchen.

Once all of the details have been selected and shop drawings have been approved, it’s time to turn your dream into reality. Unlike other kitchen companies who outsource their cabinets from other manufacturers or overseas, we build your kitchen to order – right here in Berkeley, just on the other side of the wall from our showroom and design area. Our team of veteran cabinetmakers, designers and engineers work together from start to finish ensuring the precision, quality and beauty of your kitchen.

Then it comes time to install your new kitchen, and our installers are second to none – true craftsmen who pride themselves on creating seamless transitions between cabinetry and architecture. After installation of appliances and counters, we will come back and fine tune everything, making sure that your new kitchen is ready for you to cook the first meal of many more to come.

Contact Us Today To Begin Crafting Your Dream Kitchen!

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A beautiful door welcomes you and your guests with a promise of great things to come.

“An entry door is the first impression of your home, and it should reflect the style and character of the house and those who live there.”

The first step in designing an entry door is choosing a style that will harmonize with and enhance the architecture of your home. Designing within context, while adding your own personal flair, will dictate the feeling and style of the door and will help you to choose hardware and handles. Existing architecture and materials, as well as exposure considerations will help you choose the materials, finish for the door, threshold and frames.

Some things to take in consideration when choosing the style, material and finish for the doors are:

• Overall house style to help dictate design elements
• Amount of exposure to weather and elements
• Color and quality of wood for design purposes
• Overall condition of existing jambs and casings
• Threshold function and design aspect (materials and raised/flushed design)

Exterior Door

Exposure to the weather is a very important factor when selecting the appropriate materials and finishes for an entry door. South facing doors, especially those without an overhang, are the most vulnerable while North facing doors have more protection, and thus more options.

In high exposure locations, we recommend using Teak or Mahogany wood, since these hardwoods are stable and have the highest resistance to weather. These doors should be finished with either oil finish or epoxy.

•     Oil finish is mostly used on doors that have a lot of contact with the natural elements like sun, rain and sudden change in temperatures. Oil lets the door breath a bit more and though an oil finish can dry out over time, it will not peel like varnish or lacquer. The downside of oil is that it requires more upkeep; it will need to be reapplied every six months to a year, depending on weather exposure.
•     Conversion varnish is mostly used for doors that do not have much exposure to the elements, such as doors that are under a deep overhang or facing away from the sun throughout the day. If protected from the elements, a conversion varnish finish can last a long time without refinishing up to 3 years depending on the door’s location.
•     Epoxy is great for both situations, inside and outside, and it has a higher build and glossier looks than oil or conversion varnish. An epoxy finish is the most durable, even under extreme conditions, but it is also the most difficult to reapply when it becomes necessary.

A new Berkeley Mills entry door can be built into your existing jamb, or we can build new jambs, sidelites and casings. A new threshold can also be included in the design, allowing us to adjust the height to meet interior tiles or carpeting. The threshold can be made from matching hardwood or wrapped in metal such as copper, brass or stainless steel. Whether it’s just a new door in an existing jamb, or entirely new from the threshold up, we can transform your ordinary doorway into a beautiful entry way.

Interior Doors

Interior doors and room dividers are more flexible in terms of materials and operation. Closet doors, Shoji panels and sliding doors all offer the possibility of integrating a client’s vision with the design and functional needs of the room.

Sliding doors can be used as room dividers, privacy screens, and to cover appliances or equipment.  The sliding doors keep the laundry room out of sight when not in use.

Every door that Berkeley Mills builds and installs comes with the same level of design, craftsmanship and attention to detail as our furniture.  Whether it’s an entry door that says you’ve arrived or an interior door to beautify your environment, a custom door from Berkeley Mills is a long-lasting upgrade to your home.
In order to ensure the highest possible outcome, one of our designers will come to your home to site measure the openings and to see the architecture into which the door will integrate. Your new door will then be designed, built to order and installed by our team of precision installers.  The first step is to call us!

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Berkeley Mills welcomes you to the Distinguished Speaker Series 2013, presented by ASID Northern California Chapter.

Date/Time
Date – 9 Sep 2013
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Location Berkeley Mills Showroom –

2830 Seventh Street, Berkeley California

* Light refreshments will be provided
* A limited number of ASID Student Members may attend for FREE
* .2 CEU credit available for this course – remember to bring your IDCEC number to receive credit. Students are not eligible to receive credit
* ASID Members, Industry Partners and Student Members must provide their Member ID number
* Plenty of free parking available
* Pre-pay $20, day-of-event tickets at the door will be $25

Event is open to the general public, so to reserve your place now! RSVP at http://asidcalnorthbrightideasceu.eventbrite.com/

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Distinguished Speaker Series 2013

“Bright Ideas: Luminous Alchemy for Light in Architecture“

Steven L. Klein, IALD, LC brings his brand of lighting education to the Northern California Chapter for a presentation on essential lighting design techniques and current technology. With an emphasis on what to do and why to do it, participants will leave confident, informed, and enthusiastic.

Stunning visual examples of real projects will illustrate the subtleties of architectural illustration, lighting for art, and the best techniques for providing the right light for specific tasks.

A thoroughly researched explanation of lighting and health will explain the science behind the psychological benefits of great lighting.

Learning Objectives:
* Attendees will join in identifying all the methods of ambient illumination and the lighting of vertical surfaces to correctly imagine and define space.
* Attendees will learn the latest LED technology and receive a satisfying explanation of the reasons why the new products can replace the old, which products are excellent choices (and which are not), what the differences will be and how to best predict outcomes.
* Attendees will better understand how the light spectrum affects functions of different parts of the body, and the potential implications for health in architectural projects.
* Attendees will discover the new lighting ergonomics and ways that lighting changes attitudes, increases client satisfaction and will also see how lighting design transforms ordinary spaces into environments that nurture and sustain people.

Space is limited! To hold your spot, RSVP now at http://asidcalnorthbrightideasceu.eventbrite.com/

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The latest edition of the American Society of Interior Designers ASID CA North chapters quarterly Magazine, feating an article from Berkeley Mills please click on the cover shot to read this edition. 

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