Posts by Carrie Blake
Caring for and maintaining wood cabinets
To ensure that your wood cabinets continue to be beautiful and work well, you need to care for them properly. This includes cleaning and polishing the cabinets regularly, as well as knowing which products are safe to use. On day one – Polish Caring for your cabinets begins immediately upon installation, when you should…
Read MoreCleaning laminate cabinets
Laminate products are long-lasting and easy to care for – generally, all you need is a clean, damp sponge! The basics… On a day-to-day basis, all you need to do to keep your laminate surfaces looking like new is to: Wash the surface with warm water and mild dish washing detergent using a soft cloth…
Read MoreTop 9 reasons to buy local
Some people wonder if Cabinet Systems is a franchise. The simple answer is, “No.” So, what are we? We are a team of people who have a passion for woodwork and our community. We are locally owned and operated. All of the cabinet parts are manufactured in Spokane in our own facility. This process ensures…
Read Moremore than storage and desk space – using color in your home office
The colors with which we choose to surround ourselves affect our lives. Think this through as you work with a designer to create your home office Cabinet Systems. The color of the cabinet finish that you choose, the paint, the artwork, even whether or not you incorporate plants into the space will all have an…
Read MoreAre custom closet systems really worth the cost?
Custom closet systems. They’re popular. They’re beautiful. They make organization so much easier. But are they really worth the cost? We asked local realtors whether or not custom closet systems are worth it and the resounding response was, “YES!” followed by a, “but not necessarily in the manner that you think.” Certainly, you can’t take…
Read MoreBig box or custom?
You’re tired of your cluttered, disorganized closet. You have one goal: To put storage into that closet so that it is organized, efficient, useful, even pleasant. We get it. Those displays at that big box store look simple enough. Why not just go for it? Uncluttered and organized closets are a great asset to your…
Read MoreWork at home … it's unavoidable.
Back in the 80s, the idea of ergonomically designed office spaces was just taking hold. Human Factors was a fairly new field and the idea that we could increase our productivity by ensuring that our work spaces were more than a table, chair and trash can with a side filing cabinet was revolutionary. It was…
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