March 22, 2018
Create for the Cure 2018
Join us once again to support cancer research. The 2018 Create for the Cure silent auction is being held at IRSC’s Chastain campus located at 2400 SE Salerno Road in Stuart this coming Friday, March 23rd from 6-9pm. Kodama is contributing another handyman’s chess set complete with box and chess board; some of our gorgeous cutting boards; a bedside valet for your phone or iPad, reading glasses and jewelry; and a gargantuan tankard, perfect for your hero. Numerous other local artist will be contributing to this event and there is a student art exhibit and competition as well.
Photo: Kodama
March 30, 2017
Create for the Cure 2017
Join us at this year’s Create for the Cure, a silent auction to benefit the American Cancer Society. This event, which is free to the public, will be held Friday, March 31st from 5-8 pm. at Clark Advanced Learning Center located on the Chastain Campus at Indian River State College. Over the past two years, Create for the Cure has raised more than $2500 for the fight against cancer. Kodama’s annual contribution is a chess set. This year’s chess set showcases pieces crafted from cabinet knobs, nuts, bolts, and other hardware. My favorite piece is the bishop, which gently rocks back and forth when moved. A walnut burl decorates the top of the box, and the interior is lined with red leather. Kodama is also donating a tortoise shell walnut cutting board and two hand-painted outdoor napkin holders.
Photo: Kodama
Photo: Kodama
The Chair of the event this year is Sarah Wetterer, a senior, who tells us that several folks are already planning their bidding for this year’s chess set. In addition to Kodama’s pieces, this year’s show features wood sculptures, paintings, and a hand made quilt. Clark students not only organize the event, but also display their own art work. Tony and I are looking forward to seeing some beautiful work and chatting with students about their pieces.
The show is free and light refreshments are offered. For questions contact Clark Advanced Learning at 772-419-5750. The school’s address is 2400 SE Salerno Road in Stuart Florida. We hope you will join us this Friday to raise money for an important cause.
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February 4, 2017
Luxe: high gloss finish
Luxe, a new sheet product from Spain’s Grupo Alvic, brings high gloss Euro style finishes to the US market. High gloss finishes have long been popular in contemporary European kitchens, but the high price of high gloss made these contemporary styles only a small part of the US kitchen market. That seems likely to change however, with the introduction of Luxe.
Photo: Grupo Alvic
Luxe combines a durable, scratch and stain resistant gloss coating on one side of the sheet with a matte laminate back, making it perfect for custom slab style doors for kitchen, bath, or built-in. Unlike other high gloss finishes which must be applied in-house by your cabinet maker, Luxe arrives in standard sheet sizes, which reduces the cost of a high gloss finish considerably – by about 30%. Luxe is also environmentally friendly and meets stringent quality and emissions standards with both CARB II and ISO 14001 certifications benefiting consumers, stake-holders, and employees.
Luxe is available in numerous colors, textures, and patterns, a sampling of which appears below.
Photo: Grupo Alvic
Working with Maggie Eickhoff Interiors, we recently updated a transitional kitchen using Luxe- the transformation is below. The original beadboard Shaker doors and crown molding made the kitchen feel traditional – not at all in keeping with the new homeowner’s modern style. Although the original brick “oven” was retained, the Luxe slab style doors, metal lined display shelves, and pantry area give the kitchen a more contemporary appearance.
Photos: Kodama
Have some questions about using Luxe in your next project? Feel free to give us a call – 800-905-0273.