On the advice of a friend from our church, we contacted Matt Hudgens, owner of MH Woodworks, in June 2014. They are located in Seligman, Missouri, just north of the MO/AR state line. View their website at www.mh-customwoodworks.com. We asked for a quote on all new kitchen cabinets. Matt came out in a timely way, measured, etc. and gave us a fair, very reasonable quote for what we wanted. The quote included all the cabinets, all the hardware, soft-close doors/drawers, staining/varnishing, pull-out shelves for all lower cabinets, a laminate countertop - and of course the design. Before I go any further, we want you to know that our kitchen turned out beautifully and the cabinets were first class!! We love them! We didn't want the job completed until the fall of the year since we were doing some other remodeling and traveling during the year related to our 50th wedding anniversary. Also, our son who lives in Wisconsin and has a construction company was in the process of building a home that would not be completed until fall. Our son was planning to do all the installation of the cabinets and new appliances as our anniversary gift from him and his wife. Matt furnished the best quote and was willing to accommodate our "unknown" timeline so we hired him. He furnished numerous samples of wood colors/stains, as well as hardware (dropped them off in Bella Vista for us!). Both he and his wife, who works with him, were very professional and easy to work with. They responded quickly when we called with questions or minor changes. When we knew the exact date our son would be available to come down to our home, we called Matt and let him know so he could begin building the cabinets. He finished ahead of schedule. We - including our son - were impressed with the quality of the workmanship. The inside as well as the outside of the cabinets were stained, leaving a very finished look. The holes for all the hardware were pre-drilled for us, and all the pieces were well-marked and numbered. The molding that goes on top of the cabinets was all pre-cut and all the corners fit perfectly. Since our son does construction, he was in a position to criticize or praise - and his praise was great. Just an aside - when we were considering hiring Matt/MH Woodworks, we took a drive up to Seligman one day to tour the shop and see for ourselves how his things are built and assembled. We were very impressed with his operation. He has very nice people working for him. We found out that he has worked in cabinetry since he was 13 years old, with his father, and then a few years ago was able to buy the business from his dad. He has done well, and is even expanding into special furniture. When our son came down, we were waiting on our countertops and decided to take him up the Matt's shop and he, too, was quite impressed with it. Another aside - we had ordered laminate countertops because we didn't want to spend the money on granite. During the summer, our son and his wife decided to kick in the extra bucks and SURPRISE US with all granite countertops. They contacted Matt about it and Matt and his wife, Heather, went along with the whole surprise. I think that's neat!! especially because the granite had was going to be purchased from another source. We are hoping some of our friends will be in a position to do some remodeling so we can recommend MH Woodworks to them. The quality of their work is A+ all the way around. John and Harriet Johnson, Bella Vista A
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