Sticks Custom Cabinetry & Woodworking

They turned out terrific, and exactly what we were looking for. The space in our living room is now perfect. In addition to the quality of the finishing, Phil took the time to make sure everything was level and perfectly snug in a very problematic space due to wonky walls.

Philip did a wonderful job on our cabinets. The natural walnut cabinets in the family room are beautiful like a very high end library (exactly what we wanted). The insides are designed with interior spaces to exactly hold our stereo equipment, CDs, movies and games. Philip worked with me and did multiple test samples to get the exact custom finish I wanted for my vanities. He made several excellent suggestions on improving the overall design. We would highly recommend him for custom cabinet work.

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Phil designed and installed a custom entertainment center / cabinet that replaced an older cabinet in our home.   He designed the piece to accommodate an older-sized TV,  house some of our AV equipment, and painted it to exactly match our fireplace mantle. He and his apprentice were able to remove the older piece and install the new one without damaging any of our walls or floors.  This is the second time that we have used his services and are very happy with his design ingenuity and professionalism.

Went great will definitely use phil again. He did everything be said, and more. I really appreciated all the extra things Phil did as the priject developed and never added extra charge. We really felt comfortable with Phil and he had our complete trust. I have already recommended him to our friends and family.

Phil did a superb job, all around.  And I could not be more pleased.  Our old cabinets had no drawers, at all.  Phil designed cabinets, each with five drawers and with a more easily accessible space under the sink.  This was no small thing, as he had to deal with P-traps that could not be moved, and he had to arrange the middle rows of drawers so that the double sinks still functioned will, and were placed appropriately on the counter top.  (These were not large cabinets, so he had limited space to work with.)  The cabinets also had to fit within the same exact space where the old cabinets were, this because of existing floor tiles.  He made everything fit perfectly.  The cabinets themselves are gorgeous to look at, and they function solidly and smoothly.  They are constructed very well and they feel that way.  Because of his manner, and his professionalism, he took much of the stress out of the work, for us, being careful to patiently explain every facet.  Lastly, his pricing will be hard to beat.  All in all, a very satisfying experience with a very nice guy.     

What a find!  Sticks is a great company and owner/Phil is true craftsman!!  Phil built both a wine bar and wet bar for us.  Both perfectly match the wood of the existing cabinets and trim, in the house.  We would definitely recommend him and plan to have him do additional work for us in the coming year.

Great, he did good work and we are very happy with the results.

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The experience did not go well. He ended up getting in a dispute with the distributor for an appliances company and ended up not talking to each other so that we had to cancel the order of the appliances. We accepted the bid and were trying to work out with him but it just didn't work out. We had money down but we ended up going to someone else to get our cabinets. We went with them because they were one of the highest rated companies in the area. I know he can do good work. He was very responsive, he listened well, and wrote up detailed drawings that really captured what we wanted but I do know that he had some part in the blame in the dispute that caused us to actually not get our project done.

Phil delivered. The wood is warm; the stain is perfect the doors and drawers are just what we asked for. We couldn't be more satisfied.

I got several estimates for the work I wanted done, and Phil's estimate was quite a bit more reasonable. It was a big enough difference that in fact I was a little worried about what I was gonna be getting, but Phil was a likable guy and seemed very trustworthy so I decided to take a chance and give him the jobs. He did not disappoint. The quality of his work was excellent and he did a fabulous job on both pieces for us. Not only did he do great work, but he was prompt with appointments and phone calls and kept his word about everything he'd do for us. There's no doubt that I would not hesitate to use him again, and because it was such a great experience it has made me want to have a few things created that I wouldn't have otherwise done had I not had this experience.

Phil got back to us the day after the posting.
He quoted right off. His price was so much lower it was hard to imagine it was right, but he has such a good rating in Angie's list that I felt confident he would do a good job.
He was able to do the inspection within a couple of day.
He stated that the work would be done in approximately 1-1/2 weeks. It took close to 2 weeks before doing the install. The delay was weather related and he kept us informed about the conditions he was experiencing, so we were not in the dark. We delayed a couple of days beyond his suggestion due to our own scheduling needs. So it all worked out.
The quality of the workmanship is great. He built it very strong and used good quality guides (better than what the cabinets have in general.

I reached out to Phil and had him come out to give us ideas for one of those annoying cutouts in newer homes... He showed me some pictures and then drew a concept. We loved it and got on the schedule. Phil sent a link so we could track our project from wood to finish. Communication was great and he did everything he said he would do, when he said he would do it. We love the final product and are so appreciative to Phil for making it such a pleasant experience. Will definitely use him again!

Phil from Sticks was very responsive and provided great service. We had recently purchased a house that was built in 2003 and had a large and quot;media nicheand quot; which did not fit our current TV cabinet. I contacted Sticks in June and Phil told me that he was booked out through late August. Based on his Angie's List reviews I was very interested in having him do the work. He gave us a bid and showed us some photos of prior work to help us decide how we wanted the cabinet built.



He came out in early September to take measurements and was ready to install the cabinet a couple of weeks later. During the building process he kept us informed with photos of our cabinet being built. He installed the cabinet yesterday. It looks great and was exactly what we wanted.

Phil was great! The bookcase is perfect. He was able to accommodate me and my hectic schedule. Everything went smoothly and we are very happy with the end result. I would use his services again and will recommend to friends.

Phil built 14 linear feet of new kitchen cabinets, new kitchen island with countertop, refaced seven linear feet of exiting cabinets, and built 14 linear feet of new cabinets/bookcase in living room. Phil built all the cabinets to meet my kitchen/living room design. He was exceptionally prompt and called whenever he had to a problem/delay. He was on schedule (minus some adjustments near installation) and came within budget. After installation, we had an issue with one of the drawers. He came by and fixed the issue promptly. The cabinets look great and we get compliments all the time. I would recommend him to anyone looking for simple cabinets to custom cabinetry.

Phillip was prompt. The job was done quickly and as expected. Very professional.

do get multiple bids and don't take the highest one.

We had been unable to find some furniture that we wanted in the stores. Phil had done work for us before so we knew the quality of his work. After giving up trying to find what we wanted in the stores, we called Phil. We wanted two end tables to match a coffee table that we had and curio cabinet but different than what we had found in the stores. Phil took measurements of the coffee table and described what I wanted for the curio cabinet plus an example that was close. Phil warned us that he had some large orders in front of us and it might take a couple of months to get all three pieces. We were not in a hurry so that didn't matter.
Phil picked up the coffee table when he started to work on the end tables. Phil delivered the end tables and returned the coffee table. You can't tell that the end tables were not purchased with the coffee table.
The curio cabinet came next. Phil came me some options on the curio cabinet for the glass and the back of the cabinet. The curio cabinet turned out exactly how I wanted it.

I had an Audio Cabinet with glass shelves built in a existing wall cut out. Phil did an awesome job!!

He also took on an existing oak cabinet and tried to convert into a desk. Well the existing wood was from the 80's and during his demoing, he damaged the existing wood beyond repair. So he built a custom desk designed by me and installed it!! It is perfect!!!
Now here is the kicker, my wife and I received a beautiful desk for ONLY a $100.00. Phil stated that it was his fault that he messed up the existing cabinet and he would absorb most of the costs in making the new desk. I ended up giving him an extra tip due to our TOTAL SATISFACTION.

I would highly recommend Sticks Cabinets!!!!!!!!

This is the second contractor we hired after looking at angies list and I am extremely thankful for all the excellent member comments that helped us select Phil for our woodwork. What a great contractor he turned out to be and we would like to work with him on all our future needs.
We started contacting several contractors in May 2012 and Phil was the only one who agreed to our budget. He mentioned that he was busy at that time and that it would take 2 months to start working on our entertainment center. We had an initial meeting in last week of May when he visited our home and we finalized the design and paid him about a third of the total cost (500$) as advance. Later in the last week of June, we changed our requirement a bit and asked him to change the color. He was flexible with it and incorporated into his final design and started building it after receiving our second payment of 500$. He created a website where he posted images frequently and this kept us updated on the progress.
Finally, as originally agreed upon, it was installed at our place in mid July and we made the final payment. Throughout this process, he was very prompt in responding to our questions and could be approached either through emails or phone.

I'm writing this review about 8 months since the project. Working with Phil was great. I am a young adult, first-time homeowner, and was looking to remodel our fireplace area. This would also be our first and quot;bigand quot; remodel project. I got 2 estimates from well-rated general contractors on Angie's list which were $6000-7000. I got 1 estimate from another cabinet maker at about $4500 but this did not include covering the part above the mantel with wood (to his credit, I didn't ask him to cover that part at the time). Phil was the last estimate-- at 4590, he had the best price and was also highly rated on Angie's so we went with him. I also liked that his website showed a TON of his past projects from start to finish, and I was able to find many projects that he had done which would be similar to mine. Another thing is his website shows the real deal of his projects... the photos don't look and quot;stagedand quot; which I thought was cool.

Phil came and did the measurements in September. Since he does everything himself, several projects at a time, my project wouldn't be done until end of November/early December. I supplied him a crude drawing with the details I had in mind (see above). I opted for a payment plan of 1/3 down payment, then 1/3 when he begins the project, then 1/3 at completion. I decided against any demolition of the bricks on the fireplace since I thought I could save money and avoid a messy remodel. But because of this, I was somewhat concerned about the idea of covering all the brick in wood since the brick part itself had a lot of and quot;irregularitiesand quot; that I thought would prove difficult in making wood pieces that perfectly fit. Nonetheless, Phil took precise measurements and came up with a solution.

Phil is very responsive via email so I appreciated him keeping me up to date and answering my questions as I waited for him to start the project. Once he started it was cool to keep track thru the pics he posted on his website.

Installation took 2 days, though separated by a few weeks. The first day was installation of the new cabinets and bookcases which took pretty much a whole day. Once they were in, Phil took new measurements so that the fireplace surround/mantel/hearth/top part that he would make would cover the brick perfectly (again remember the irregularities!). Unfortunately, this meant waiting a few weeks while he made these new pieces.

There was a minor setback when on the day of the second install, as the mantel piece he created actually ended up being the wrong size. He reviewed his notes, and had taken the right measurements, but simply created the wrong piece. I was pretty bummed, but Phil was obviously going to correct it. A week later, he did, without any problems.

The final product is awesome and my wife and I love it. It's everything we wanted. We will be looking to Phil for future projects. To this date I regularly check his website to follow his new projects (while gathering ideas for my future projects).

He was able to match them to my vanity. He matched the style and color.

Excellent, on time.