BERNWOOD CUSTOM DESIGN

We contacted Cliff because we wanted to get bookshelves built along one whole wall of our living room, on either side of the fireplace. We did not have a very good idea of what exactly we wanted. Cliff was extremely helpful in showing us different options and helping us figure out the best way to build the shelves. At first we developed a fairly elaborate plan that included cabinets, glass-doors and various custom features. Cliff drew up a beautiful design, with lots of attention to details, both functional and aesthetic. The quote he gave us was very reasonable given the amount of work involved, but we decided it was beyond our budget. Cliff then agreed to come over again and draw up a scaled-back version of the design, which is basically two walls of built-in shelves, from floor to ceiling. He did all this preliminary work for free and happily accommodated our back-and-forth decision process. Cliff built the shelves and finished them in his workshop, then put them up in our house in one day of work. He arrived exactly on time, worked all day and cleaned up thoroughly afterwards. I should add that our house is very old and the surfaces (walls, floor, ceiling) are uneven and sloped, which made his work even more challenging. The finished product is beautiful and we couldn't be happier with the results. Despite our lopsided house, the shelves look perfectly straight, without any gaps and they are extremely sturdy. Cliff was extremely professional, helpful, friendly and the quality of his work is outstanding. In fact, his talents were probably wasted on a simple job like our bookshelves, but we hope to commission some more unusual furniture from him in the future, as soon as we can afford to. I recommend Bernwood Custom Design without any hesitation.

Cliff is super friendly and very talented. He did a great job on our handrail. While at his studio, I was able to see cabinets and tables he was building for customers. The quality of wood and construction was excellent.