Bell Bay Custom Woodworking

Mr. Meyer did not make the effort to find and use plywood for the cabinet doors that had a similar appearance to that in my existing cabinets, even after I told him I had seen such plywood at a local supplier (Windsor Plywood). I still don't know what wood he used, but it was unusually featureless. He did do a good job of reproducing the curved shape of the cabinet door pattern, but the finishing did not go well. I did approve his color selection, but only based on a sample in which he applied the stain to the middle of a piece of 1x4 so that the light-colored virgin wood border made it difficult to see whether it matched the existing cabinet door I had provided. Turns out that not only was the color wrong, the application of the stain was streaky and uneven, giving it a "countryish" look that was at odds with the factory finish on my existing cabinets. I ended up taking the cabinets to Barbo Furniture for stripping and refinishing. They matched the color pretty well but could not correct the featurelessness of the cabinet-door wood. Mr. Meyer's initial estimate was $375-400 per cabinet (total $750-800), but he charged me $950 when I came to pick up the cabinets. I wouldn't have minded if the work had been better.

Completed in a reasonable amount of time. Very good quality work.

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Richard came highly recommended for both price and quality of work which was quite evident with the finished cabinet. I am very pleased with his attention to detail of the shaker style vanity, that was built from maple, with dove-tailed, soft closing drawers. I only wish I knew of Bel Bay Custom Woodworking, two and a half years when I had a similar cabinet constructed locally. The difference in quality is night and day and for a better price too! I will be using Richard's craftsmanship again for a custom bar cabinet.

He picked up bureau, put in truck, kept it for one week only, and returned the bureau to me in perfect condition. Additionally, he re-finished a dining room table, plus 6 chairs and did a beautiful job for a minimal cost. He also refinished a side table and it is beter than new.
Richard is easy to work with and gives ideas on how to make your piece of furniture look better than before.

Everything Richard has done for us has been first rate. The semi-built in closet shelving and drawers for the master closet were a challenge, owing to the tight space. But, Richard exceeded our expectation with the choice of wood (cherry) and design details. He was even able to add a drawer when we discovered extra space.

Absolutely phenomenal! I will be working with Bell Bay again in the future for them to work on another closet system.  Superior job! Can't praise him high enough! Wish there were more service providers like Bell Bay.

We saw other cabinet work that Richard had done and were extremely impressed.   When we set up an appointment for him to measure the space, Richard came over promptly and gave us an approximate start and finish date and price; all of which he adhered to.  Not only is he a fine furniture/cabinet maker, Richard is an honest man.