New photos up on Houzz!

We've just posted some new photos up on houzz if you'd like to see!  

A warm and inviting home from Simcoe, Ontario.

Follow the link here to see all the photos on our houzz profile!

Cleaning Wood Countertops

Here's a quick video made by EnGRAIN on how to properly clean a wood countertop in your kitchen!

KBIS Trends for 2015!

Braam's went to the KBIS Annual conference last month in Las Vegas to see what's new in the Kitchen and Bath Industry for 2015!

The trends we see recurring are quartz countertops and polished chrome hardware.  White is still the favourite cabinet colour with grey expected to take the lead this year! There is also a push towards more contemporary designs and keeping an open concept.
Multifunctional living is important in this space-saving age; so we're also seeing a lot of clients who are ditching their dining rooms altogether, making the kitchen the centre of home for entertaining!  In the bath, we're seeing trends in floating cabinets and open shelves (which parrots the contemporary look).  Will you be incorporating some of these trends in your 2015 renovations??

Check out these posts from around the web for more on 2015 trends:

Why the open kitchen is here to stay

Dwell's take on KBIS 2015

NKBA's trends for 2015 in the kitchen and bath

Ditch the dining room!?

Best of Houzz 2015

Braam’s Custom Cabinets Receives

Best Of Houzz 2015 Award

Over 25 Million Monthly Unique Users Rated Top-Rated Home Building,

Remodeling and Design Professionals in Canada and Around the World

[Palo Alto, USA], January 19, 2015 – Braam’s Custom Cabinets has been awarded “Best Of Houzz” for Design by Houzz, the leading platform for home remodeling and design. The “The 30+ year old cabinet design firm was chosen by the more than 25 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community from among more than 500,000 active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals.

The Best Of Houzz award is given in two categories: Design and Customer Satisfaction. Design award winners’ work was the most popular among the more than 25 million monthly users on Houzz, known as “Houzzers.” Customer Satisfaction honors are determined by a variety of factors, including the number and quality of client reviews a professional received in 2014. Winners will receive a “Best Of Houzz 2015” badge on their profiles, helping Houzz users around the world who discover and love a professional’s work to learn even more about that business’ popularity and satisfaction rating among their peers in the Houzz community. 


“Houzz provides homeowners with a 360 degree view of home building, remodeling and design industry professionals, empowering them to engage the right people and products for their project,” said Liza Hausman, vice president of industry marketing for Houzz. “We’re delighted to recognize Braam’s Custom Cabinets among our “Best Of” professionals as judged by our community of homeowners and design enthusiasts who are actively remodeling and decorating their homes.”

Follow Braam’s Custom Cabinets on Houzz here

Check out Braam’s Custom Cabinets on the web here

About Braam's

“Braam’s Custom Cabinets originated as a two-man operation out of the family garage in South-Western Ontario. Today, we run out of multiple locations, including a 47,000 square foot manufacturing facility and three showrooms. We have worked all over the continent and continue to take on projects throughout Canada and the U.S. 

For over 30 years, Rob and Peter Braam have worked to establish a well-rounded team who bring the very best in cabinetry design, tailored carpentry and finishing. We are committed to creating exceptional living spaces that are both aesthetically pleasing and functional. Our blend of old world craftsmanship and new world manufacturing ensures a beautiful, balanced look that will stand the test of time.”

About Houzz

Houzz is the leading platform for home remodeling and design, providing people with everything they need to improve their homes from start to finish - online or from a mobile device. From decorating a room to building a custom home, Houzz connects millions of homeowners, home design enthusiasts and home improvement professionals across the country and around the world. With the largest residential design database in the world and a vibrant community powered by social tools, Houzz is the easiest way for people to find inspiration, get advice, buy products and hire the professionals they need to help turn their ideas into reality. Headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, Houzz also has international offices in London, Berlin and Sydney. For more information, visit www.houzz.com

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Braam's Cabinetry featured in Style at Home

Did you catch us in the August issue of Style at Home Magazine?  We had some cabinetry featured on page 75 (bottom left photo below) alongside an article about the very talented Scott Bachly and his family cottage in Muskoka.  What an exquisite home!  

We're proud to have been part of this project!

What to Know About Working With a Custom Cabinet Maker - featured on Houzz!

We think that custom makes a big difference, so we were more than happy to team up with Laura Gaskill from Houzz to answer a few questions on what to look for in a custom cabinetmaker, plus the lowdown on pricing structure, 3D-rendering technology and more.  

Check out the full article here!  

NAHB Reveals Most Popular Features Found in New Homes

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has shared the most popular features in new single-family homes in 2014 as builders from across the country were surveyed on what features they were most likely to include in a typical single-family home this year. 

The survey revealed that convenience, livability and energy efficiency are top priorities for home owners.  Builders also listed features such as granite countertops, a double sink and a central island as winning elements in new-home kitchen. 

See the NAHB press release here

FIVE magazine

Braam's Custom Cabinets has an ad featured in the new issue of FIVE magazine.  

Check the digital link here (& look for us on page 4!)

Muskoka Lifestyle Homeshow

We're gearing up to visit the Muskoka Lifestyle Homeshow this spring!  Now's your chance to chat with our professional design & sales team!  Braam's Custom Cabinets will have a booth set up to assist you with your custom cabinetry questions.

What: The Muskoka Lifestyle Homeshow
When: Friday, May 30, 5-8pm | Saturday, May 31, 10am-5pm | Sunday, June 1, 10am-4pm
Where: Port Carling Arena

Contact info@braams.ca for more details about the event

Best of Houzz 2014!

We want to thank you for all of the contributions that have awarded Braam's Custom Cabinets Best of Houzz 2014! We are very proud to be displaying a badge for both Customer Satisfaction and also for Design!

"The Best Of Houzz award is given in two categories: Customer Satisfaction and Design. Customer Satisfaction honors are determined by a variety of factors, including the number and quality of client reviews a professional received in 2013. Design award winners’ work was the most popular among the more than 16 million monthly users on Houzz, known as “Houzzers,” who saved more than 230 million professional imagesof home interiors and exteriors to their personal ideabooks via the Houzz site, iPad/iPhone app and Android app. Winners will receive a “Best Of Houzz 2014” badge on their profiles, showing the Houzz community their commitment to excellence. These badges help homeowners identify popular and top-rated home professionals in every metro area on Houzz." 
-Houzz Announces “Best Of Houzz 2014” Winners

Check out the full press release here and check out our Houzz page here!

Braam's featured on Houzz: Laundry Chutes

Braam's has been featured in a houzz artitle titled 

"Hate Hauling Laundry?  Give Dirty Clothes the Chute"

Click the link to see the full article!

kind words from clients

It always means so much to Braam's to know that our clients are happy and appreciate all the hard work that our team puts into each and every project. 
A recent client sent us a thank you letter that makes us beam with pride, here are their very kind words:

On behalf of our family please accept our thanks for producing such a beautiful kitchen, ensuite and wall unit for us.

Laura created a wonderful space full of practical and aesthetic features that have wow'd everyone that sees our kitchen. Our investment in the kitchen has been worth every dollar. Her attention to detail and patience made the decisions easy on our part and enjoyable. Laura was always available by phone or email to answer all those customer questions! It should be noted that Laura created a little space in the ensuite with Linda tha is referred to as her "Hair Lair"…awesome.  I get the overhead shower!

Our wall unit, while not originally contemplated and outside our budget, has been the perfect addition to our home.

Floyd is a gem. Half way through the install process I was awarded the title of Junior Helper by Floyd and put to work…happily. Floyd works magic in actualizing the design through his craftsmanship. I remember on 'Day One' when Rob and Floyd arrived with what appeared to be an endless number of components…what a great team. We really appreciated the attention to detail throughout the process, accepting no blemishes or anything less than perfect.

Lisa scheduled the installations with great cooperation and understanding…making sure we were always in the loop…no surprises.

 We are very pleased with Braam's workmanship, quality and service. We would happily stand as reference in the event you should ever require that.

Best wishes and thanks

Thank you again to all of the clients we've had the privilege of serving in 2013!

Thinking about renovating in 2014?

We are excited to welcome 2014 and all the changes it will bring!  If changes for you mean renovations you're right alongside many other Canadians who will be tackling big projects for their home this year.  Mike Holmes explains the best places to put your renovation money in this short and to the point article.  It's no surprise to us that Kitchen's and bathrooms made the top of the list!  

If you're anywhere near the Guelph area we have a distributor there with Lindsay Construction Services.  We had a very happy client write us this lovely email over the Holidays:

Attn Rob & Peter Braam

Thank you for your Christmas greeting card!

We wanted to let you know how thrilled we are with our beautiful kitchen cabinets that were installed this past May by Lindsay Construction Services.

The quality and richness of them is wonderful! Many of our friends have commented on them! Thank you for extraordinary work!

Also, we want to say that Lloyd Lindsay and his crew did an exceptional job of installing. It was so efficiently and well done!

We are so grateful to both organizations.

May God richly bless you in your endeavors!  Merry Christmas!

We hope your enjoyed your holidays as well.  Cheers to change in 2014!

Braam's is featured in FIVE magazine!

Braam's Custom Cabinets is featured in the most recent issue of FIVE magazine to show off five of our Dream Kitchens!  Check out the articles below or head to their website to see the digital copy of the magazine!

All Braam's photography done by Shouldice Media

Articles written by Your Magazines Canada

Nominate Braam's Custom Cabinets for Best of Houzz 2014!

Nominations have now started for Best of Houzz 2014!

Last year we ranked in both the Design and Customer Satisfaction categories and we would love to do it again this year.  To nominate Braam's Custom Cabinets please visit our Houzz profile page and leave us a review.  We would love to hear from our past clients and really appreciate your support!

Black & White

The Oakville Hospital Foundation is running their annual Black & White Candlelight Ball this Saturday, November 2, 2013!  Braam's is involved in a very special auction prize for the Ultimate Dream Kitchen!  We're also donating cabinetry for the Ultimate Spa Bathroom.

We hope to see you there :)

On the Cover of Remodel Ohio!

Braam's Custom Cabinets was featured on the front cover of the 

Fall-Winter issue of Remodel Ohio!

You can check out the digital magazine edition through this link!  

Read through for a great article all about Laundry Rooms.

Wake Up Your Walk-In Pantry

Braam's was featured in a new Houzz article: "11 Ways to wake up a walk-in pantry"

Check it out!

You can always link over to our professional profile by clicking 

the Houzz icon on the right of this page.

Oakville Hospital Foundation - Black & White Candlelight Ball

Braam's Custom Cabinets is very excited to be included in this years OTMH Candlelight Ball! 

We are excited to share that we have some HUGE auction items up for bid....

Braam's will be included in a an auction for a DREAM KITCHEN designed by Ramsin Khachi and outfitted by a number of generous sponsors.  We are happy to offer our support to the Oakville community as they raise money for the specialty equipment they need for the Hospital.  

We will also be donating cabinetry in a separate auction item for a DREAM ENSUITE!  The amazing thing is that you get a Cayman Islands Vacation while your Ensuite is being refinished!  Who said Renovations were a drag?

The event happens on November 2, 2013.  Please check out their website for more details, to see other great auction items, or for tickets to the event.  We would love to see you there!

Auction item details after the jump...

Website Update!

Check out our updated Website!

www.braams.ca

We're excited to bring you new changes - with more coming soon!

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