Distinctive Wood Creations

Kurt was a pleasure to work with from the first meeting all the way until the completion date. We remodeled our entire kitchen, removed a wall, and installed new floors. Kurt built and installed all new custom cabinets, a new kitchen island (with beautiful natural walnut slab), and new drawers and doors for part of the kitchen that didn't need a complete renovation. He also designed and built bookshelves/cabinets that surround our new fireplace. I was completely satisfied with the entire process, from initial design to installation and clean up. Kurt's experience as a master woodworker was apparent from the get-go. The detailed plans helped us see exactly what to expect the finished project to look like. I would absolutely recommend Kurt's work to all my family and friends.

Kurt at Distinctive Wood Creations is not only a very nice person, he is also a master craftsman. He custom built a cabinet for our kitchen with 7 drawers, a recycling, garbage pullout and a cut out for a small stool with shelves for cookbooks. He matched the cabinets to our existing 60's era kitchen cabinets and they are wonderful. We sought out a couple bids and another was cheaper but Kurt's craftsmanship, attention to detail and communication were excellent and the old adage "you get what you pay for" proved to be true.. We highly recommend him.

Kurt was great to work with! He puts 100% heart and soul in to his work. It shows with the beautiful product you end up with. He pays attention to details and made sure it was exactly what we wanted. We are obsessed with our cabinets and can't say enough great things about our experience. We will definitely be contacting him for all future cabinet projects.

Kurt designed, built and installed a desk with drawers for a nook adjacent to my kitchen. He was professional and friendly throughout the entire process. He is a true craftsman, and the desk looks great.

Distinctive Wood Creations has done extensive built-in cabinetry (kitchen, living room, office, and entertainment areas) in two of our properties. We have hired them repeatedly for various projects throughout a 16-year period. A huge three-level island that separates our living room and kitchen is a masterpiece with a bar, pull out drawers that hold our crystal and wine glasses, and columns that support the load bearing beam that runs through the center of the house. Kurt designed and built four cherry fireplace mantels of varying complexity, as well as a spectacular cherry kitchen vent hood with inlaid stone tiles. The craftsmanship is truly unmatched in quality, design, and care of construction and installation. Among the many creations, including pieces of furniture that are not built -in, one of our favorites is an enormous and breathtaking cherry horseshoe shaped desk that combines a computer station, movable printer drawer, file drawers of various sizes, and a bookcase. Its mass, design, and functionality always draw appreciative comments from guests who see it for the first time. I could not work in a better spot! Our appreciation of Kurt centers on his eye for detail in the selection of the wood used in every piece. I am constantly amazed at his way of selecting and highlighting various grains and textures in his wood compositions. These little details make seeing our furniture and cabinetry a new experience every time we look at therm - even after so many years.

Kurt Nachreiner took the time to drive to our home (we live 30 miles from his showroom) to meet with us on our kitchen project. When the plans were drawn up he came back to explain everything and discuss any changes we might have. The whole process was painless! Kurt is very easy to work with and understood what we were trying to accomplish. We have used his expertise on another project and again we had great results. Kurt is a fantastic woodcrafter and trustworthy professional. We have the highest regard for Kurt and have recommended him to several others.

Kurt has done two separate custom made bars for us, custom built-in shelves and walnut embellishments to our fireplace and support beams. His work is high quality and impeccable, paying attention to details. He worked well with my designer and added his input where necessary. He and his crew were a pleasure to work with. While his prices are on the higher end, it reflects the quality and workmanship, and will surely add to the value of our home. I would use him again in a heartbeat.

A few words about Distinctive Wood Creations… It’s pretty rare when you hire a contractor and then re-hire them, then re-hire them and continue to do so for more than 30 years. Kurt Nachreiner is, and I say this in a most positive way, absolutely anal about how he builds cabinets. After living in our home for 25 years, we decided to have the kitchen remodeled and although we wanted a “new look”, we felt bad about throwing out the original cabinets. So, Kurt came up with the idea of modifying the cabinets. We removed the soffits above the cabinets and Kurt rebuilt our existing cabinets (he had built them originally) so they had an additional section with glass doors above the tops. It was like having brand new cabinets when he was done! One thing I always remember about going to his shop was the first time I ran my hand along the face of an unfinished cabinet they were building. You could not feel the joint where two pieces of wood come together. How can you make something that smooth?! The pièce de résistance was Kurt’s creation of our Little Free Library. Carole and I asked Kurt to build a Little Free Library for our front yard. Trusting him completely, we let him leave with his creative juices flowing. What he came back with was a wooden work of art! They even made a photo book about how it was built. When we moved, after 28 years, we couldn’t bear to leave the library behind, so it now sits proudly in front of our new home. If you have really high standards (I mean really high), look no further than Distinctive Wood Creations.

I hired Kurt and Distinctive Wood Creations for my study. We choose a great looking veneer that was to go on curved cabinets and curved floor cabinets. The job was on time and budget and it turned out terrific. They did the installation in a timely manner. Feel free to contact me about this great company

We have hired Distinctive Wood Creations on two different occasions. The first was a remodel that included the master bedroom and master bathroom. We were looking for something very special. Kurt created birds-eye maple built-in cabinets and bookshelves for the master bedroom and curved cherry cabinets for the master bathroom. The second remodel was the basement bath and laundry room. Kurt made cherry burl cabinets for the basement bath and a storage wall of cabinets in the laundry. Distinctive Wood Creations does beautiful work and I recommend it very highly.

Kurt designed a beautiful set of built in cherry bookcases for the library in our new home. The wood was gorgeous and the craftsmanship, finish and installation superb. He is such a cheerful and easy person to work with. I would enthusiastically recommend Kurt to anyone looking to do stunning wood cabinetry in their home.

Distinctive Wood Creations is an outstanding provider of custom wood furniture. Our project had unique parameters. Kurt, the owner, personally oversaw our custom project from design through installation. He coordinated with our designer, AV specialist, and the contractor. He even created a custom stain for our pieces and provided the exact type wood we wanted.