Columns make such a statement when added to the home. Historically, columns exemplify both power and stability amongst the community. When a customer orders columns, they are in it to make a bold statement. Recently, Forever Redwood, a company dedicated to growing and protecting Redwood Forests, purchased several Turncraft Endura-Stone columns for one of their…
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Ceiling medallions are known to be accents to beautiful light fixtures, but that is not the only use they have! Our recent customer, Lorraine from Maspeth, New York purchased multiple medallions and rosettes from the Ekena Millwork line and used them to decorate her room. She painted them to match the colors of her bedspread…
Last week, we showed you an inside look at the gigantic gable brackets and how our team constructs them. This time, we are going to take a look at these Ekena Millwork Crawley wrought iron brackets. Architecturally speaking, it is often rare to have a one size fits all kind of product. The industry is…
Dave from Andover Colorado sent in their finished project featuring several Mid-America Cathedral open louver shutters. He used the shutters to accompany the front of his home. Ordering in the bordereaux color, the shutters beautifully accented the red toned front door and the flowers in the planters. Finally, Dave let us know that he thinks…
Not too long ago, we received several gorgeous pictures from the Milton Academy in Massachusetts. They ordered several different types of millwork products for the school’s production of Molière’s Tartuffe. Each Ekena Millwork product added immense details to the stage that truly set the time period of the play. The Ekena Millwork Emery panel moulding…
Nothing is better than being able to relax in your own home. On a warm sunny day, it is even better to enjoy the beauty of your own backyard while relaxing on a lawn chair. Will from Charlotte, North Carolina prides himself on having an exquisite home, which is exactly why he chose ArchitecturalDepot.com to…
Our customers are a creative bunch of people; they often amaze our team with their unique takes on the architectural products. From Clinton Township, Michigan, Yasser purchased the Ekena Millwork Ashford ceiling medallion for his home. More common than not, customers match the ceiling medallion with a nice chandelier. Arthur did this, but with a more…
Michael from Milan, Illinois recently purchased the Ekena Millwork Galveston star rubberwood rosettes for his project. First, he used the wood stars to create an impressively large American flag in a new bakery in his town. Measuring at 28’ in length and 14’ in height, the American flag is huge and the stars needed to…
Each and every product featured on ArchitecturalDepot.com has a unique back-story of how it was manufactured and came to be on our site. Sometimes, these products are for out-of-the-ordinary jobs and require very specific measurements that cannot be found in any local hardware store. At ArchitecturalDepot.com, we are the solution to your problems by allowing…
From Vancouver, British Columbia, our recent customer, Roman, purchased the Ekena Millwork Southampton Acanthus Leaf ceiling ring. Roman had a light fixture in one of the rooms, but decided it needed an extra touch to be complete. Unfortunately, a regular ceiling medallion would not make the cut for this project, so he kept looking online…
Cupolas have both functional and aesthetic values that provide ventilation. When a cupola is paired with a copper weathervane, it is a sight to see and admire. A customer from Montana recently shared his finished barn project that features our cupola and weathervane. He paired the CW Ohio octagon louver cupola with a copper roof…
Mark from Lynnwood, Washington recently sent in pictures of how he completed his recent project that included our wood brackets. His intentions for the Ekena Millwork Stratford wood brackets were not the typical function, but he had his plans set. After purchasing the brackets online, he got to working on his project. Stained and ready…
All of this cold weather really makes a person want to be on vacation at a beach house. The winter is a beautiful time of the year, but being cold is not all as fun as the movies make it seem! We simply want warm weather to come back. Apparently, we are not the only…
Are you looking for a simple way to enhance your doorway? Look no further than these Fypon fluted pilasters! That is exactly what Arthur from Fort Worth, Texas did and he absolutely loves them! His entryway to his home was not always a fortress of comfort as it is depicted below. In fact, Arthur knew…
All the way from St. Petersburg, Florida, our recent ArchitecturalDepot.com customer, Jennifer purchased the Dalvento mini copper Kyoto finial! The reason for her purchase was like any other; she had a home improvement project that needed a “finishing touch.” This season was the season to do the renovation project that Jennifer was putting off for…
“We have been so pleased with our shutters! I started with a first order doing the three windows on the front of our garage. Since we loved them so much we added them to the rest of the house!” Tabitha from Kirksville, Missouri bought three sets Noralco board-n-batten shutters for the front of her home….
Last month, Buddy from Jonesboro, Georgia bought a pair of Western Red Cedar Funston brackets for his garage remodel. He chose the brackets for their authentic detail and artisanship qualities. First off, this wood species contain deep red colors in the wood texture that adds depth to the bracket. The garage remodel went from dull,…
Mark from Falls Church, Virginia recently sent in pictures of his completed wood brace project! Painted white to match the front railing, the Douglas fir Olympic brace beautifully accents the rest of the porch. The brace also made a good object to decorate for the holiday season! Lastly, Mark left us with this compliment: these…
Our warehouse teams ship products all over the country for various home improvement projects. Every now and then, we get project pictures back and they truly display both the product and the customer’s creativity. In fact, we received some completed wood bracket project pictures from one of our customers, Nathan from West Bend, Wisconsin, that…
Hailing from Halifax, Massachusetts, Jim from Beantown Home Improvements, Inc recently completed his Fypon balustrade project. Perfectly placed in the front of the two-story home, the balustrade is an additional enhancement to the entry of the house. It is a wonderful compliment to the already present crosshead and round columns. Simply put, Jim’s house already…
Earlier this summer, Guillermo from Odessa, Texas purchased a pair of Fypon urethane brackets. The reason for this purchase was to enhance the look of his newly remodeled kitchen. Painted to accent the surrounding walls, the corbels found their permanent homes parallel to the kitchen stove. Overall, Guillermo was satisfied with the ending result of…
Transformation pictures are one of our favorite types of project photos that our customers send to us. Recently, we received a before and after picture of a customer’s Good Directions Copper Finial project. David from Petersburg, Illinois informed us that he and his wife “had the gazebo for over 20 years” and chose our products…
While we at Architectural Depot receive several charming project pictures, a stunning photo of Fypon wood grain urethane brackets was submitted recently by Sarah from Seminole, Florida that deserves some recognition. Rather than leaving the brackets as the plain primed condition it was delivered, Sarah painted them. By adding the cranberry red paint, the brackets…
From Atlanta, Georgia, Suzanne, one of our creative customers, sent a few lovely project pictures. In her email, she stated that the “tiny bathroom” was “depressing with NO light.” In the pictures, she used a Hy-Lite Oval Window to shed some light in the restroom. After everything was completed, Suzanne wrote: “it is not necessary…