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06 Nov

Add Storage and Display Space with Custom Bookcases

This cool weather makes curling up with a book and a blanket sound like the best idea around. If you love books and haven’t gone the way of digital reading, you may struggle with where to put your collection. You may have books piled on tables, nightstands, and anywhere else there’s an open spot.Have you imagined bookshelves to house your library? For many that sounds downright dreamy. Do you have a collection of special mementos stashed away in boxes?Whether [...]

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29 May

Custom Cabinetry To Make Entertaining Easier!

We build lots of cabinetry for all kinds of spaces. One of the fun things we do here is creating entertaining spaces. Sometimes that means building a full bar, but more often than not it means creating a practical and attractive place to serve food and drink while entertaining guests. It can be a built-in buffet for extra serving space and a place to store dishes and such when not in use.We can incorporate a wine fridge with storage [...]

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17 Jan

Home Show Season Is Here!

Home show season starts next week! We will be spending the next few months loading and unloading the home show display and talking with past customers and potential clients about our rollouts and cabinets. Here are the show’s we are scheduled for: January 25-27 Home and Remodeling Show at US Bank Stadium https://minneapolishomeandremodelingshow.com/ February 15-17 Home and Landscape Show at St. Paul Rivercenter https://stpaulhomeandlandscapeshow.com/ February 22-24, March 1-3 Home and Garden Show at Minneapolis Convention Center https://homeandgardenshow.com/ We hope to see you at [...]

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19 Jan

Houzz Award Winner for Customer Service

Joseph Otto Enterprises of Ham Lake has been awarded Best Of Houzz 2018 We are proud to announce Joseph Otto Enterprises has won “Best Of Customer Service” on Houzz®, the leading platform for home remodeling and design. Our custom cabinetry company was chosen by the more than 40 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community from among more than one million active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals. The Best Of Houzz is awarded annually in three categories: Design, Customer [...]

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22 Dec

Home Show Season! Lots of rollout shelves to showcase!

We are heading into what we affectionately call “Home Show Season” here at the shop. This means that from January through April we spend a lot of our time out and about meeting potential customers and exhibiting our products. We also get the opportunity to see many familiar faces as past customers stop in to say “hi” at the different shows. It is wonderful and exhausting! For those that have seen our exhibit, you know we set up a big [...]

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25 Apr

Bathroom vanities

Bathrooms are an essential part of your home. Bathrooms have to serve some very basic functions, but that doesn’t mean they have to be basic. We can create bathrooms that not only function well, but are enjoyable. Maybe you want a glamorous powder bath with some stylish storage built-in. Maybe you want your master bath to feel like a high-end hotel, so your time in there is more spa-like. The photos below are just a sampling of some of the bathroom [...]

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19 Jun

Kitchen Cabinets and Backsplashes

What’s Your Flavor? Of course we are a custom woodworking company and we love designing and building anything wood, but kitchens are a favorite. The kitchen truly is the heart of a home and creating high functioning, beautiful kitchen cabinets is a real treat. We have seen a lot of lovely kitchens over the years (and some pretty awful “before” kitchens too). Since wood is our area of expertise, we can gladly assist in the selection of species, stain color, and [...]

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02 Jun

Grilling Hacks

Grilling season has official begun. The internet is loaded with more recipes than one could ever hope to try. Pinterest is the perfect place to find some grilling inspiration…and waste a couple of hours. We love to grill and don’t let the snow or the mosquitos keep us from cooking outdoors. One of my least favorite household chores is cleaning the grill. I use the nifty ammonia in garbage bag method, which does work, but still it is a [...]

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02 Jun

Reclaimed Wood

Reclaimed wood is quite popular these days. The trend of repurposing items is a great way to go green and add character to your home at the same time. During the recent Parade of Homes the Dream Home in Stillwater was a prime example. This home showcased reclaimed wood in several places. The kitchen’s large center island was covered with reclaimed wood, but reclaimed wood was found in several other places as well. The kitchen’s cabinetry was white with the exception [...]

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25 May

Happy Bees!

Plants for Pollinators It is finally getting to be the time of year when Minnesotans head out outside. For some that means working in the garden, some it means planting or buying flower plants to enjoy during the warmer months. Most of us it seems, make some connection with growing things over the summer. If we don’t personally partake in growing fruits and veggies we likely visit a farmers market or get a tomato or two from a neighbor. It is [...]

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