Dennen Design Furniture

Chris Dennen is a master craftsman. He designed and built two beautiful pieces for our home. The first--a dining room buffet, and the second--a large corner cabinet to hold our big screen TV, books, etc. When Chris was working with us, we felt like we were his only client. He was readily available by email and phone, and we spoke regularly. Chris asked tons of questions about what we wanted for each piece--purpose, what we wanted each to hold, etc., and he custom designed each. For our dining room buffet, he measured my platters, etc., to make sure that everything would fit perfectly. We knew that we wanted to use tiger maple, and that we wanted a combination of cabinets and drawers. He took us to his workplace to show us various wood samples, knobs, etc., so that we could choose. The piece consists of two side cabinets, and one large center drawer with a two-door cabinet beneath. The drawer 'closes itself'--smooth as can be. Anyone who comes in our dining room makes a bee-line for the buffet; it is simply exquisite. The corner cabinet is the focal point of our family room. Again, it is made of tiger maple, and has beautiful moldings to 'fit' the look of our cape. The cabinet has two small cabinets on either side of book shelves at the top, a large opening for the TV, and two cabinets on either side of open shelves on the bottom which hold our amp, cable box, etc. Chris attention to detail and knowledge of his craft is amazing; he made sure that there was space behind the cabinet, so as not to block a baseboard heater, and--again--listened CAREFULLY to our needs, and made suggestions accordingly. Chris was always aware and forthcoming with ways that might cut costs, without EVER compromising quality. The pieces that Chris built will be in our family for generations to come.

It was a pleasure completing our kitchen renovation with Chris Dennen and Dennen Design. Chris’s creativity lent fresh ideas to our new kitchen, and we continue to be overjoyed with the results. In renovating our kitchen, we had some known and unknown constraints – including a somewhat modest budget and some unusual interior spaces. Chris worked within these parameters, and he made what might have been a stressful, overwhelming process enjoyable and satisfying. He answered our questions clearly and helped us through each phase of the process. Chris built handsome, semi-modern kitchen cabinets and reconfigured our kitchen, dining, and entry spaces in ways that have proven to be highly functional and beautiful. Of course it wasn’t easy going without a kitchen during the remodel, but Chris was consistently professional and completed our kitchen on time. We often remark on what a great decision it was to hire Dennen Design and to remodel our kitchen in the ways we did.

Chris Dennen is a true craftsman. We were extremely satisfied with the kitchen remodel he completed for us four years ago and feel fortunate to have worked with him. For our project, we converted three small rooms into one open-concept kitchen and dining area. We now spend virtually all our waking moments in this section of our home because it is such an aesthetically pleasing and wonderfully functional space. We found Chris to be equally adept at visualizing the large-scale design of our project and attending to the smallest details in the woodwork. Throughout the process, Chris listened closely to our thoughts, desires, and concerns about our kitchen renovation, and he was responsive to our needs, while also offering his own creative vision. Chris has a keen design sense, and, when our project encountered some unforeseen challenges with the existing framing, he approached these as opportunities rather than obstacles. He incorporated the problematic elements of our space in ways that impressed us, and his revised plans were even better than our original ideas. Chris is efficient and responsible; he completed his work within the time-frame and agreed-upon budget. In all, we would give Dennen Design our highest recommendation and hope to work with Chris again in the future.

I hired Dennen Design in 2011 for a built in project. We needed something that would blend into the existing trim of the room. We gave Chris a basic idea of what we wanted in terms of function but we didn't have anything particular in mind in terms of style or design. He presented us with a few ideas of his own. We chose one based on looking at some of his previous work and he then took the project from inception to finish. His use of wood grain and finish made the finished project even better than how it looked on paper. The fit of all the trim is very well done and we get a lot of compliments on the unit in general. When it is time to redo the dining room we will be using Chris again.

Chris Dennen has done many projects for my wife and me. Chris has built custom vanities, installed kitchen cabinets, and built numerous pieces of custom furniture. Each time we have worked with Chris he has been incredibly professional, prompt, and fair. The finished product is exactly what we wanted. We will hire again again for sure!!

Chris does beautiful work. I completely trust his ideas with design and color choice. He is a true artist, all the way down to his hand drawn design for my piece. We went to him with a table design in mind, he listened to our ideas and shared some great ideas with us to make the piece better. Very hard worker. I will certainly hire him again.

This was actually the third time we've used Chris at Dennen Design for projects at the house. We have a custom piece of furniture, kitchen counters and most recently a built in cabinet for a bathroom remodel. Every time the work has been top quality, on time, and very reasonable for custom craftsmanship. All this has been accomplished with a level of trust and respect that allows me the comfort to have him work when we're not around knowing the time frame will be met. I would recommend him for ANY project you're considering.

Chris is fantastic. We hired him to build our kitchen for us. We told him what we wanted, and Chris took his notes back to do some initial drawings. What he came back with was what we NEEDED. We were blinded by what we were used to in our house, but Chris came back with a completely different design that increased storage, increased efficiency and increased our views. He worked with a unique space, an uneven, unlevel and unplumb old house and made it all come together. I can recommend him without reservation.