Grothouse crafted a custom Teak Butcher Block Countertop with under mount sink for a large kitchen island. Donna Venegas of Venegas and Company designed the incredible kitchen space. In addition, a custom table was made and stained to match the homeowners treasured heirloom chairs. Grothouse was highlighted on two separate episodes as outlined below.
Pictured is cameraman Steve “Dino” D’Onofrio being held onto the GMC truck to shoot a driving scene with Norm and Paul Grothouse in the driveway of Grothouse Lumber
The Project: Newton Shingle Style built in 1897, the house is a Colonial Revival in “Shingle-style clothes”—a typical transitional-style house from the late Victorian era.
Season: 29
Program: #2708 Newton Project Part 8 0f 16
Original Air Date: Saturday, November 24, 2007 at 1:30pm ET
Grothouse Highlight: Master carpenter Norm Abram traveled to Germansville, Pennsylvania to see how wood countertop fabricator Paul Grothouse crafts a 3-inch teak butcher block countertop island top for the kitchen.
Program: #2715 Newton Project, Part 15 of 16
Original Air Date: Saturday, January 12, 2008 at 1:30 pm ET
Grothouse Highlight: Custom countertop fabricator Paul Grothouse arrives from Pennsylvania to install the end grain butcher block teak island top and deliver its companion piece “a custom teak farmhouse table” for the breakfast area.
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Please join us in welcoming Annalisa to the Grothouse Team.
Congratulations to Wendy F. Johnson, CKD, CBD of Designs for Living, for winning NKBA Best Kitchen Award. A wenge countertop crafted by Grothouse was used in the baking station and a separate dining island.
Grothouse continues to revolutionize their solid wood surfaces by offering our newest and largest El Guapo edge profile for any construction style.
This Friday we are flashing back to the construction of our shops. Teamwork and skilled craftsmanship were the key components to our success.
A Custom Butcher Block Countertop was crafted to look like a piano keyboard. The countertop is made of Wenge in Butcher Block with Maple Edge Grain construction style.
