A Townhouse Kitchen Remodel

Custom Cabinets with Antique Carving In considering the options for this townhouse kitchen remodel, our clients wanted to open up the space, bring in lots of light and keep the feeling airy. For the cabinetry, they didn’t want a new look, they wanted it to look as though it had been there all along. Antique […]

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Rustic Kitchen Cabinets

Refrigerator Wall Cabinets These rustic kitchen cabinets were built using salvaged fencing and planks. The refrigerator wall cabinets feature wood refrigerator panels, pull-out pantry cabinets and an appliance garage with a lift door that allows motor heavy kitchen appliances to be slide directly onto the counter. To learn more about this project, see our Design […]

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Kitchen Organization – “Prep, Cook, Serve, Store”

Kitchen Organization – “Prep, Cook, Serve, Store” We have been spending a lot of time in the kitchen lately and it reminded us to revisit an article appearing in the April 3, 2019 issue of the Sunday NYTimes – How to Organize Your Kitchen Like a Professional Chef. It was quite a revelation – at […]

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Wabi Sabi Santa Fe Kitchen

Wabi-Sabi Santa Fe Kitchen Two artists, both with a love of found objects – made their way from Texas to Santa Fe a few years back.  With them were a couple of dogs, some horses, and a curious collection of treasures – items plucked from dumpsters, antiques from obscure flea markets and a few tree stumps.  […]

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French Country Kitchen Island

Custom French Country Kitchen Designer kitchen features kitchen island with built-in copper farm sink and granite countertop, built-in pantry, built-in cabinets and shelving, under-cabinet lighting and Dutch door with transom. Constructed from antique doors and carved panels and reclaimed woods. The hand-rubbed custom finishes and cast bronze hardware complete the old world look of this […]

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Casita Kitchen Cabinets

Custom Kitchen Cabinets for Guest House These casita kitchen cabinets were crafted using antique carved panels, antique carved finials and reclaimed Douglas fir. Designing your own custom kitchen makes the most efficient use of space to exactly fit your needs. Our beautiful hand-rubbed custom finishes soften the look of new construction, making your custom cabinetry […]

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Oven Wall Cabinets

Rustic Kitchen Cabinets The oven wall in this Santa Fe kitchen features by-pass doors on the pantry and spacious cabinets above and below the oven. Salvaged fencing and planks were used to make the rustic doors and cabinet fronts. To learn more about this project, see our Design Inspiration post, Wabi Sabi Santa Fe Kitchen. 10525-01

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Cooktop Island

Kitchen Island Reclaimed fencing and planks were used to create this cooktop island. The cabinets were built to be set into the plaster walls of the island. Deep drawers on the cooktop side accommodate pots and pans, while the three drawers on the seating side are narrower and not as deep. To see more about […]

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Rustic Cabinets

Sink Wall Rustic Cabinets Salvaged fencing and planks were used to make these rustic cabinets. Built to be set into plaster walls, the sink wall cabinets feature a wood dishwasher panel, pull-out trash drawer, under sink cabinet with tilt drawer and under counter drawers. Read more about this project in our Design Inspiration post, Wabi […]

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Make a Statement with a Surround

Make a Statement with a Surround Your front entry sets the tone for your home, and a door with a surround makes a statement setting your home apart. Functioning as a frame for the door, a surround can be large or small, simple or elaborate. Often a more formal element of architecture, in the hands […]

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A Collection of Custom Front Entries

A Collection of Custom Front Entries A La Puerta Originals’ custom front entry is one-of-a-kind. We don’t have any standard designs from which to choose because each of our doors is designed in collaboration with our clients to suit their design aesthetic and their home. Once the design is finalized, our doors are built by […]

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A Touch of Gold

Not too long ago, La Puerta Originals was lucky enough to be involved in the remodel of an expansive custom home nestled in the foothills of the Santa Fe National Forest. We did a number of doors and gates and everything for the entirely remodeled kitchen. The house is built in the Territorial style popular […]

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The Gathering Place

In an amazing Santa Fe remodel, the kitchen is where you will find everyone. While there are fabulous sitting rooms and multiple landscaped outdoor patios, people gravitate toward this bright and airy room. When Scott was tasked with the design for the remodel of this home, he started with the kitchen, specifically the stove hood. […]

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Cabinets with Antique Panels

Kitchen Cabinetry The use of antique carved panels and dowry chest finials are some of the touches that make this kitchen so special. Antique material is seamlessly blended with reclaimed Douglas fir to create the look of antique cabinetry that is functionally fully modern. Designed at the same height, the small rolling island neatly blends […]

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Custom Pantry Cabinet

Kitchen Pantry Hand carved reclaimed wooden doors open to reveal a highly functioning custom pantry cabinet. Whether you are doing a kitchen remodel, or new construction, custom kitchen cabinets designed with your input makes for a kitchen uniquely suited to your style. 8623 LPO Showroom Photos: Eric Swanson

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Cabinet with Crown Moulding

Yellow Kitchen Cabinet The kitchen cabinetry in this high end home remodel are handcrafted entirely with reclaimed woods. The antique elements form the design foundation upon which the rest of the cabinet is built. Antique moulding, carved fragments, carved legs and panels that are one of a kind make for cabinetry that is truly custom, […]

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Built-In Espresso Bar

Luxury Kitchen Cabinets This built-in espresso bar was constructed with reclaimed Douglas fir. The custom cabinets feature templated bubble glass, cabinet hardware of forged iron and recycled mesh screen in sliding cabinet doors. A retractable shelf gives counter space for preparation that is out of the way when not needed. With a custom designed kitchen […]

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Stove Hood with Antique Corbels & Columns

Stove Hood The stove hood of this luxury kitchen incorporates antique corbels and columns and contributes to the feel of a French country kitchen. The cabinets, constructed entirely of reclaimed Douglas fir, are treated with a light wash to enhance the natural grain of the wood. When doing kitchen renovations or new construction, designer kitchens […]

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Family Affair – Su Casa Magazine

When his parents, Ruthe and Ken Coleman, decided to renovate their historic Santa Fe adobe, Scott Coleman, the founder of La Puerta Originals and its creative director, was naturally tasked with designing their kitchen. Please see the full article in the pdf.

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