CABINETS AND BUILT-INS (will provide design help)
Black Cove Cabinetry
(800) 262-8979, blackcove.com
Kitchen cabinetry featuring period details in Shaker, Victorian, Arts & Crafts, and Colonial styles.
Cook & Cook Exquisite Custom Cabinetry
(207) 885-0767, cookandcookcabinetry.com
Traditional inset cabinetry. A family-owned business offering Maine-made cabinetry nationwide, directly to the homeowner.
Crown Point Cabinetry
(800) 999-4994, crown-point.com
Quality custom cabinetry for the kitchen, bath, and other rooms. Period-inspired styles including Shaker, Arts & Crafts, Early American, and Victorian. A wide variety of finishes includes Genuine Old-Fashioned Milk Paint. Buy direct from the company, nationwide.
Kennebec Company
(207) 443-2131, kennebeccompany.com
Authentically detailed, well constructed and beautifully finished, period-inspired cabinets and built-ins for the kitchen and all rooms. Custom designed and handcrafted, serving clients nationwide. Visit their showroom in historic Bath, Maine.
N.R. Hiller Design
(812) 825-5872, nrhillerdesign.com
Historically inspired kitchen design and all-custom cabinets, cottage and Victorian styles through Arts & Crafts and mid century.
Plain & Fancy Custom Cabinetry
(800) 447-9006, plainfancycabinetry.com
Family-owned cabinet shop. From English country to classic American styles.
Timeless Kitchen Design
(610) 296-2775, timelesskitchendesign.net
Custom kitchen and bath cabinetry with the appearance of antique furniture and the convenience of modern technology. Specializing in early homes.
Vintage Kitchens
(800) 832-6251, vintagekitchens.com
Enduring cabinetry and professional kitchen design in traditional and period-specific styles.
Workshops of David T. Smith
(888) 353-9387, davidtsmith.com
Custom-made kitchens in styles from primitive to Adirondack. American-made furniture, and Windsor chairs.
Yestertec Design Co.
(877) 346-4976, yestertec.com
Kitchen workstation furniture. Patented, U.L.-listed furniture conceals “hot” appliances in efficient designs that take the place of cabinetry for “hidden” kitchens.
COUNTERTOP & BACKSPLASH
AA Abbingdon Affiliates
(888) 991-4TIN, abbingdon.com
The original tin ceilings and walls: 35 designs in 2' x 2' lay-in; 2' x 4' and 2' x 8' nail-up. Steel, brass, copper, chrome. Stainless steel for backsplashes.
Ashfield Stone
(413) 628-4773, ashfieldstone.com
Exclusive quarriers of two rare schist stones unique to the Berkshires. Custom stonework includes countertops and sinks.
Bucks County Soapstone
(215) 249-8181, buckscountysoapstone.com
Crafts and installs countertops and sinks for residents of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Custom sink orders shipped nationwide.
Frigo Design
(800) 836-8746, frigodesign.com
Stainless steel, copper, and zinc countertops, backsplashes, integrated sinks, and panels.
Green Mountain Soapstone / RMG Stone Products
(800) 585-5636, greenmountainsoapstone.com
Dense, durable, and anti-bacterial soapstone is impervious to heat and stains. Precision-crafted soapstone sinks, flooring tiles, and garden furniture.
John Boos & Co.
(217) 347-7701, johnboos.com
Since 1887, supplier of quality butcher blocks, islands and countertops for the home.
Kuehn Bevel
(800) 862-3835, kuehnbevel.com
Quality decorative edge moulding for countertops. Laminate bevel-edge, solid-surface edges, and hardwood accent edges for countertops.
M. Teixeira Soapstone
(877) 478-8170, soapstones.com
They offer custom fabrication of soapstone sinks, countertops, wood stoves, masonry heaters. Nationwide service.
Sheldon Slate Products
(207) 997-3615, sheldonslate.com
Mining and manufacture of slate products. Sinks, counters, floor tile, roofing, and monuments. Custom work a specialty.
The Structural Slate Co.
(800) 67-SLATE (5283), structuralslate.com
Founded in 1918, they supply flooring, hearths, mantels, countertops and vanity tops.
Vermont Soapstone
(802) 263-5404, vermontsoapstone.com
Mining, importing, and cutting soapstone since 1856. Counters, sinks and fireplaces.
Woodstock Soapstone
(800) 866-4344, woodstove.com
Best known for their wood- and gas-fired stoves, they also offer soapstone sinks and countertops. Each sink is built to customer's specifications.
Note: I did not include tile manufacturers here (too many good ones!). See Product & Service Directory at oldhouseonline.com, or the Design Center Sourcebook (tile chapter).
APPLIANCES & STOVES
Aga-Heartland Appliances
(800) 361-1517, heartlandappliances.com
The legendary British Aga cooker is the only radiant heat, multi-function stove in the world. Heartland offers European style, retro, and bold modern appliances.
AntiqueAppliances.com
(706) 782-3132, antiqueappliances.com
Restores all makes of antique and vintage refrigerators and stoves, both gas and electric, and maintains a large inventory of restoration-ready appliances for sale.
Big Chill
(877) 842-3269, bigchillfridge.com
Looks like your mother’s fridge, but it includes all of today’s functionality, efficiency, and dependability.
Elmira Stove Works
(800) 295-8498, elmirastoveworks.com
Cast-iron, nickel-trimmed Victorian cookstoves with the convenience of the 21st century. Gas or electric, full-size, with self-cleaning ovens. Northstar line of Streamline refrigerators in eye-popping Retro colors.
Erickson’s Antique Stoves
(978) 857-8041,
Restores and sells unique kitchen, parlor, and heating stoves from pre-Victorian through 20th century eras. One-of-a-kind pieces updated for current codes.
Good Time Stove Co.
(888) 282-7506, goodtimestove.com
Authentic, antique kitchen ranges and heating stoves, circa 1840–1930. Fully restored and functional; restored enamel, cast-iron, wood, and wood-gas combos; electric conversions available.
Roseland Icebox Co.
(877) ICEBOXES, iceboxes.com
Reproduction quality wooden iceboxes with electrical refrigeration and custom-made bronze hardware.
Twentieth Century Appliance Restorations
(518) 272-7916, monitortop.com
Restores antique refrigerators, ranges, washers, appliances, Victrolas, televisions, radios. Services include mechanical and cosmetic refurbishing.
HANDCRAFTED STOVE HOODS
& COPPER SINKS
Note: For stone sinks, see under COUNTERTOPS above. For porcelain and enameled sinks, see the classic or heritage lines of well-known companies such as Kohler.
Archive Designs
(541) 607-6581, archivedesigns.com
Architectural metalwork: Arts and Crafts and rustic designs using hammered copper, forged steel, nickel and zinc to create unique kitchen and fireplace hoods.
Copper Sinks Direct
(866) 789-7465, coppersinksdirect.com
Selection of sinks and vessels for bath, bar and kitchen.
Copperworks
(707) 762-5530, thecopperworks.com
Handcrafted range hoods, sinks, chimney caps, and other custom creations.
Handcrafted Metal
(800) 755-0310, handcraftedmetal.com
Premium handmade items for kitchen and bath built by master craftsmen using copper, zinc, brass, iron and bronze. Custom range hoods, sinks, etc.
Native Trails
(800) 786-0862, nativetrails.net
Their handcrafted copper sinks are created using age-old techniques and tools. Also vanities and tiles.
RangeCraft Manufacturing
(877) RCHOODS, rangecraft.com
Their range hoods combine form and function, each made to order in any design, material or finish, including copper, brass, stainless steel, or decorator colors.
OTHER GOOD STUFF
Antique Hardware & Home
(877) 823-7567, antiquehardware.com
Wide assortment of furniture, plumbing, hardware, appliances, lighting, and decorative accessories.
Forbo
(800) 356-6787, mannington.com
True linoleum (a linseed oil and cork product).
Mannington Commercial
(877) 823-7567, antiquehardware.com
Resilient tile floor products that closely match the appearance of historic linoleum and vinyl composition tile patterns.
Pierced Tin Designs by Country Accents
(570) 478-4127, piercedtin.com
Artistic hand-punched tin, copper and brass. From folk art designs to historically accurate panels for Shaker style furniture, pie safes, and jelly cupboards.
Rejuvenation
(888) 401-1900, rejuvenation.com
Full range of lighting includes early electric “utilitarian” fixtures as would have been found in the kitchen; 20th century lighting; also hardware.
Van Dyke’s Restorers
(800) 558-1234, vandykes.com
Offers over 25,000 restoration products for antique restorers, woodworkers, and period homeowners including a comprehensive selection of reproduction hardware and kitchen and bath products.
Note: You can get any kind of period kitchen hardware, from blacksmith-made hinges and latches or Victorian cast brass to nickel bin pulls and Depression-glass cabinet knobs. See Product & Service Directory at oldhouseonline.com, or the Design Center Sourcebook (hardware).