A good Before & After story is always a great way to demonstrate how a space can be transformed with a little hard work and imagination coupled with a tremendous support network of craftsmen. I thought it would be fun to document the progress of a project that has been in the planning stages for several months. This truly is a labor of love for me, as this project is taking place in the church where I grew up, got married, and had my children baptized.
I have had the good fortune to have been hired to replace the cabinetry in the Sacristy of Calvary Church in Summit, NJ. This space is of tremendous importance as it is where so many preparations for Sunday services take place. Not only is this area used by the Minister, but it is also occupied by the Altar Guild. The challenge was two-fold. First, how do you design a space that requires storage for items used to prepare for the service as well as two sinks to assist in those preparations, without making that space look and feel like a kitchen? And secondly, how to you design the cabinetry so that it is in keeping with the style of a church that was built more than 100 years ago?
Over the next several weeks I will show photographs of the work in progress so that together we can see this sacred space transformed into a room that is more seamlessly integrated with the style of the rest of the church. Today was Demo Day, so here’s the before…
