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Decorative Wire Mesh for Cabinets

last year

Does anyone know where to get decorative wire mesh like this picture in Canada that are not astronomical in price.

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  • last year

    Not sure what you are asking. It's a style of door that comes with the cabinets.

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    There are so many stores on Etsy that sell different types of decorative mesh + I've found many retailers online who also sell all types of decorative mesh.

    However, I am in the U.S. Does most Etsy shops ship to Canada? I know that there are some shops on Etsy that are located in Canada. I actually saw one that makes inserts that is based in Canada - I'm sure that there are many more if you include where the seller is located as part of your search.


    I assume that there are sellers from many other places who would ship to Canada - I've only run into a shipping issues one time I wanted to order from a seller on Etsy (and I've purchased many things from Etsy sellers).

  • last year

    " that are not astronomical in price. "


    Describe astronomical? That is a laminated glass with the wire in the lami, not inexpensive in any locale.

  • last year

    Actually this is offered as a brass wire mesh by companies such as Rockler and Van Dykes Restorers in very similar patterns, either round or flat crimped.

    I specified this for a project for the use above in a c. 1830-ish house restoration and it was quite expensive because the bigger material (flat, crimped which looks most like this) is made to fit the opening rather than cut on site.

    Even the 6" square sample (which I had to buy as a made piece) for the presentation board was not inexpensive. There are smaller or thinner meshes offered, mostly round, which are less expensive that may do but will not give the same appearance.

    Unfortunately a lot of the things one sees on line actually are astronomically expensive because there is a custom or semi-custom aspect to a lot of the work. It's not something that can be duplicated on a typical budget.

    Back when most design media was print, you could kind of get an idea of the budget by the magazine, and if you had a normal budget you were not looking at Architectural Digest or World of Interiors for specific product because you knew it would be expensive. Now things are posted online that are presented as "normal", but really they are very expensive.

    Another example in the photo is the swing-arm sconce. You can find inexpensive versions of this where the joints are not as tight and the whole thing tends to sag and get wobbly over time. I priced out the real thing, (Nessen) and they were built to suit and if I recall correctly the floor lamp version of these was something like $3500 each, so the sconces couldn't be all that much less. This was a pass, because there was not $7000 in the budget for two lamps.

  • last year

    Also take a look at laser cut panels, that can be made of wood or metal.

    https://lightwavelaser.com/cabinetry

    It is a niche business, so none of it is cheap.

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    Not a bit of anything shown in that picture is anywhere close to "inexpensive".

  • last year

    That is an interesting observation,

    palimpsest. Often remodelers are accused of wanting same- old/ same- old, big- box solutions ( I do think that is prevalent in furniture and accessories),
    but I see so many inspo pictures, of kitchens especially, that are clearly super expensive AND the look is definitely relying on not only the actual kitchen part, but fabulous windows, views, adjacent rooms. And for kitchen, many smaller key elements all working together.

    You see similar hierarchy in fashion sources , though I’ve always been interested in layouts featuring “ how to get the look for less”, and also in the serendipity that sometimes a low-mid- range retailer will produce an item that is just way above its usual offerings, no clue how or why.

    So there are also from time to time feature articles on how a home builder/ renovator used very clever purchases, finish details, and just great scrimp/ spurge choices or whatever, to achieve a very high- end look for much less $$. So usually a very talented person, not the typical homeowner.

    I think at time Sarah Richardson gave some of those vibes when she turned up second- hand furniture or used gorgeous, expensive fabric just on an ottoman, which set the tone. Though overall it appears her work would be very expensive.

  • last year

    I agree to the extent that you could recreate the look above in a number of ways that a lot of people would not perceive as much different, like doing the cabinetry with full overlay doors and a standard shaker profile. But I don't think the wire mesh is something for which a "Low" version really exists.

    It may seem hard to believe that a lot of people would look at a full overlay version of the above and not see the immediate difference, but I have seen that in action more than once.

    I did a very inexpensive kitchen for a friend of mine who divorced and had to sell a big house at a loss with a full custom kitchen with inset cabinets and soapstone counters and sinks and so forth, that was a very pale imitation of what she had to leave behind, but for her it was close enough, and for some of her friends it was the "same kitchen only smaller without the fancy stove". They really could not see much difference and there was a lot of difference except for the overall "look".

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    The other aspect of such a thing as this is that at a certain level of high end, there is frequently someone employed who is a real housecleaner who will spend a few hours cleaning all that glass when it's necessary. This stuff isn't usually in a house where the cleaning service is a couple of people who come in every two weeks for a couple hours and Windex the bathroom, Swiffer the kitchen floor and bang around a vacuum cleaner a bit. This kind of stuff is taken care of by someone who actually cleans.