I know everyone thinks all customer reviews are phoney — and for good reason:  most of them are.  But ours are real and below are the verbatim thoughts of our new friends in Austin, Texas who are oh so happy with their new solid wood bookcases, custom crafted here in Vermont.

Michelle just forwarded me this customer review on our solid wood bookcases:

Hi Michelle,   We just wanted you to know how pleased we are with our bookshelf!  It is just beautiful, and exactly what we hoped it would be.  The construction and craftsmanship is first class, and we could not be happier with it.  Please extend our thanks to your outstanding craftsmen/craftswomen for a job well done!   We plan to post some very favorable comments about the work you did for us on your website.  Is there any other way we could help “spread the word” about the great products and service you are providing, that would be helpful to your business?  We want to do all we can to encourage and support builders of fine, American-made, furniture like Vermont Woods Studios.   Best regards,   Raymond and Bobbie S, Austin, Texas

What a great way to start the day, right?  We’re sending our sincere thanks out to Raymond and Bobbie and also beginning to work on a webpage for them and other Vermont Woods Studios fans to publicly gush about Vermont’s fine furniture.  Have any other feedback or suggestions for how we can make the most of your testimonials?  Post your comments on our Furniture Testimonials page, in the space below, or better yet on our Facebook.

Looking for more detail about how customers like their Vermont made furniture?  Check out these other blog posts:

• Furniture Reviews: Customer Ratings For Quality
• Online Furniture Shopping: Customer Reviews, Ratings and Complaints Drive Continuous Improvement
• Online Furniture Shopping: 2011 Customer Satisfaction Survey Results
• 98% Customer Satisfaction Rating for Vermont Made Furniture
• Vermont Furniture Reviews on Sitejabber

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Custom bookcases might not be on the top of your Christmas list.  But whether you have a home office or you’re trying to tidy up and organize your books and media, custom bookcases could make your life easier and more efficient in 2013.  Learn more and shop for solid wood bookcases with full length glass doors, half length glass doors, full length wooden doors, half length wooden doors or no doors on our website.

Getting Organized with Custom Bookcases

Custom bookcases might not be on the top of your Christmas list, but think about it.  Whether you have a home office or you’re trying to tidy up and organize your books and media, custom bookcases could make your life easier and more efficient in 2013.  Not to mention more beautiful.

At Vermont Woods Studios our biggest month for crafting bookcases and other organizers is January.  Could it have to do with New Year’s resolutions?  Must be, but we’re getting inquiries almost every day lately.  I think customers are realizing that there is a 1-3 month lead time for ordering custom bookcases.  So if you’re one of those people I thought I’d offer up some tips and advice about how to choose the right set of bookshelves for your home or office.

Glass Doors, Wooden Doors or No Doors

Are you really going to use those books or movies or vases?  Or will they just sit in the bookcase and collect dust?  Are they beautiful?  Part of your decor?  Or just obligatory (someone gave them to you and you can’t seem to throw them away) and you don’t necessarily want to see them?  Do you put things back neatly?  Or are you always in a hurry?  These are the kinds of weighty issues you’ll need to unravel before you decide whether or not to add doors to your custom bookcases.  Oh… and should the doors be glass to show off your chotskies or wooden to hide the mess?

One Big Bookshelf or a Couple Small Ones?

Once you’ve decided what kind of doors are best for your bookshelves, you’ll want to measure your space and get the cabinets to fit perfectly into it.  Some people love the integrated design of one big bookcase unit like the Modern Shaker Home Office Center Cabinet above (make sure you can fit something this big up the stairs and into your room!).  Other people like the versatility of combining several small bookcases in different ways.  One thing we always mention to customers is: if you’re getting a series of bookcases that you may want to place flush up next to each other, be sure you specify “no overhang”.  That means any molding along the top will be eliminated either on one or both sides, depending on how you want to configure the bookcases.

Measure Twice and Cut Once

We try to make it easy to customize your bookcase online, but it really is a good idea to give us a call or stop by the showroom to order custom bookcases, especially if they’re over-sized or designed to sit flush against each other.  We’ll help you get all the measurements right for your space so they’ll be no surprises when your furniture arrives.

Learn more and shop for solid wood bookcases with full length glass doors, half length glass doors, full length wooden doors, half length wooden doors or no doors on our website.

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Maybe everyone is wishing they were more organized as they're struggling to finish up their taxes this week.  I don't know, but we've had a lot of calls from customers wanting to buy bookcases. Specifically, real solid wood bookcases with glass doors. 

This one is our Cherry Moon bookcase which can be customized online.  It's available with glass doors, wooden doors or no doors.  There are 5 heights you can order online with our standard width of 39"W and depth of 15"D.  Further customization can be done by phone or in the showroom.

I'd guess we probably have about the most customizable selection of real wood bookcases anywhere online.  Check out these links if you're looking to be more organized at tax time next year:

*   Bookcases with full length glass doors

*  Bookcases with half length glass doors

*  Bookcases with full length wooden doors

*  Bookcases with half length wooden doors and

*  Bookcases with no doors at all. 

All bookcases can be customized online, in the showroom or by phone to best fit your space.  Give Shannon a call and she'll show you how.

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I think we'll have to give a prize to the person who places the first order for delivery to Alaska (that's the only state left on our list).  What should it be?  Maybe something to keep them warm like Vermont made Darn Tough Socks or flannel pajamas from Vermont Flannel. 

Or maybe one of Ken's solid wood cutting boards.  Well, Alaskans… be the first and we'll let you take your pick.

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How are you doing on your New Year's resolutions?  I finally started mine today.  First: get my workspace organized. 

This is what I want it to look like.

Instead, I'm sad to say, it looks like this.  Can you believe that?  Especially considering my work with fine, American made, solid wood furniture at Vermont Woods Studios.

I don't have a bookcase or a file cabinet.   I do have a couple beautiful solid wood desks that Ken made for me when we moved into this space last year.  I try to file everything electronically but that's not always possible so I end up with stacks of papers on my desks, notes on the wall and other stuff on the floor. 

So today I decided to start getting organized.  I asked Douglas to order me a new solid wood file cabinet from our Modern Shaker Office Furniture Collection.  If that's not enough to do the job, I may have to splurge on the huge Solid Wood Bookcase in the picture above.  We'll see.  We seem to be moving and growing a lot so it all depends on how long we're here in this lovely office with the wood paneling and aqua carpets.  I wouldn't want to get too far out of step with the modern decor.

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I love it when customers share photos of their furniture after it's been installed in their homes.  It really brings our work full circle and gives us a great feeling about what we're doing.

See the narrow space available Bill P. had for this bookcase?  We customized the width of our Cherry Moon Bookcase so it would fit perfectly into this space.  Bill and his wife wanted doors on the bottom half of the unit too, so we added them.  And we made the unit shorter so it didn't obscure light switches and outlets.

Bill needed another bookcase to be customized for a taller height and without doors.  This one turned out to be just the ticket.

It doesn't take long for me to to fill up the shelves either Bill

We're so happy that you love your new furniture!

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