The English Cabinet Maker
Kitchen in Victoria

In a quaint, rustic retail store at 833 Fort Street is The English Cabinet Maker, a haven of handmade wooden furniture. Otherwise, Paul can visit the customers home and measure for a whole kitchen renovation. Some people come in with a hand-drawing or sketch and a few dimensions and we will build what they are looking for, says Fisher. The customer selects their wood preference primarily pine or Douglas fir, much of it from BCs Okanagan region. From start to finish the project takes about two months. Full kitchen installations by The English Cabinet Maker include Paul's general contracting services to organize the countertop orders, electrical and plumbing. However, entry-way, dining room, for a pleasing ambience in living room, Paul is quick to add that many buyers Skillfully merge modern pieces with country-style treasures, bedroom or kitchen. Usually they come in over a period of two to five years to buy more pieces that transform their home, he says. Some people do their entire home decor in this style but that rarely happens all at once. there is an English style to these pieces, says Paul. In Business he has welcomed country-style seekers at his store for over 16 years since 1995 (at the current 833 Fort Street location, Between Blanchard and Quadra). no surprise, as he apprenticed in London, England as a teenager. Paul Fisher exudes the creative character of an old world cabinet maker. Whether glass-front cabinets, countertop frame and woodworking around the fridge), drawers, robust bookshelves or full kitchen production (cabinet, The English Cabinet Maker provides the intimacy of one-of-a-kind furniture creations with a European flair. Daughter Alison helps with sales in the store in her spare time around college studies. At the helm is Martha Fisher who manages the store, and furniture-maker Paul Fisher. On the www.englishcabinetmaker.ca website the styles of various furniture pieces including rustic pine, Devonshire and Hampshire denote furniture styles of