Black Forest Woodworking

We recently renovated and contacted Istvan (Steve) to complete some woodworked pieces for our home. Steve is extremely professional, kind and skilled. He truly listens and offers fantastic suggestions. Steve's crew shares his professionalism, skills and values. Steve completed and installed two bathroom vanities and a living room display case (in which a painting will be hung) for us all out of cherry veneer with solid wood doors. We are anxiously awaiting Steve to complete the largest piece, a wall unit surrounding a gas fireplace. We will post an update once this project has been completed but have no doubt that it will prove to be as beautiful and elegant as the first three pieces. We highly recommend Black Forest Woodworking.

I am compelled to write a write a review complimenting Istvan (Steven) and his team on our beautiful and well-built custom built-in cabinetry! The whole process, from meeting with us to discuss our needs and likes/dislikes, to the design and finally the installation was pleasant, seamless and well-done.

Istvan (Steven) provided excellent customer service, listening, providing his expertise, communicating, and ensuring his installers were thorough and clean. He has great attention to detail, both in the design and installation, and follows the old adage "measure twice, cut once". Istvan is definitely a skilled carpenter and this is evident in the product he delivers.

We love our built-ins and have received many compliments on them. His prices are very reasonable and he will definitely work with you to find a solution to fit your budget. Black Forest Woodworking definitely provides quality products at fair prices - great value, in our opinion.

We have recommended him to friends, neighbours and family and will definitely use his services again for any of our future cabinetry needs.

Thank you Istvan!

I found Black Forest Woodwork on Home Star web site. I needed few things to do but was not sure on design. Steven helped me with suggestions offering different options with different pricing. Work included crown moulding on bathroom vanity, and custom shelves in the basement. Once everything was installed I was impressed with quality of work. I LOVE everything they did and how they did. Thank you Steven!

We moved into an older house and were looking to update a few features. I wanted to replace the old stone fireplace with a large white mantel, and build a wall-to-wall custom entertainment unit. After shopping around for quotes, I didn't think I would be able to do both, because of the cost. I found Steven on Homestars, and had him in to take a look. His quote was considerably more reasonable than others, and his work looked great. We decided to proceed with the projects. Throughout the process Steven was incredible to work with. Not only from an execution perspective, but also in the design phase. His experience with fireplace mantels proved valuable, as he was able to tweak my design with the best proportions and finishes. The finished product is amazing - we have already been asked for his contact information from friends. I highly recommend Steven - you won't find better work!

We contacted Black Forest Woodworking shortly after we purchased our home to build a custom shelving unit and new fireplace mantel. Steven was wonderful to work with - he was extremely professional and detail oriented. We are very pleased with the final product and would highly recommend him.

Upon viewing the wall unit of a family member, we liked it so much that we contacted Black Forest Woodworking and were very pleased with Steven's suggestions and more importantly the final result. Everyone who sees it comments on how beautiful our wall unit is.

We chose Black Forest Woodworking after getting estimates from other cabinet companies. We liked the designs and felt very comfortable working with Steven. We knew what we wanted but needed the expertise to help pull the design together. Steven was very patient and helpful. When it came time for installation, the job was done in one day. They worked neatly and answered all questions I had. When it was done we were blown away how fantastic it looked. We really liked the quality and craftsmanship so much that we have contracted Steven to do another built in unit with fireplace mantel for our basement. No need to look any further, for quality and craftsmanship Black Forest Woodworking is our recommendation.

We hired this company to install built-in's. They know exactly what they are doing and have a good sense of what would suit the room.
The closets were just installed and they look amazing. The crew that came to install were efficient and friendly.
I wanted to cover a bigger area, but Steven's suggestion that a more compact set of cabinets would be enough, was in the end, the right call. They paid attention to detail and are classic craftsmen; it's difficult to find these days.

Steven built and installed shelving in our basement for TV components, books, and bar bottles. Dimensions approx 38" high by about 13 feet long along the end wall of our rec room. Let me say the quality is outstanding and the workmanship stellar. I am very picky but was thoroughly impressed by the fine detail, right down to the caulking. The shelf top was made from MDF wood, I think, but looks and feels like caesarstone! Would not hesitate to hire again to do work for the most prominent room in our house.

We've had a few hits and misses using HomeStars, but Steven and his team knocked it out of the park. Their attention to detail is top notch. They were able to construct the built-ins around our existing mantle with an end result which looks like it is a single unit. On top of that, they were completed weeks in advance of the timeframe discussed at our initial consultation. We could not be happier and would wholeheartedly recommend Steven and his team at Black Forest Woodworking and will definitely use them again in the future.