More than just a cabinet company…
Jim Farris, a native Houstonian, with a background in Fine Art, started his own custom cabinet shop, “Jim Farris Cabinets” in 1976. He offers a gamut of woodwork using domestic and exotic woods, veneers, and laminates.
Mid-Century Modern
This Mid-Century Modern Ranch home is full of cabinets and furniture by Jim Farris Cabinets. It was featured in Houston House & Home magazine (link below). Throughout the house our creativity and skills were challenged. The end result was an updated modern home and furnishings in keeping with the original architecture. This was our second project to work on with the Cobens. I feel truly blessed to get to work on projects like this one!
Be sure to scroll through all the photos from this project.
Ligon Wine Room
This custom wine room features our white oak cabinetry, slate on walls, floor and counter, climate control and LED lighting. The stained oak is finished with ML Campbell Krystal (a post-catalyzed conversion varnish). Each vertical row will hold a 12 bottle box with 1 bottle on display. Each and every piece is hand sanded (a real rarity in today’s market). The center cabinet is backlit for special effect. It has a total capacity of over 1,300 bottles.
Elder Home
In my 40+ year in business, I have never worked on a project that was more of a collaborative effort. The home owners, the builder, the architects and us at JFC all worked together harmoniously from beginning to end to make every detail on this home just perfect! I’m sure you have heard the saying, “Less is More”. That really sums up this project! I have to tell you that the simplest looking details on this project really stretched my design and engineering skills. As you scroll through the photos of this project I hope you can appreciate “Less”.
Lampson
The contrasting colors and textures make this contemporary style kitchen quite stunning. Figured maple veneers, black granite, white marble, stainless steel, ebonized oak, and stained concrete are just some of the high-end finishes that really make this kitchen pop! We actually built this kitchen twice, once before Hurricane Ike, and once after.
Ring of Fire
When my client told me that they wanted to redo their control room that I designed over 15 years ago, I was excited. Their main goal was to increase their WOW factor. This circular control room is 27′ in diameter and is made up of 10 separate workstations, which are staggered with 4 monitors apiece. The overhead monitors and overhead curved walls are suspended from the ceiling. There are lots of eye-pleasing materials to be explored here! Also included is a plan drawing that shows the complexity of the layout. Doesn’t it say WOW? You be the judge
Mangan
This French-Country styled kitchen features a custom catalyzed glazed finish and black granite counter tops. The kitchen incorporates two islands whose shapes are mirrored in the ceiling fur downs. The dramatic kitchen lighting makes for an extraordinary effect in the day or night. The fine woodworking details are displayed even more in the following photos. A lot of thought and planning went into every detail in this beautiful kitchen.
E-Smith
This modern kitchen features Santos Rosewood veneers with a catalyzed acrylic polyurethane, hand-polished to a high-gloss sheen. This finish combined with the exotic veneers adds a tremendous amount of depth to the exteriors. Solid beech dovetail drawers are included too! The doors and drawers are both soft-close. The island features concealed castors with a unique gang-lock like they use on hospital beds. When it is locked down it’s rock steady!
Bamboo Kitchen
This contemporary kitchen features bamboo exteriors. Bamboo is actually a grass and is the fastest growing plant on the planet. It is very strong, and a viable replacement for hardwoods for use in cabinetry and flooring. It has many other uses as well. My first fishing pole was bamboo!
Sturman
My client had a brand new bed and wanted a desk / wall unit to match. The biggest challenge on this project was to duplicate the multi-layered distressed finish. We were very successful, and the client was most pleased. The flip-down front in the knee space hides a pull-out shelf for their laptop computer. The extensive molding detail is accomplished without being overdone. This unit is in a high-rise condo and had to be designed to come up their elevator!
Green Kitchen
This country kitchen is a unique blend of old and new. There are lots of interesting things here to enjoy. Simple Shaker styled doors, antiques, wrought iron, stainless steel, and more, all blend together beautifully. On the left you’ve got a pantry with pull-out shelves and a broom closet. The multi-purpose antique table serves as a bar, breakfast table, buffet, and kitchen island. The counter-depth refrigerator looks built-in, but it’s not. The skirt-styled sink with the curtains below really gives you a farmhouse feel. But this kitchen has all of the modern-day conveniences. The finish on these cabinets is unique. It has layered colors over beech hardwood doors and drawer fronts. The natural wood and different colors are revealed with subtle distressing and worn corners. The exteriors are then clear coated to protect the whole exterior.
Cummings
This custom home office furniture features a beautifully finished solid cherry and veneer exterior. The counter top is actually a cherry wood-grain plastic laminate. Plastic laminate has come a long, long way in recent years! This laminate looks like real cherry even to the trained eye! The matching bookcases have adjustable shelves.
The computer desk has several special features. All of the wiring is hidden behind the removable panel in the knee space. The low-voltage counter lights are controlled by a touch-dimmer. The wood-edged laminate top is very durable. The double-hinged doors on the lower right cabinet swing back out of the way for easy access to the CPU and the pull-out printer shelf.
Custom Vanity Cabinets
Custom Furniture and More
Entertainment Centers and Furniture
Granhold – Craftsman/Mission style Kitchen Island
The Grandholds are repeat clients. They came to me this time looking for a contrasting kitchen island. They had collected several photos with a Craftsman / Mission style to help communicate her desires. This is always a great help when going through the design process. She also wanted to make the island larger than the original. After doing some preliminary pricing I met with them in their home to make scale drawings of their existing kitchen. Their plan was to keep the original cabinets as is.
Rowe Home Office Built In
This home-office wall unit was actually designed around the owner’s vintage musket. The clear acrylic supports for the musket are nearly invisible.
Aldridge – Multi-function Wood-hinged Table
This custom home office multi-function table features a solid walnut top with a wood-hinge drop-leaf, ½” steel plate base, and durable catalyzed finish.
