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source for contemporary-looking mesh cab inserts?

15 years ago

We're planning mainly slab wood-veneer cabinets in our contemporary-looking house, but there are a few places where we want ventilation (a/v cabinet, laundry cupboard, etc), and thought a mesh insert would be a nice-looking way to accomplish that. Our designer has suggested a pattern from gkd metals (http://www.gkdmetalfabrics.com/), which looks very beautiful.

But our designer has a history of suggesting things that don't turn out to be economically feasible - she's just not at all price-oriented. She says she doesn't know how much it costs, and I'm nervous that we'll pay our cabinet-maker to spend hours investigating it, only to find that it's not really a workable solution. Their website doesn't show any residential applications, nor does it show the product being used as a cabinet insert.

Surely there must be companies that sell a variety of patterns of metal mesh that are intended to be used as cabinet inserts in residential applications? (And with residential-sized pocketbooks...) Anyone have any suggestions?

thanks!

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puertasdesign

15 years ago

You should be able to get a quote for perforated metal sheeting here:

Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.mcnichols.com/products/perforated/decorative/

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remodelfla
15 years ago
Have you thought about visiting a local metal fabrication shop and talk to them? The kind of shop that might fabricate metal parts for motorcycles or some other item that requires venting. I keep picturing that show Orange County Choppers and how they could design and create whatever their minds imagined.
ci_lantro
15 years ago
A few selections here.

Here is a link that might be useful: Constantine's
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