Recent Projects

ball bearing hinges
These hinges were re-finished in burnished nickel for a project. The finish coordinates with the custom hardware being installed on the

custom appliance grill
Here are the finished appliance grills ready for installation. These are going into an apartment right on lake michigan.

custom appliance grills
Check these out! These brass grills are about to be finished in polished nickel and will be installed on custom door

custom backplates nickel
These polished nickel plates were fabricated for the interior of Marvin french doors. The project is in Quincy, Illinois.

custom outlet plates
Here is an outlet – receptacle plate that is ready for a polished nickel finish.

custom pull concepts
We are working on a large project that require entry pulls to coordinate with interior hardware. These sketches were completed by

1937 – 75 years
Al Bar Wilmette has been around since 1937. We are in celebration mode around here in Wilmette. Burt Allen and Walter

embrasure doors
This is a great example of an pair of embrasure doors. The harmon hinge is the only way to provide a

woodbine levers
These levers are currently in the finishing room and will be shipped off to Michigan soon. The rosette is turned from

good design requires…
A good design requires great hardware – often we see clients wait until they ‘feel’ certain spaces prior to final hardware

drawer pulls polished nickel
These pulls have exposed fasteners (and are a lot of work to install), but have a new old look that is