There’s something new in our showroom…..
We’ve added a new kitchen!!! If you missed us at the HomeShow stop in and check out our beautiful traditional style walnut kitchen.
Coming soon: A mirage original. A Bright blue entertainment stand unique in it’s color and design making it stand apart from any other entertainment unit .
You can now find Mirage Woodworks on the HomeStyles Online Website.
Click on Kitchens & Bathrooms….then Mirage Woodworks Inc.
The 2010 HomeStyles Homeshow had 450 booths and 250 exhibitors. It was anticipated that the show would bring in over 35,000 people. The show was a success and large crowds were present. This four day annual event gathers the latest products, trends, and technologies in renovating and decorating.
Our exhibit this year was a decorative mitre 5 piece-door and drawer front. We used Black American walnut wood with a clear lacquer finish for the cabinets. A beautiful Specchio White quartz countertop finished the kitchen. A blue entertainment unit with a TV and bar unit finished off our display. The kitchen and entertainment unit will soon be up in our showroom.
Every year local experts are invited to the show, some of the speakers this year were from Studio 2.0 and Net Zero home, as well Shell Busey a Canadian radio and television personality. The speakers had a great amount confidence and knowledge in their product and it was easy to see that the viewers were interested in what they had to say, and learned from each speaker. The lectures were a great resource for people who are building or renovating as it is always helpful to learn from people who are knowledgeable and can provide a better understanding to patrons, especially those just starting out. This show seems to be to the perfect way for anyone to get their job done.
The 2010 Home Styles, Home Show has proved itself to be an excellent source to meet new clients. Our schedules are quickly filling up with appointments.
Pristine Countertops, for the Specchio White quartz countertop they provided us to use for our display. We would also like to thank them for the use of their countertops for other displays in our show room.
Curtis Daviduke from Art and Stuff by Curtis Daviduke, for the use of his art work. It looked excellent, and was the perfect finishing touch to our display.
Kitchenz, for loaning us a Fulgor 30 inch cook top, a Viking 5qt mixer and, a Saeco extra small coffee maker.
Nathan, shop foreman, and Al, purchaser and installation coordinator, for helping with set up, take down and the long hours they put in working at the Home Show. Thank you to all the staff for the long hours and attention to detail.
And of course to all of our friend and family who showed their supported by visiting our booth. To all of the new faces who stopped by, we look forward to helping you with your cabinetry needs in the future.
Thanks again to everyone for making our first year at the 2010 Home Show a success.
November 5th, 2009In jeopardy of being shut down, as their current kitchen was not up to health codes, the Core Neighbourhood Youth Coop approached Mirage Woodworks for help. The group requested a donation to renovate their current kitchen so it could be brought up to health codes standards. The Coop’s lunch program was at risk of being shut down as their current kitchen was in a very sorry state. The owners of Mirage Woodworks stepped up to the plate as a new business in Saskatoon to ensure that this program would continue in their community. Mirage donated an entire new kitchen and contacted Pristine Countertops who donated countertops for the space.
The Core Neighbourhood Youth Co-op is a charitable organization dedicated to providing education and skills to marginalized youth ages 15-21 in Saskatoon’s core neighbourhoods. They offer a variety of programs designed to assist youth who are no longer involved in the regular system in the development of marketable skills while continuing their high school education in a small safe environment.
A large component of the Co-op’s life skills program is nutrition and cooking. Every day youth and staff prepare healthy meals for lunch. For many youth the lunches are the only healthy food they have access to. Many of the youth are transient, moving from one location to another regularly sleeping on the streets. By providing healthy food every day, as well as teaching important life skills such as cooking, the program is helping the youth to improve their physical well being.
Mirage Woodworks Inc. celebrated being open for its first year of business this July. We have sold approximately one hundred kitchens over the past year! We have had a very busy and successful year and are continuing to grow. We have expanded our staff our machinery, and the products and service we offer. The following are some highlights of our first year of business:
Staffing
We are forever grateful to our tried and true staff, Nathan Krieger (shop foreman) and Denver Falconer (computer technician), who have been with us from the beginning and have made our first year a success. We have also hired several new staff members to our growing team, including Lindsey Elliot who started with us in January of this year.
Showroom Kitchens
This spring, we completed our showroom kitchens to display eco friendly alternatives. We have a Wenge Wood Veneer kitchen as our centre piece. This veneer is eco friendly as it saves cutting down precious trees. We also have a children’s kitchen built out of Bamboo. Bamboo is environmentally friendly because it grows so quickly and it can be harvested every 5 years.
Grand Opening
We celebrated our Grand Opening March 20th and 21st. It was a huge success! We had tours of the showroom and the back shop along with machine demonstrations. We had refreshments and a variety of door prizes with a grand prize of a free upgrade to our maple plywood interior. We estimate that we had over 150 people attend our grand opening.
Special Projects
We have had the pleasure of completing many amazing renovations and new builds over the past year. Some of the unique projects we completed over the past year include:
• Donating a kitchen to a young women dying of cancer.
• Completing a fully accessible kitchen for young women in a wheelchair.
• Completing our first bamboo kitchen.
New Products
We made the decision to switch over all our lacquers from solvent-based to water based. This is healthier for our employees and better for our customers as they have no off gassing.
We continue to offer our maple plywood interiors as an alternative to the traditional melamine interior. The maple plywood is much sturdier, is formaldehyde free, and gives the cabinet interior a finished look.
We are very proud to be offering Silastial Glass products which are from Victoria, B.C. and which Mirage has the exclusive rights for in Saskatchewan. We are also now offering Paperstone Countertops directly from our shop. This is a unique environmentally friendly product made from recycled paper.
Upcoming Year
This upcoming year, we are planning to continue growing our business. We are looking forward to expanding our sales staff, increasing our production, and donating a kitchen to the Core Neighbourhood Youth Co-op.
Customer Testimonial
“I feel I have had a great experience with Mirage Woodworks Inc. I felt they were very accommodating, listened to my needs and I liked the hands on approach. I liked to see the design and be able to work together to adjust it, etc. I liked that I didn’t have to give a deposit to see the design and quote. I felt the price was reasonable and workable. I also liked that when they said they would do something, they did. I felt Mirage overall cared about the work they did, they stood behind it. That makes a big difference to me. Thanks.”
-C. Morrison
“I got estimates from five different companies and Mirage was above and beyond the best in quality of construction. After I met AJ, I knew he would build my cabinets as if they were his own. I loved that passion and put down a deposit on the spot! It was great to have the owner come out and measure our kitchen without hesitation, no other company would do that.”
-Glen Pilon
