Decore-ative Specialties: A Story in Pictures

Components & Sourcing

Cabinets

By Karen M. Koenig

May 28, 2015 | 4:42 pm CDT

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Jack Lansford Sr., 1964

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The original plant location in El Monte, California, 1965

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Jack Lansford Jr. and Jack Lansford Sr. circa 1990

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The Specialty Shop at Irwindale, CA, circa 1980s

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Jack Jr. and Eric Lansford

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Decore-ative's Streamline cabinetry

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Specialty finishing at the Irwindale, CA, facility.

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Water based finishing at the Irwindale, CA, facility.

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Finishing & sanding handcraftsmanship in Irwindale, CA.

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Decore-ative's Streamline cabinetry

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The Monroe, NC facility

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Applied Molding Cell, Monroe, NC

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Solid Wood Drawer Cell, Monroe, NC

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CNC router area, Monroe, NC

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Sanding line, Monroe, NC

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Pin press line, Monroe, NC

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Brian Scott & Todd Shapiro, Monroe, NC

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Streamline cabinetry

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Wood components powerhouse Decore-ative Specialties turns 50 this year. Here's a photo album from around the company, past and present.

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About the author

Karen M. Koenig has more than 35 years of experience in the woodworking industry, including visits to wood products manufacturing facilities throughout North America, Europe and Asia. As senior editor, her responsibilities include writing and editing for Woodworking Network publications FDMC Magazine and Closets & Organized Storage Magazine, as well as the website. She also oversees many of Woodworking Network's special projects and programs, including Red Book: Resource Guide for Best Practice, FDMC 300, 40 Under 40, and the Wood Industry Market Leaders. She can be reached at [email protected].