Nancy Hiller

After Nancy Hiller trained as a traditional furniture maker in England, she worked in custom-cabinet shops and at the aircraft division of the Imperial War Museum. Since 1995, she has operated NR Hiller Design Inc., specializing in custom cabinetry and built-in furniture. She says, “Self-employment has been my greatest and most terrifying adventure.”

Find Nancy’s work at nrhillerdesign.com

Build a Floating Vanity: Tips for Installing Drawer Slides and Cabinet Hinges
Learn how to use jigs to align cabinet drawer and door hardware, and see a trick for getting screws to grab better in MDF doors.
Build a Floating Vanity: Install the Cabinet
See how cabinetmaker Nancy Hiller attaches the floating cabinet parts to the wall and fastens them together in preparation for the sink installation.
Build a Floating Vanity: Cut and Finish Door and Drawer Faces
Learn how to lay out and cut door and drawer faces so that the grain is continuous across the entire front of the vanity.
Build a Floating Vanity: Cabinet Drawers
Cabinetmaker Nancy Hiller demonstrates how to lay out drawer parts and use a router jig to make the dovetail joints to put them together.
Build a Floating Vanity: Assemble the Cabinet Cases
Biscuits, screws, glue, and clamps ensure that the vanity cabinets will be sturdy and square.
How to Build a Floating Vanity
A modern cherry cabinet supports a heavy counter while levitating above the bath floor.
Tailgate: Johnny Grey, Designer
The pioneer of “unfitted” design reflects on why the kitchen has become the most important room in the house.
A Clever Kitchen Built-in
Six small boxes joined behind a simple face frame exploit a shallow space.

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