For designers, architects, contractors, and homeowners

What we commit to.

Every project is different, but the way we approach our work doesn’t change. These are the commitments we bring to every project, from start to finish.

Studio
Etherington Designs Inc.
Issued
9 September 2026
Revision
B
Issued to
Designers, architects, contractors, and homeowners
Commitments
5
A shaded pencil sketch of a curved banquette under a tall, fan-shaped gridded screen, on two loose sheets with a pencil and a steel rule, on a bare shop bench.
A sketch on the bench · 22 Ingram Drive
  1. We’ll listen before we build.

    Come to us with a finished drawing set or the beginning of an idea. We take the time to understand your vision before anything moves forward.

  2. We’ll be clear and honest.

    You’ll hear from us within two business days, and we’ll be upfront about timing, scope and whether we’re the right fit for your project.

  3. We’ll think through the details.

    We review every project carefully before fabrication begins, identifying opportunities and resolving details while changes are still easy to make.

  4. We’ll take responsibility for the whole.

    From materials and fabrication to coordinating stone, metal and glass, we manage the details so you don’t have to.

One of the team looks up at a tall open-shelved cabinet in pale wood with rounded corners, hands on its frame, as it stands on a workbench on the shop floor.
Zone 06 · Staging · 22 Ingram Drive, Unit 3

We’ll see it through.

Every project is assembled and reviewed in our studio before installation, and we remain accountable until the work is complete. Our work is backed by a five-year limited warranty on custom millwork.

Warranty
5 years, custom millwork
Staging
Full unit, in-shop

What we need from you.

Great work is collaborative. Whether you’re a homeowner, designer, architect or builder, we’ll guide you through what we need at each stage.

  1. Your vision

    Share what you have, from inspiration and initial ideas to a complete drawing set. We can start wherever you are.

  2. Your timeline

    Let us know your project schedule and when the finished work needs to be in place.

  3. Your decisions

    We’ll help you work through materials, finishes and details so everything is resolved before fabrication begins.

A view down the shop floor at 22 Ingram Drive, Unit 3, Toronto: a planer and an edge-banding machine along the aisle, assembly benches beyond them, and the open bay door at the far end.
The shop floor · 22 Ingram Drive, Unit 3

The undertaking

Anything here can be tested in person.

The shop is open by appointment, to designers and to the people they build for. Bring the drawing you are least sure about, and we will tell you how we would build it, or why it should change first.

Ross Etherington, founder

Issued
9 September 2026
Revision
B
Commitments
5