Esposito’s Woodworking offers cabinets, custom designs

Attracted by the growth of the area, Anthony Esposito moved from New Jersey to apply his talents as a master craftsman for Cape Region homes.

Esposito, 28, moved to Milton into his family’s Creek Falls Farm home – the site known as the old Hudson farm – where out back, he turned a former farm building into a woodworking studio.

In 2004, Esposito graduated from Manhattan College with an engineering degree complementing his woodworking skills, but, while in college, he also picked up the carpentry trade. He specializes in cabinet installation and finishing, which makes good use of his engineering skills.

“Finish carpentry and cabinets go hand-in-hand,” he said. “But kitchens and built-in cabinets – that’s my niche.”

He also makes custom-made furniture, including tiled desks, engraved wine tables and tack trunks.

In his family’s home, Esposito designed and built the kitchen that has pullout bins on wheels, custom drawers that offer more space in hard-to-reach areas and trash-drawer pullouts.

Esposito said in Bergen County, N.J., most of his business came from word-of-mouth. “A couple clients miss me because I did a couple of rooms at a time for them,” he said. Esposito said he aims to build the same client base here; Henlopen Homes LLC, which specializes in building Beracah Homes, routinely commissions Esposito to install crown molding and trim packages.

Esposito, also known by many as a volunteer firefighter with the Lewes Fire Department, builds his own cabinets and installs doors and floors.

Behind the Espositos’ home, Esposito dismantled an old farmhouse. He recycled the wood to build a bathroom vanity, stairway banisters and posts, and pinewood flooring, adding a vintage feel to his family’s contemporary home.

Esposito said he works with client ideas and drawings, inputting dimensions into eCabinet Systems Software, a computer program specially made for cabinetmakers. “I do computer drawings and go back and forth to work out plans,” he said.

It’s truly a family affair for Esposito’s Woodworking. Esposito’s father, Tony, helps with designs and built-in cabinet installation. His mother, Marcia, paints and has her own interior home design firm, Faux Much Fun!

In addition to recycling wood, Esposito also takes scrap wood that most larger, commercial woodworkers throw out and uses it for what he calls “eco-friendly scraps for jigs.”

From built-in cabinets to entertainment centers, custom-made furniture and commissioned pieces, Esposito is available for consultations and appointments.