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ABOUT RESTO CABINETS

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IT’S FOUNDERS

 
 
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Born to parents who loved the adventure of exploration, Darbonne started exploring many of the world's architectural pioneering cities at an early age. His love of “all things beautiful” led to his passion of creating homes built for those who want a unique space. This passion and drive is what started RESTO CABINETS, and what allows it to continue striving to make every home a true masterpiece. As a natural perfectionist, he is uncompromising about quality and meticulous about the details; Darbonne knows that producing the best requires patience and time. In his view, there is no such thing as “a rush job.” His eye is drawn to unique items that can be re-purposed, salvaged items with a history and a story to tell; items which are not only spectacular to look, at but functional as well.

On the flip side, Darbonne loves the challenge of taking the ugly-duckling, architecturally challenged project and creating the design that the next generation of designers will still be talking about. Darbonne knows how to create the “wow” factor home you have been looking for; ultimately building projects that will survive the test of time. He is a natural who creates beautiful things and lives his life by the belief that “good taste never goes out of style.”

 
 
 
 
 
 

Lewis has built a career as a successful entrepreneur. He is a third-generation Houstonian with deep roots in the commercial and residential real estate industry. His family has been one of the largest KinderCare Learning Centers leaseback companies in the Houston market. Lewis' family established the Oil Ranch, a family outing and public events venue for fortune 500 companies in the Houston area and has hosted some of the largest company event parties for some of Houston's largest corporations. At a very young age he developed a love affair with design and building. After managing a franchised Chuck E. Cheese, at 23 he acquired the outlet's assets and opened one of Houston’s first independently-owned animatronic pizza themed restaurants. "Banjo Billy's Pizza" was named after his father Billy." His design skills came in handy as Lewis worked to produce, from scratch, the center's overall schematic including the look and feel of the business, new character's electronics/costumes and food recipes all without the help from a national franchisor.

The restaurant was later sold and Lewis decided to take a career sabbatical while he spent the following decade finishing school at Colorado State University. There he studied architecture and had the opportunity to explore every corner of the world, sketching and observing great architecture. Eventually, he took this passion and incorporated it into Lewbonne Development. He strongly believes that the lines that separate commercial and residential design are blurred and he often blends the two concepts into his award-winning residential projects.