by John Smid | Oct 6, 2021 | Cabinets, Custom Ordered Pieces, J and L Furniture, J and L Repurposing Projects
My friend contacted me about an heirloom buffet. She said it was her grandmother’s and she really wanted to keep the memory of her. She said I could do anything I wanted even if it just became a door to hang on the wall. This gave me full permission to just go...
by John Smid | Mar 23, 2020 | Church and Religion, John's Current Blog, LGBTQ Related Content
I was walking on the track with a friend today. He asked about how I was in some general terms then he said, “John, so how are things with Grace Rivers?” I was quickly drawn to a conversation I had just yesterday with a man who had contacted us after he...
by John Smid | Mar 23, 2020 | ExExGay - Conversion Therapy, John's Current Blog, LGBTQ Related Content, Love In Action
Throughout the years I was involved in leadership with ExGay ministries those in the LBGT community often said that we were causing suicides. I often dismissed their accusations, as I perceived them to be attempts only to discredit our work. Last week, January 2016,...
by John Smid | Oct 6, 2019 | J and L Creative Design, J and L Furniture, Occasional Furniture
I had this really cool old window that I wanted to use for some sort of potting table design/coffee bar use. I look around and found some great old table legs and some other pieces to put together to make this unique piece. As I got it put together I liked the...
by John Smid | Sep 6, 2019 | Custom Doors, Farmhouse Design, J and L Creative Design, J and L Decor
A regular customer contacted us to make her a door. She had a special request. She wanted to make her coat closet into a dog kennel that could have an open window for air flow. She also wanted it to go with some of her more rustic decor. She had an even more unique...
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