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Dining Tables

Dining Tables

by John Smid | Mar 12, 2022 | Dining Tables, J and L Blog, J and L Creative Design, J and L Furniture

Through the years, we’ve built numerous dining tables. Some from scratch, others repurposed for customers and some for resale. Built from scratch! Repurposed from a dark wood table. I call this one a “Market Table.” Built from scratch. Our first...
Hand Scraped Table and Chairs

Hand Scraped Table and Chairs

by John Smid | Mar 10, 2022 | Dining Tables, J and L Creative Design, J and L Furniture

This is a beautiful “X” base style Farmhouse table set. The table top is hand scraped and finished to a silky smooth texture. The chairs are so unique!! They’re farmhouse round top chairs with beautiful carved clawfoot front legs.  
New Stock at the Powderly Antique Mall

New Stock at the Powderly Antique Mall

by John Smid | Mar 6, 2022 | Cabinets, Custom Signs, Dining Tables, Farmhouse Design, Hutch, J and L Creative Design, J and L Decor, J and L Furniture

Once every few months we completely rework our rented space at the local antique mall. Bringing in new items, moving other items around always helps to sell the things we have there. So, this is the most recent look in our space.  
A New Banquette for the Family

A New Banquette for the Family

by John Smid | Dec 10, 2021 | Custom Ordered Pieces, Dining Tables, J and L Creative Design, Settees and Benches

A friend of ours asked us to make her a banquette to go with her heirloom table. We agreed to do the job but truthfully, we felt some hesitance as we knew it would take some engineering to complete the complex design. We had many discussions about the design. She...
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