by John Smid | Apr 11, 2022 | J and L Blog, J and L Creative Design, Settees and Benches
In 2021, we heard that the “Barnwood Builders”, a popular DIY television show, had come to our area to assemble two salvaged timber barn frames. How exciting! I’ve watched that show for years and love their retrieval of antique barns. They filmed the...
by John Smid | Apr 10, 2022 | J and L Blog, J and L Creative Design, J and L Furniture, Settees and Benches
Due to our recent decision to move to Arkansas, I decided to clear out a couple of headboard sets that I’ve had stored. One is a very elegant antique with a curved footboard. The other is a very boxy student bed made out of very heavy solid oak. After assembling...
by John Smid | Jan 2, 2022 | J and L Creative Design, J and L Furniture, J and L Repurposing Projects, Settees and Benches
When at an estate sale we found a set of beautiful solid walnut twin beds. With apologies about them not having the side boards, we assured them we could use them and got a great deal on them. They were so beautiful we could see the natural outcomes of building...
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...
by John Smid | Oct 6, 2021 | J and L Creative Design, J and L Furniture, J and L Repurposing Projects, Settees and Benches
A friend of Larry’s contacted us asking if we could make a bench out of a bed that was her father’s. She wanted to keep it as an heirloom. The bed (pictured below in an internet ad for the type of bed) was something we’d never worked with before. It...
by John Smid | Jul 4, 2018 | J and L Furniture, J and L Repurposing Projects, Settees and Benches
This week, I took an antique headboard and footboard and repurposed it into a settee. After cleaning it, I took the footboard and cut it into two pieces, 18” deep. After doing that, I placed the two pieces next to the headboard perpendicularly. I measured the...
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