Hand built furniture
Featuring some hand built furniture projects of which I’m particularly proud.
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A New Banquette for the Family
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...
Custom Shelving for a Drink Store
A new healthy drink store in our area contacted us to build them some shelving. We met with them to come up with a design which included duplicating their black brick paneling. This is what we came up with and everyone is pleased!
Mud Room Bench Made from an Heirloom
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 was modern, and...
Heirloom Buffet made into a Sofa Table!
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 with...
Coffee Bar/Potting Table
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...
Settee Made From Antique Bed
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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