A trip to the lumber yard for riftsawn walnut and a few weeks of careful crafting and patience yields the queen sized bed and desk below.
Queen size bed in riftsawn walnut.
Riftsawn walnut desk with full dovetail drawers and solid walnut panels.
Before and after
Each before and after picture tells the story of the potential waiting to be unlocked.
From beat up barn wood to bedside nightstand
I'm not sure that these boards were even destined for firewood before I found them and put new life into them as matching end tables. A couple quick passes with a block plane revealed walnut underneath.
Before
After
Built in bookcase
This turn of the century house was looking for an update that expanded book storage and kept with the overall style of woodwork. By keeping with and utilizing the 8" tall base molding and staining red oak to blend with the current woodwork, this project vastly expanded book storage in style. It also featured a bench with inset doors and invisible hinges.
Custom wine cabinets
Various stages from a tree cut down within my town and sawed, to assembling the frames and drawers to final product. The client owned a painting business in the past and was able to reduce costs by finishing the cabinets himself and doing a self-install.
Utilizing much more dense and durable white oak and traditional full tenon joinery with a penetrating epoxy and multiple layer of outdoor varnish, this is designed to hold up to the elements much better than the standard cedar wood table.
The neighborhood watch cat in charge of keeping the streets safe taking a well deserved break on a newly finished outdoor dining set.
Outdoor dining set
Featuring white oak for the base and ipe for the top, and utilizing several traditional woodworking joints, this outdoor dining set is built to stand up to the elements and last much longer than the much less durable and much softer cedar wood.
Ipe is considered by many as the premier outdoor wood and has been used on projects such as the Atlantic City Board Walk for its durability, resistance to the harsh climate, and its resistance to insects.
Prior to the remodel, this room featured an off the shelf system from a big box store. The storage was inefficient, causing many articles to be buried behind the wall and practically inaccessible. I believed it could be much better. By removing the wall and filling the cavity with site built wall to wall cabinets, we found a much more efficient and aesthetically pleasing storage solution.
The standard blinds left a lot to be desired. They collected dust and needed to be covered with drapes to prevent street lights from shining through at night. The drapes inadequately hid street lights and became a hassle to open during the day and allow in natural light.
Bedroom Retreat
This room was transformed into a retreat. The louvered shutter served the dual purpose of allowing in more natural light and also darkening the room if needed. The ceiling was updated with tongue and groove hard maple which complemented the chocolate notes of walnut and helped to bring all of the elements together.
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