Custom Work
There are the four categories that custom work falls into, and that depends on who you are and what you are looking for.
-Works for interior designers made specifically to their designs and their clients needs.
-Custom pieces for individuals made for their space and aesthetic preferences.
-Work designed and made by me where clients are looking for something totally unique and one of a kind.
-Pieces for small batch production, producing designs for furniture designers.
Wood Species
Ash:
Hard dense wood, good for most application.
Affordable
Rift White Oak:
Hard very dense wood
Great for table top and credenzas, the long grain accentuates long pieces.
Expensive
Walnut:
Comes in plain sliced or quartered
Hard wood good for most application
Does poorly in direct light
Comes in slab form
Expensive
Sapele:
Hard wood that does well in most applications
Long straight grain that looks great in long tables and credenzas.
Moderate price
Plain Sliced White Oak:
Very hard wood, best for table tops and does well in many other applications.
Moderately priced
Cherry:
Comes in plain sliced and quartered variety
Great hard wood and does well in most application
Over time the wood oxidizes and becomes deeper and darker
Comes in slab form
Shockingly affordable for quality and aesthetic merits
If you are looking for a wood not listed above, please inquire and we can source it from a supplier who carries it.
Wood Finishes
Stains and Wood Finishes
At the shop we have a variety of samples and standard shop stains ranging from traditional to more contemporary surfaces. If you have a sample you want matched we can do that too.
For natural finishes or stains we either lacquer or put oil on them.
Lacquer and pigmented color
If you have a color palette you need to be matched we can match any color you would like and use it for your project.
Most of the time we recommend that fully painted and lacquered works be made of solid cherry wood for durability and longevity.
Other Materials
The integration of other materials such as glass, mirror, plastics or metals is always possible. Often times introducing other materials for small details and components adds another visual language to the piece and provides something that wood solely can not.
The Piece to the right was a custom console table for Hudson and Bloum interior design firm. The solid brass rods are inserted into the legs and then inlayed to the top. With solid walnut, it is a stunning material combination.
Shipping, Delivery, Install
Custom pieces for local customers are deliver and install by myself. For customers living further away, your piece is typically put in a crate and shipped.
Burl Side Table
A custom burl side table for an interior design client. Baltic birch box, with an exquisite mappa burl veneer. An extreme attention to detail was taken in laying out each veneer piece and how it would line up with each side and flow together.
Trestle Style Dining Table
Office Remodel
Our good friends at the Bloum interior design firm were moving offices and recruited me to get custom pieces designed and made for their new space. We designed a series of desks, a coffee table, large tray cabinet, bathroom cabinet, kitchenette, and a huge modular shelving / cabinet system.
Floating Oak Credenza
A floating credenza for interior design clients. The credenza is made of solid rift white oak, and finished with bleach to lighten the wood. The doors are MDF lacquered black with a bleach oak panel behind them. The holes also act as the pulls to open and close the doors. The piece is mounted to the wall with a French cleat.
Egg Shaped Coffee Table
A coffee table designed by a client and fabricated by the shop in the shape of an egg. The table top and legs are made from solid beech. The top was lacquered white and the edge was left as the natural wood. the recess was made from MDF, and the yolk was carved and shaped from solid cherry. The yolk open to reveal a storage space.
Day Bed
Desk with Storage Cabinets
A three piece desk and storage cabinet designed by Jeremy Peterson and fabricated by me. The piece is made from solid quarter sawn white oak and finished with oil. The tops and drawer fronts all have grain matched boards to give the piece a sense of unity and consideration in the use of materials.
Walnut Table with Inlaid Legs
Dining Chairs
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