Custom Furniture Examples
Details of a sideboard designed by Chris Gochnour featuring hand-cut half-lap mitred dovetails and a "waterfall effect" to the grain in the main case piece. Note also the walnut burl veneer inset panel on the sliding doors and details of the drawers.
Details of the top of a coffee table inspired by an old table purchased from van Leeuwen in the 1980’s. The original was done using teak veneer for the top and solid teak for the legs and rails. In this reproduction, the client opted for a curly and fiddleback solid maple top with maple legs and rails. Since the top is made of solid wood, the natural wood expansion and contraction was carefully considered during during design and fabrication.
Furniture Repair Example
This chair came to us with a broken arm which the client wanted mending. We cut off the remaining tenon and dowel, drilled out and fabricated new mortices and a “floating tenon”, inserted a new dowel and glued it back up. Almost good as new (given the chance, we would have stripped the old finish off the chair and refinished it as well).
Built-in Furniture/Millwork Examples
Details of an oak bathroom built-in cabinet from 2013. The angles in this bathroom were an interesting problem to design around.
A custom maple built-in closet to replace the 1950's builder-grade closet. Our design really optimized the space for the clients.
A custom built-in floating "cubby" in a client's mudroom from 2015. The client wanted room for boots below the cubby and enough space to hang long coats. We designed, fabricated and installed the piece.
Detail of the custom moulding made for the previous floating cubby. The client wanted moulding made of fiddleback maple. While a challenge to work with, the fiddleback turned out nicely and we're proud of how it looks on the piece.
We love designing around a challenging space. This is an example of a built-in slide-out wine cellar under a client's basement stairs from 2016. The maple trim around the piece was custom made in our shop.
The slide-out wine cellar from the previous picture.
Kitchen and Bathroom Examples
A kitchen pantry from 2014. We managed to source some ribbon-figure cherry veneered particle-core. The wall "nook" was also custom fabricated by us.
A custom vanity that we designed, fabricated and installed in 2013. We also fabricated the mirror to match the angles of the vanity.
Additional Services
We also provide custom woodturning and carving services. From chair and table spindles to bowls, we will turn it. From cabriole legs to carved lettering, we will carve it. Ask us what we can do for you. Some examples of our work are shown below.
Maple burl bowl
Acanthus leaf carving
Maple burl candle holder
Cabriole leg "ball-and-claw" carving detail