Though I’ve been on hiatus with blog content, I haven’t been on break in the workshop! With this post, I highlight a few recent projects I’ve done around the Bay Area. If you have a unique project in mind, I’d love to hear from you as well!

The most interesting and rewarding projects are those where the client has a deep emotional attachment between what I’m building or repurposing: refinishing a rocking horse, repurposing the shelving from an old office, or building a shadow box to show off heirlooms from a storied career. Here I touch on a few of those projects I’ve been privileged to work on over the years, including the steps I take to make sure the treasured centerpieces do not get damaged in the process.

With the completion and delivery of this seven-piece system of art deco cabinets, I wanted to share some finished photos, a few learnings along the way, and a lot of progress photos to document why fabrication took nearly three full months.

A preview of a beautiful art deco inspired room divider and storage system that is now in progress. With about a thousand pounds of raw materials, and an estimated three months of full time labor to bring it to fruition, I am as excited to work on it as I am to see the finished product. Get a sneak peek of the finished piece here.