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February 21st, 2010 | ')% Category: Built-In | Leave a comment

Crib and Changing Table

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Factory made cribs are recalled from time to time due to safety concerns. New parents want a special and safe space for their new bundle of joy. After all, babies spend much of their first years napping, sleeping, and occasionally playing in their cribs. As parents of two young daughters, we understand.

This crib and changing table are proposed to be built of Pennsylvania Maple and finished with a food grade finish, likely a combination of oil and beeswax. The crib will have 2” wide slats with 2” wide gaps, cabriolet legs, and two drawers for storage. The end panels are arched, and the mattress will be able to be set at two heights (one for a wee one and a lower level for a baby that is able to pull up). The matching changing table will double as a sophisticated dresser or sideboard when baby outgrows diapers.

The four changing table drawers and two under-crib drawers will be dovetailed and will ride on Hettich Quadro soft-close self-close ball-bearing undermount slides. Behind the door at the bottom right is the perfect space to hide dirty diapers or laundry. The door could be hinged on a spring-loaded push bumper that opens with pressure, like from a knee when you’ve got one hand on the baby and the other on a stinker, or it could be a pullout that rides on slides that would also open when pushed. The top of the changing table has room for a changing pad and is open to the front for easy access, but contained by a 3” tall lip on the back and both sides to keep powder or any other necessities at hand.

February 21st, 2010 | ')% Category: Furniture | Leave a comment

White Oak Entry Door

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IMG_0621 Once in a while an entry door needs to be replaced. This old Thousand Islands-area home was due for one, and now sports a brand-new solid white oak entry door. Three lights of antique glass in the top provide a view of the stone fences out front while the lake beckons, beyond. The bottom rail is of the door is 12 1/2 inches tall and the panels are bookmatched. Coats of polyurethane protect the door from the weather and allow the homeowners to put on a new coat of finish if needed after several years. This substantial, heavy door is in for a long life with a view of the water.

February 18th, 2010 | ')% Category: Built-In | One comment

Furniture style Vanity

Most bathroom vanities are built with hardwood face frames over a plywood carcass. The plywood is lighter and more stable than solid wood. In this case, the Morristown, NJ based client wanted a solid wood bathroom vanity built using traditional mortise and tenon joinery. The result can legitimately be called a piece of furniture. Continue reading Furniture style Vanity

February 16th, 2010 | ')% Category: Furniture | Leave a comment

Painted Bedroom Furniture

This bed and nightstand were commissioned by the Philadelphia based design & construction firm, Rissay Ltd, for their complete overhaul of an old city “trinity” home. Their designer sent us photos of a bed and nightstand: they liked the design, and needed us to build a customized version to maximize the very small bedroom space. The original pieces of furniture were painted off-white.

The new bedroom furniture was painted a dark grey color (called Anthracite), topped with a subtle warm brown glaze, and protected by a satin sheen varnish. The center panels of the bed as well as the countertop on the three-drawer nightstand were distressed and stained a complementary cherry tone. The bed features turned finials, a scalloped footboard, matching wooden teardrop-shaped bolt covers, and a curved headboard with bead board paneling. The headboard was constructed with mortise and floating tenon joinery so that it could be completely disassembled in order to squeeze up the narrow, winding staircase. The partners were pleased and their client was moved in this weekend.

February 1st, 2010 | ')% Category: Furniture | 6 comments