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This gunsmoke grey campaign dresser with brass hardware was recently delivered to its new home in Hoboken, New Jersey. The client requested a removable tray top with spaces for the changing pad and baby wipes. The piece houses seven dovetailed drawers on undermount slides. The finish is a satin waterborne lacquer protected by a coat of clear wax. Constructed of Pennsylvania Maple, the ….Continue reading Grey Campaign Dresser 
This White Maple Armoire was designed for a client in Hoboken, NJ and features a sleek, hardware-free look. The doors open with a push, the drawers have sculpted handhold cutouts. In this second drawing, a similar handhold is shown in the left door, but after the piece came together we were able to share a video of the doors in action. ….Continue reading In the Shop: White Lacquer Armoire 
We have built a few custom windowseats over the years and they are such wonderfully useful built-ins. They provide seating and storage at an inviting, well-lit location, perfect for reading. The white window seat shown here was installed in a client’s residence in Malvern, Pennsylvania horse country. It featured five large drawers; one with a with custom lift-out wooden tray for storing smaller ….Continue reading Built-In Window seats 
This Custom Walnut Murphy Bed, commissioned by interior designer Adele Danziger, features a bookcase and roll out nightstand, and has matching wooden pulls. The piece, which measures 96” tall 83” wide 18” deep, houses a queen bed in an addition on a historic Bucks County farmhouse. The cut out in the nightstand counter provides a convenient handhold for getting in and ….Continue reading Walnut Murphy Bed 
We received a lovely note from a client this morning in our inbox. It is always nice to hear that the work is appreciated in our client’s space and life. NYC based interior design pro Ilana Cohen commissioned this white campaign dresser for her new daughter’s nursery. Thank you for the feedback! It looks really sharp with the white/ bright color scheme. She wrote:
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The French Walnut custom Credenza is en route to its new home in Philadelphia this morning. It is made from very thick slabs (2” stock) of imported walnut and is finished with Tung oil and protected with wax. Three doors slide alongside one another. Inside there is one large adjustable shelf. Everything about it is solid, very unique, and ….Continue reading Walnut Credenza 
Earlier this month, Adam delivered and set up this custom queen sized whitewashed four post bed, just in time for the homeowner to host a family wedding (in Orange County, New York). The client desired a simple looking bed with no canopy and substantial, chunky 3” posts with tapered legs. The tear drop shaped bolt-covers blend right in with the legs, which ….Continue reading Whitewashed Four Post Bed  This New York client asked for a four post bed with chunky posts and no canopy or finials. Something austere, like Shaker furniture. The custom Queen sized bed is constructed from Maple with Quilted Sycamore posts and a classically curved headboard. The finish will be a whitewash with some grain showing through and highlights of bare ….Continue reading In the Shop: Poster Bed 
The custom French Walnut Credenza in the shop was inspired by this piece. Filled with delightful swirling grain, the credenza’s stunning slab lumber was sourced from a single tree cut into flitches by specialists in imported and figured logs. The three doors slide to reveal an adjustable shelf. It will make quite a statement in its Philadelphia home. This piece has been described as ….Continue reading In the Shop: Credenza 
This king sized platform bed with six storage drawers turned out beautifully. The wood has been carefully antiqued and stained a dark chocolate tone. It features raised panels with beaded openings, a molding at the floor, and rounded corners with a cove detail that highlights the grain pattern in the Sassafras wood. All of the edges have been eased and softened ….Continue reading Antiqued King Platform Bed with Storage 
Campaign furniture is a type of furniture made for travel. Historically, much of it was made for military campaigns, according to Wikipedia. The client presented this image for inspiration (right), and asked for gloss white lacquer and bright polished brass hardware (by Paxton Hardware). The entire case is constructed of solid dovetailed Maple and would be sturdy enough for travel, but ….Continue reading Campaign Dresser 
Three beautiful toned walnut bar stools, commissioned by Philadelphia-based interior designer Mona Ross Berman, are en route to Paoli, PA to get custom cushions made, and then will travel by truck and ferry to their home on Nantucket, MA. The original inspiration for these beauties came from stools in a white kitchen by designer Victoria Hagan. They ….Continue reading Walnut Bar Stools 
Here’s a look at the design and progress of these custom stools, destined to have a home on Nantucket. The height of the stool seat is 32”. Some shaping, sanding, toning and lacquering are yet to be completed on the mixed hardwood prototype and the ….Continue reading In the Shop: Walnut Stools 
Here is a modern Maple vanity for a pair of bathroom sinks. The finish is a clear lacquer which allows the unadorned natural beauty of the Maple to shine. Satin Nickel knobs and nine dovetailed solid Poplar drawers were used in this custom West Chester, ….Continue reading Rounded Front Double Vanity in Maple 
This piece of furniture is an arched door armoire built from White Oak, Olive Ash, and Hickory lumber. The spalted wood and the swirling grain gives the piece plenty of bold and unique character. White oak custom pulls blend in with the inset doors on exposed hinges. Equally at home housing a TV and stereo components, clothes, linens… or whatever you need to ….Continue reading Armoire of Mixed Pennsylvania Hardwoods 
Projects undergo a transformation as they go through the design stage. This second rendering (above) of a king sized bed with six drawers is more in keeping with the client’s affinity to objects with provenance and patina. Dust and allergens in the room will be kept to a minimum with no bunnies able to hide under the bed, while the drawers ….Continue reading King Size Storage Bed Drawing 
Near Rittenhouse Square in a new Philadelphia townhouse, this solid walnut extension dining table shares a room with a painted geometric display case. Multiple wood tones and paint peacefully coexist in the tasteful space. The table will seat six with this configuration and the additional leaves will create plenty of space for dinner guests. When not in use, the leaves are ….Continue reading Modern Dining Table & Entertainment Center  Modern solid Walnut dining table with two leaves and five legs. Spans from 6′ to 9′. Handcrafted, as always. ….Continue reading Walnut Dining Table 
A designer in NYC found our drop leaf harvest table in a google images search and thought it would be nice for a Manhattan apartment that she was renovating. The clients had another table in mind, something they had seen and loved but was no longer available for sale. These pictures below are of the original table that they liked. We ….Continue reading Adaptable Drop Leaf Oval Table 
Stained to a spicy warm brown, this Maple drop-leaf table does double duty. It can serve handily as either a narrow hallway table, or as a dining table. I’ve used one with one leaf down as a roomy desktop. The handsome design is a Springhouse original with an ….Continue reading Drop Leaf Unique Harvest Table  |
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