Springhouse Shop & Studio

Adam & Nicole Karr of the Springhouse Shop and Studio design and build custom cabinets and handcrafted furniture. We also deliver and install our work. Located in Northeastern PA, we primarily serve New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, (although we've delivered or installed work as far south as Virginia, and as far north as Ontario).

Are you looking for something special for your home or business? Do you need a new kitchen or a unique piece of custom furniture? Our work is high quality at a reasonable price and guaranteed for a lifetime of use.

Antiqued King Platform Bed with Storage

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

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Campaign Dresser

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

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Walnut Bar Stools

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

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In the Shop: Walnut 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

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Custom Butternut Wine Rack

If you’re in Malvern, Pennsylvania, you could go visit this beautiful custom Butternut Wine Rack at the General Warren Inne. Butternut is sometimes called “white Walnut”, since it is similar, but lighter colored.

This piece holds 40 bottles, stemware, and openers-

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Rounded Front Double Vanity in Maple

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,

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In the Shop: Platform Bed

In the woodshop, the Sassafras King Sized Platform bed is shaping up. It has six raised panel front drawers and a cove detail on the corners.

The piece will get a dark chocolate stain with a dull sheen after being antiqued to look old. To see the sketches for this piece,

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Armoire of Mixed Pennsylvania Hardwoods

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

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Custom Maple Murphy Bed

This Maple Murphy bed and matching dresser with octagonal mirror make good use of space in an apartment on the upper east side of Manhattan. The Maple has a light rosy stain that compliments the parquet oak floor. Each of the nine dresser drawers glide on a soft-close self-closing drawer slide. The bookcase by the bed has a push-to-open

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The Corner Drawer

We often get special requests for something different or unique, like this cool corner drawer in a kitchen. Corners are tricky spots, and this homeowner had seen a drawer like this, and wanted one for herself. If you are looking for something special, please ask, because the answer is usually, “Yes, we can do that”. That is what custom woodworking is

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Wardrobe, Installed

This mirrored wardrobe is finally installed and has been tweaked so that everything is to the homeowner’s satisfaction. The before photo has been included to show how much pizazz built-in custom woodworking can add to a space. The cabinet will be very useful for storing clothes, picking out outfits, and getting ready to greet

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White Philadelphia Wardrobe

What an elegant piece this white wardrobe has turned out to be! On the far left there is a hanging pullout for short dresses. The center section is comprised of shelves and drawers, and on the right there’s a vanity desk with a rich stained countertop and special storage for a hair dryer to stay plugged in, yet out of

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In the Shop: Manhattan Murphy Bed & Dresser

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In The Shop: Painted Wardrobe

The painted mirrored wardrobe is coming along in the shop. When the piece is installed, there will be filler strips on each side to meet up with the walls and crown molding at the top. For hardware, the large pullout will be getting the Hanson pull from Restoration Hardware in Antique brass, and the drawers will get the

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Mirrored Wardrobe Built-In

This drawing for the Philadelphia based design firm Mona Ross Berman Interiors depicts a white painted wardrobe with mirrored doors, a large pullout with a clothes rod, plenty of shelves, drawers, and a vanity desk. The woodwork will be on furniture style feet with recessed toekicks. The piece is located at the top of a flight of stairs, across from the

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King Size Storage Bed Drawing

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

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Manhattan Murphy Bed with Storage

One of our current jobs is a space saving bedroom set – starring a built-in Murphy bed and bookcase paired with a dresser and matching mirror. We’ll be making some Maple stain samples to send to the client for comparing with her paint choices. These pieces should be installed in Manhattan this March

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Modern Dining Table & Entertainment Center

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

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Walnut Dining Table

Modern solid Walnut dining table with two leaves and five legs. Spans from 6′ to 9′. Handcrafted, as always.

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Adaptable Drop Leaf Oval 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

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