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Last week we spent a couple hours installing a new Walnut bookcase in a home in Manhattan. At the same time, we were able to re-visit the Ash Mudroom built-in at the other end of the same hallway. It’s always fun to see our work in use, and this piece looks like it comes in mighty handy for ….Continue reading Manhattan Hallway built-ins 
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  Custom Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania Walnut computer desk hand crafted with file storage slab counter, and formal detailing. Raised panels, brass hardware, split turnings, book-matched panels: beautiful work space. ….Continue reading Formal Walnut Desk 
This is how the New Hope Murphy bed looks, opened up for sleeping. There is a matching headboard and pistons that help to lower and raise the ….Continue reading New Hope Murphy Bed: Open 
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 
This wallbed, bookcase, and desk are being delivered in Manhattan this morning. The client wanted a full-size fold down bed and an office that would go with her existing modern Cherry kitchen as well as her more traditional craftsman oak furniture. The bookcase features adjustable shelves and three dovetailed drawers on soft closing slides. The arch pulls are by Lee Valley. ….Continue reading East Side Wall Bed and Office  There are plenty of companies out there saying that they offer “custom cabinetry”. This term is often a misnomer, and disingenuous. They may offer myriad options, charts for door style and finish, but the experience and product they are selling really is NOT custom. It is stock cabinetry, made in a factory. When you work with the Springhouse Shop & Studio, ….Continue reading Truly Custom Cabinetry 
Yesterday, Adam installed a large Ash mudroom built-in in Manhattan. The entrance to this two floor apartment will be far more useful to the family of four who call this beautiful space home. With adjustable shoe storage, a long bench to sit on, cubbies with hooks, and upper cabinets, this piece will provide a place to stash just about everything.
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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 ….Continue reading Custom Maple Murphy Bed 
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 ….Continue reading White Philadelphia Wardrobe 
“Attached are some photos of the bed….It looks and feels great. Thanks again–It was a PLEASURE doing business with you guys.” –J.V. Huntington, NY
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These are some shots of an installation in progress (in April), of a large built-in buffet and bookcase in a historic home in Philadelphia. The buffet (in the top two photos) which recessed into an existing alcove, had integral lighting and a Carrara marble top with an ogee profile. The large wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling bookshelf (lower shots) ….Continue reading Cypress Street Install 
The lacquered Maple Bookcase and Entertainment Unit built-ins are just about complete and ready to go to their new home in Maryland. The homeowners chose solid brass knobs and bin pulls in antique nickel from Lee Valley. These pieces promise to make a dramatic upgrade to the room they will grace. Meanwhile, two built-ins are being created for ….Continue reading Ready to Go 
The built-in bookcase and entertainment unit are coming along. In the top photos, you can see the drawings on the old schoolhouse chalkboard for the two cabinets this job entails. The first two versions of the design for this project can be seen here and here. In the third shot, the plywood boxes have been put together. In ….Continue reading In the shop: Bookcase Built-Ins  "Adam delivered the dresser this afternoon and it is beautiful! Angela loves it and keeps going upstairs to look at it. Thank you, thank you, thank you!” – J.C. Fairfax, VA, in a Jan 2010 email _______________________________________________ “Adam Karr, of Springhouse Woodshop, Benton, did the spacious, detail-oriented kitchen in Brian and Ellen Slovinski’s new-old dwelling. The kitchen is ….Continue reading Testimonials  A built-in bedroom wardrobe stained mahogany with raised panel doors, drawers, and hanging space. ….Continue reading Bedroom Wardrobe  |
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