not made in China

Vincent took a look at my blog and loved what he saw. He gave me a call with a few projects in mind.

One of the project was inspired by a table he saw at CB2.




He scanned the image and forwarded it to me... "yup, I can do it, but it's a good idea for me to stop by and go over the exact measurements first"
After going over exactly what he wanted... the design was altered to fit his needs:

1) it's a bit higher then the CB2 table (he's tall and wants to be able stand well using his laptop without having to slouch over the table),

2)it's also a bit narrower and shorter in length so it fits his kitchen space perfectly

3) made of natural wood

4) a few matching shelves above the table

5) a few minor adjustments so the table will fit well with the floor trim and other furnishing in the kitchen.

6)easily disassembled for when he moves

I didn't look at the cost of the CB2 table, I just based the cost of the table on my estimated time and materials... only right before I wrote this post did I compare the prices... and I was surprised. Including higher grade material, the extra shelves, delivery and installation the cost was not much higher than the CB2 table (but that's including extra stuff and a visit to measure and careful planning for a custom unit).

And it's definitely constructed better too, using higher quality material and detailed craftsmanship...



















I think it looks amazing. It totally improved his kitchen space.
and it was a better deal than CB2, and he's supporting local people.

CATBOX DELUX

Kate is a designer, an artist (and great cook)...
When I first walked into her apt on the LES I already knew I was going to enjoy what she had in store. In her apartment were carefully crafted or choosen pieces. Displaying her love of design and love of experimenting. Colors, shapes and textures all thoughtfully intertwined.

She wanted a catbox, for the litter box... so the pebbles from the litter box wouldn't spread around the room.
But not just a simple container. She wanted it wallpapered on the inside... w/ a plexiglass front.

Roger's masterpiece

roger has an apt on the ues, his front widow faces central park. He is an art collector and artist himself. He also loves gardening and has an amazing plant collecting that overflows from his front window onto the fire-escape. The window grill is something he designed himself to hold planters. When it's open the plant life fill his living room in a natural loving way.
I worked with a faux-finisher and together with input from a handful of designers we completely transformed his living room. I built two bookshelves (the bottom portion with two drawers) w/ mirrored backs. One large cabinet w/ mirrored doors and side. Bracketless narrow shelves for artwork and bracketless triangle shelves. Along with rehabing the fireplace and random other odds and ends.

bracketless narrow shelves and bookshelf.

roger's artwork

large cabinet all mirrored, inside adjustable shelves.

triangle shelves

view of planter window grill open.

view from kitchen.

fireplace with artwork.

boookshelf w mirrored back

bottom portion of bookshelf: 2 draws
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Lance and Harry

Lance and Harry have been carefully crafting an extremely stylish home in midtown, for it seems, quite a few years. When they came to me with the wish to spice up their office space, I was excited and up for the challenge. They needed more space (as usual), less clutter, better usability etc... After going over a few different design ideas we settled on this one:


Basically 6 boxes set on top of each other (on one corner), and storage/desk support box. I was happy to see that my contribution to there very hip pad was a success. I wish I had more pics of their apartment but that's another post I guess.



-I did a second smaller project for them as well. A simple book self for the bedroom.

a table and benches...

I recently built a table and pair of benches for a couple of guys that are living in the financial district. They found a table they liked on the crate&barrel website and asked me to use it for the basic idea. The benches they were less concerned about. Here are a few pics....


The table top is birch veneer, and benches are pine. The stain I used is Minwax 'dark walnut'. The table ended up being very sturdy yet not too heavy, and when they need to move the legs are easily removable..