The Desk

This is a desk we built. She wanted a slide-out drawer for the keyboard and a door to hide the cpu. We made the slide-out drawer big enough for the keyboard and the mouse pad.

To place an order:

So, in this endeavor, Aaron is the brains and I am the brawn. (Actually, Aaron is the brains and the brawn, and I am the brawn and the question-asker. But in case you were wondering, I can weld and he cannot. Just saying.) If you have an idea of what you would like--whether hyper-specific or incredibly broad--then we can get started. The process begins with either a picture of something you have already seen that you want, or by Aaron drawing it up to your instructions. Then, we will ask you some specific questions to get a better idea of what you want. We will need to know if you want pine (a softer and less expensive wood) or oak (a harder and more expensive wood. Also, we will want to know if there is other furniture that this will need to match. What style is that furniture? Do you want it ornate or simple? Do you want us to try to use more environmentally-friendly products or the less-expensive products? Would you prefer that we try to find reclaimed wood out of which to make it? Do you want it stained or painted? What color of paint? What color of stain? What type of polyurethane do you want, really shiny (gloss) or not shiny (satin)? Does it need to be built in a modular way to make it fit through small spaces? Do you want to be able to alter it later? Do you want any decorative touches, or just a functional piece? Do you want a sneak peak or a surprise when it is done? Do you want it made sturdy or extra-sturdy (aka: are you just going to have dinner on the table, or might you dance on it occasionally?)? Do you want it to look like an antique or brand new? Do you need any part of it upholstered?
If you don't know the answers to these questions, we can show you pictures of furniture, and you can get a sense of what you like and don't like.
Also, I think in-between orders we might start making steamer trunks and cat trees. Any other suggestions?
By the way, we can make a:
-coffee table
-bookshelf
-bed frame
-television cabinet
-end-table
-entertainment center
-trunk
-dining room table
-cat tree
-bench
-desk
and probably anything else you can think of that can be made of wood.

One final note: our furniture is not like Ikea furniture. It is not better or worse, just different. Compared to well-made, high quality, solid-wood furniture, ours is a bargain. Compared to Ikea--which is often made from compressed wood and is put together at home--our is not a bargain. Make sense?

The Table of Legends

So, our next-door neighbor wanted a large and sturdy table that looked old. Here is what she got... (We also made a matching bench. We did not, however, make the moose. Also, please forgive the dusty camera lens. We are builders not photographers.)

built-in shelving

This is the west wall of our front room before we moved in.



This is the same wall with the built-in shelving Aaron added (a bit cluttered, I admit).

entertainment center

This is the entertainment center we made when we moved in. Our other one was too large, and there was no way to hide the television when we were not watching it. So, we built this one.



The doors on the top slide in next to the television, so they don't block the view.
(It was not our plan to put a cat in every picture. They just show up!)

bed

This is the bed Aaron built for the memory foam mattress we got last fall. He built the base with spaces for drawers, but the cats preferred it as a cave. He also built the headboard (the sparkly red fabric was at my insistence) to match the details of the dresser his dad built us a few years ago.

beginings....

So, Aaron and I have decided to start building custom furniture. We enjoy working together, and we happen to be very good at it. Since his time is occupied with driving, and mine with instructing, we both miss creating things with our hands. To satiate this need, we offered to build a table for our new neighbor (who is awesome, by the way). The table is finished and we are just like proud parents. Pictures will be posted soon! The table she desired cost $2500. We built it for $150 in materials (and she gave us a cat tree her Bailee didn't use as a "Thank you").