Clients’ Custom Projects

Walnut Blanket Chest with Aromatic Cedar Lining.

This beautiful chest was built as a donation to a local fire department for them to raise money at an auction. The amount of the winning bid was a blessing to the department and one of my favorite builds.

Closet Shelves and Shoe Cubbies

The closet of this beautiful home only had white MDF shelves installed and rods for hanging clothes. However, customer needed storage to accommodate her love for shoes. The solution was a 8’ x 5’ shoe cubbie to store individual pairs of shoes, slanted shelves for tall shoes, and straight shelves for shoe boxes.

Wooden desk nameplates with engraved names and titles.
Wooden box with Greek letters Alpha Phi Alpha on the lid, and initials B.K.B. inside, featuring compartments.

Desk Name Card Holder

Every desk should have something that immediately presents the person. These Walnut desk name plates achieves that by presenting a laser engraved name. A title can be included as well. Additionally, a picture is included that defines that person in a more personal aspect.

Garage Storage

Customer needed something to conceal and store merchandise scattered throughout her garage. This design was developed to offer plenty of storage and add beauty to the garage space. Each locker style section contains 5 adjustable shelves. An open section is included on the end cap as a way to offer immediate access to items, while concealing items from a frontal view.

Cedar Cooler

Customer wanted an upgraded cooler to store ice and beverages while appealing the eyes. This cedar chest included an inner plastic cooler with an attached brass faucet to release water. The customer loves Nike apparel and requested a “dripping” Swoosh to be placed on it’s front.

Wooden outdoor cooler on wheels with a painted logo and bottle opener, set on a grassy lawn.

Carriage Wheel Bench

Customer provided a picture of a bench that she wanted for her back yard patio. She wanted something with a southern, yet modern look that could be a focal point for her patio. This bench features a burned pattern and all-weather gloss coating to protect from the outside elements.

Corn Bag Hole Board Game

This custom Corn Bag Hole Board Game is one of beauty and convenience. Both boards are detachable, and serves has inside storage when attached. It has a clear gloss coating that adds beauty as well as protection to its custom finish.

Set of wooden cornhole boards in a garage. The boards have a black and natural wood finish with triangular accents and feature handles and hinges for portability. They are placed on supports and are being constructed or displayed in progress.

Dresser

Customer requested a custom dresser set that includes a 3 soft close drawer that includes a third section for jewelry. The section for jewelry is lined with velvet to give it a luxurious look and feel and has several sections to accommodate different jewelry types and sizes.

Collage of a beige dresser with open drawers, including a close-up of the top drawer organizer and different views of the furniture in a room with wooden flooring.

Stone Wall with Fireplace Insert

This stone wall features an electric fireplace insert that changes the brightness in 4 different modes, and it has 3 LED colors to illuminate the background. The mantle is made from Walnut plywood and finished with a Dark Walnut Danish Oil to intensify the beautiful grain pattern and color. It also features a hidden storage designed as a drawer to store miscellaneous items. The television is mounted via a hydraulic mounting bracket that allows the television to be lowered 3 feet for better viewing at eye level.

Wall-mounted TV above a stone fireplace
A wall-mounted TV above a stone veneer fireplace with a wooden mantel.

Refurbished Bookshelves

Customer requested for an old set of bookshelves to be refinished with white paint and mounted on his wall. This was a great idea to recycle something scratched and broken and turned it into something elegant and unique.

Two white wooden shelving units in a workshop
White wall-mounted shelves with decorative items including a floral vase, yellow pitcher, and two candle holders, against a green wall.

Custom Oak Cabinet Doors

Customer desired to make use of an empty corner in her laundry room by converting it into storage space. The solution ended up being a conversion into a large cabinet with shelves.

Four wooden cabinet doors leaning against a wall.
Tall wooden cabinet with two upper and two lower doors, featuring a middle open shelf and an electrical outlet inside.

Hallway Table

Customer desired a black hallway table of a specific size. Unfortunately, she could not find one in a department store nor online. This custom table turned out to be exactly what she needed.

Black wooden console table against a light-colored wall.

Antique Shadow Box Repair

The owner of this shadow box built in the 50’s needed to have the broken corner pieces replaced. On top of that, she wanted them replaced with a more unique design. I created a pattern to her liking, and crafted corner pieces that brings beauty back to this antique piece.

Accent Wall

This accent wall proved to be a beautiful addition to the client’s sitting room. The elegant design complimented with a matt black finish adds a classy and elegant ambiance for visitors to admire.

Keepsake Box

Customer wanted a unique keepsake box to store jewelry and other keepsake items. The solution was a box made of Oak, with Walnut splines. It is lined with black velvet for an elegant look and 3 sections to divide items. The customer also features his initials lasered onto the inside cover, and his fraternal organization lasered onto the outside cover.

Cedar Shutters

Client purchased a beautiful home, but she was dissatisfied with the lack of character of the front of the home. The solution was to install shutters. These are made of cedar and protected with a semi gloss exterior coating to ensure years of color sustainability.

Pantry Door with Frosted Glass

This pantry door defines a need for custom work. Customer was in process of renovating her kitchen. The original door was damaged and needed to be replaced. However, local department stores did not offer a door in the size that she needed. The solution was to build a door that matches her raised panel cabinet doors. Also, a frosted glass panel added elegance and creativity to her kitchen space.

Stove Cover

This stove cover was created to conceal the customer’s stove while not in use, complimenting the cabinets to provide an even flow for the overall kitchen appearance.

Shadow Box

This Shadow Box was made to be included in an auction. This one-of-a-kind piece is made of Walnut and lined with black velvet. It has 3 rows to display items. The unique feature of this item is a detachable glass cover. It adheres to the unit via concealed magnets to allow for a clean and appealing appearance with or without the cover. It effortlessly attaches to the wall with the use of a French cleat.

Collage of four dark wood shadow box display cases with glass fronts, mounted on a wall, showing varying angles and arrangements. Some shelves are empty, while others display small items or collectibles.

Porch Swing

Client provided a picture of a porch swing that she saw online and could not find in a department store. The swing offers a delightful seating area for her guests and is a conversation piece due to its unique appearance.

Kitchen Island

This is a custom kitchen island featuring a solid end-grain butcher block top. It has open shelving, soft-close drawers and cabinet doors, and a Walnut stained appearance.

Side by side views of a kitchen island with a wooden countertop and dark cabinetry, placed on a tiled floor, with a decorative mat in front.

Champaign Cart

Customer requested a champaign cart to be used as a rental for her business. A lot of hours went into the design and build of this cart. It features locking casters to keep the cart in place while not in use. An 1/8 inch thick piece of rubber on the carriage wheels decreases noise while rolling and protects the finish of the wheels. It has interior space for storage accessed via a side door with soft close hinges, and approximately 60 glasses can be hung on the underside of the hood.

White mobile cart with wheels and a canopy, positioned in front of a brick house.

Oak Armoire

Customer wanted a custom armoire to hang clothes and store folded garments. The finish is a satin clear polyurethane that is lightly sprayed to allow for the natural open grain of the oak to reveal.

Two views of a wooden cabinet with open shelves and closed doors

Rocking Reindeer

Customer was attracted to this design in a department store, but she was not attracted to the expensive price tag. She sent me a picture of it and asked could I build it for her. The finished product ended up being “better than the one in the store”.

Christmas tree with gold and silver ornaments and a wooden rocking reindeer on a red tree skirt by a window.

Planters

I have made many designs of planters, but this design is one of my favorites. Customer provided a pic of the set of planters she wanted, and she could not have been happier with the way they were finished.

Set of three wooden planters on a concrete surface

Headboard

Customer desired a queen sized, knotty pine headboard that she could not find in a department store.

Wooden plank headboard against a wall

Wine Bottle Holder

Filled with unique character and appearance, this wine bottle holder features a beautiful rustic design to hold 72 bottles. It is made of cedar that is coated with a gloss polyurethane coating to protect and enhance the beautiful cedar grain pattern. This is definitely something that you will not find in a store.

Name Board

This Name Board is a wonderful way to display emphasis on a product, theme, name, event, or brand. It can be personalized to express your meaningful statement with specific shapes, colors, and words.

Custom Coasters and Ashtrays

These coasters bring together creativity and elegance into a product that is normally regarded as just “a coaster”. They can be personalized the way you desire in order to reflect who you are.

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