Walnut TV Stand - continuous grain sides, top, and fronts.

We were using our our old coffee table as our TV stand, so I built a new one to match the style of the round end table.  The 2 middle drawers and 2 outer doors are push to open, so it doesn't have any pulls to disrupt the grain.  It was designed for the space and the components. 

No end grain is visible on the sides so it shows a continuous grain from side to top to side. (That's my future kayak, in the works, in the background.)

Here are a few pictures of the unfinished version. This is also the first piece with my new logo, which my wife created.  I need to practice with the brand.  Getting a uniform brand can be tricky. 

Walnut Side Table

We needed a small side table between our 2 chairs, so I took a design we saw at Room and Board and modified it a bit.  It was a challenging piece with the angles, curves and routing the curves, but it turned out great.  Google Sketchup really helped with figuring out the angles and being able to print a template for the bottom shelf.

Espresso Stained TV Stand - Commission

My father-in-law and his wife wanted a custom TV stand, so we came up with the following design.

The doors are inset, so flush with the outside edges.  I used red oak, which has such a deep grain, it takes a dark espresso stain very well.

Mom's new Coffee Table

  

To finish off my mom's living room, I made her a coffee table.  Same style, made out of cherry with a linseed oil finish.  

Mom's Christmas Presents - End tables

My mom wanted to replace some of her old This End Up furniture, so I designed her a two custom end tables.  

One end table is for next to her chair, which has a shelf that is open in the front and back, so she can store her laptop and iPad there when not in use.

The other end table is just for next to her couch.  

The finished products

Foyer Sideboard

I took a woodworking class at the Corcoran College of Art & Design in fall of 2010.  It was a great class.  I highly recommend it for anyone looking to get into woodworking.  

I decided to make an asymmetric piece for our foyer to hold our gloves, scarves, mail, etc.  We like the mid-century modern look, so I modeled it after a piece we saw at Room & Board.  It's made out of cherry, with a linseed oil finish.  The pulls are from Anthropologie.  

Shelving Unit

With the help of a good friend, here is one of the first pieces of furniture I made. Its just shelves with a section cut out at the bottom for a subwoofer I had at one point. Most of the piece is made out of MDF, with the doors made out of red oak with frosted glass inserts.   It is stained espresso black.