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.  

Bedroom full of handmade furniture

Our room with all hand made furniture, except for the ottoman, courtesy of Target.

Nightstands and Chiffonier

The next pieces I made (with help) were a chiffonier, and 2 nightstands.  They are also red oak with an espresso stain, same as the bed.  The upper right picture shows the number of clamps needed to glue up the piece.  It was a difficult piece, but turned out very nice. Because red oak has such a deep grain, it takes a dark stain very well.

I think I made these while I was unemployed, b/c well, I had lots of spare time, and we wanted some new furniture.

Bed

Jenna and I saw a bed at La Diff in Richmond that we really liked, but was very expensive and made using veneered particle board. I asked my friend to help design me something like it, and we created this. It is made out of red oak, stained espresso black. It is hard to see, but the headboard has a plywood insert that was installed so that the wood grain would point to the bottom middle of the bed.

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.

Corks

We like wine,... a lot... I made a corkboard and trivets out of leftover corks.  

Slate Patio

Here is the patio I made using irregular shaped slate, which turned out to be a 15' x 15' jigsaw puzzle.  I planted stepable herbs in some of the larger spaces between the stone.  My dad and I built the shed in the back in about 6 hours.