My family owned some land in Stafford, CT since 1961. Roughly 4 acres right near Soapstone MT. It was a pretty piece of land that had never been built on but for a scrappy barn, cobbled together from found wood and a trailer home that was condemned. I liked the area but had no money to build on that land. Nextdoor, however, sat this little 650 sq. ft. cabin. It looked rough but straight and as many times as I’d seen it, I saw no one leave or arrive. On a whim, I dropped a note in the mailbox to see what the scoop was.
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CONN. GENERAL 2557A HOME OFFICE.
An old filing cabinet module that belonged to my Grandfather. I was obsessed with my grandfather’s workspace when I was a kid. He did a lot of electronic work … televisions, radios, amplifiers…. Of the many many fixtures in his shop (one of which was a collection of vacuum tubes I’ll never see the likes of again), this was central to my understand of creative spaces and remains a central fixture in my shop to this day.
Studebaker Jr. Wagon
This was a kit build for a Custom Job client. All I had to do was figure out how to put it together, how/where to get the stencils made, how best to apply and protect them, put it all back together and deliver it. Smooth, right?
Early 1900’s Oak Dinning Table
This is an early 2022 job I picked up off of Craigslist. It was a little more than I wanted to spend but it was precisely what I wanted: a round, oak, two leafed pedestal table with as little ornamentation as possible and a highly figured top.
75 Doyle Bath Shelves.
We’d decided that our downstairs closets were, well, stupid .. as most who own a traditionally styled house do. (who the hell owns that many coats?). So while I planned out some more flexible modular based build outs for those, I took the knotty pine used as shelving, trim and dividers and built them inContinueContinue reading “75 Doyle Bath Shelves.”
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