Cabinets

Here are four cabinets sold to Graves Country, a contemporary folk art gallery located in Lodi, Ca. (see link). Roff Graves is the owner, he loves my work and has a very impressive collection of folk art. The green shutters I bought at Alameda point antique fair, they have hand forged hardware on them, very old I believe. The tall cabinet has a triangular top created from an old corbel wih a sunburst motif. The door I built of recycled beadboard inserting an old stained glass window into the top, and adding some fun embellishments below, some architectural fragments an an old pink depression glass lid I picked up at some flea market yeas ago. The hutch I built from scratch around a set of cabinet doors rescued from a victorian remodel dumpster in Vallejo,
Ca. The last one pictured, I made the door from a stained glass
window with a tulip motif, adding some interesting victorian hardware, architecural fragments and some old stove legs for the feet.

customer's photo

These photos were sent to me by Naomi Branagan, customer and c-owner of Warmth Co. of Aptos,Ca. (see link, great store!) She asked me to make this table from a vintage window and balusters collected at Alameda Point Antique Fair, our local monthly antique market here in the SF bay area. She also included a photo of one of my doorknob coatracks.

Custom Pieces

Here are a couple of new pieces, made for a store opening in Danville, Ca. First is a chalkboard for the menu. On the sides are a couple of balusters, salvaged from a victorian era stair railing. I deconstructed a couple of doors for the frame, and added some other embellishments to that. An old picket fence, and some old door casing contributed some whimsical elements. A shabby, vintage corbel cut in half finishes off the crest. Second, a mirror for the bathroom. This was really fun. I used the same look with the balusters flanking the sides. The piece of hardware centered in the upper area I believe is from an old victorian doorbell assembly. The crown molding I made from a mahogany handrailing. Some vintage crystal knobs as finials. Both pieces are good examples of what I call useing repurposed or recycled materials. They are at home in a rustic, primitive collection, or maybe a shabby cottage look. They are colorful, whisical, unique. All my pieces are individually numbered and signed. Thanks for reading!

Here are my latest flea market finds. This past sunday (7/13), I went to the local SF flea market(Allemany), a small, sometimes productive place to find material to work with. The first photo shows a pair of shutters of eastern european lineage(according to the dealer). I liked them especially because of all the various hardware on them, and also because of their appearance. The second find was thisVictorian fireplace mantle, it came with a beveled mirror(not shown). Third, a very plain bedside cabinet. The shutters I think I will use as doors on a cabinet. The Mantle, probably a headboard for a bed, or perhaps a sideboard cabinet. The small cabinet will be fun, I will dress it up with a shelf above, and door/s below. I look forward to posting the results in the near future.