Friday, November 18th, 2011
At more than six feet tall and nearly five feet wide, this elegantly shabby upcycled white bookcase pairs well with any interior. Its current incarnation is a far cry from its humble beginnings as a plain dark bookcase relegated to housing forgotten plastic binders in the back room of some florescent lit office. “Like many [...]
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Saturday, May 7th, 2011
For thirty years or more this drop front secretary desk sat, forgotten, covered by an oil cloth tarp in the back of an old barn. Recently it was rediscovered, but the years that passed had not been kind to this once elegant piece of furniture. The restoration of this circa 1930′s secretary began with the [...]
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Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
This island retrofit is one of the more interesting commissions we’ve been asked to complete. In the beginning, the island was nothing more than a painted rectangular box jutting forth from the floor between the client’s dining area and kitchen. But it had good bones, and although plainly built, it was at least solidly constructed. [...]
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Sunday, March 13th, 2011
When sensuous Queen Anne legs are paired with a spacious cupboard constructed from circa 1970′s entertainment center remnants merged with pieces from discarded store fixtures, and topped with a solid wood slab rescued from an old farm house table, the result is this beautiful and functional repurposed kitchen island. Commissioned as a special order by [...]
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Friday, March 11th, 2011
In our world of furniture repurposing, 1970-something was a very, very good year for classical composer Beethoven, as well as funky bookcases. In the early 70’s this one-time entertainment center side wing probably held an 8-track player, possibly a reel-to-reel system, and later, moving into the 1980’s even a betamax video tape player. But today, [...]
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Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
Graceful and refined are two words that aptly describe this striking repurposed china cabinet. Enclosed by glass on three sides with a mirrored back, this cabinet is perfectly suited to display your cherished glassware and china collection. It’s held aloft on four shapely cabriole legs connected with an undulating and curvaceous front apron board. This [...]
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Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
This stunning repurposed armoire could easily be moved from the bedroom and pressed into service in any room of the house, say as a liquor cabinet in the den, pantry in kitchen, hutch in the dining room, or supply cupboard in the office. In whatever capacity you may use it, it delivers a rich note [...]
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Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
Colonial-styled, this period hutch was repurposed from mid-century pieces of donor furniture. It would be equally at home in a dining room housing fine china and silverware in its generous drawers, displaying prized collectibles near an entryway, or pressed into service as a dry bar in a game room. It’s lines are, in a single [...]
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Sunday, February 27th, 2011
In the world of repurposing furniture, some of the more widely available pieces of donor furniture are entertainment centers. They range in variety from behemoth sized dark wood 1970’s monsters to more elegant and compact pieces with contemporary finishes and good quality hinges. One of these more contemporary pieces, with an attractive chestnut finish, found its [...]
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Sunday, February 20th, 2011
Imposing and statuesque, with sharp lines, and a distinctive cornice bearing a fleur-de-lis appliqué, this dark and rich china cabinet echoes a French heritage, but is thoroughly continental in construction. The cabinet’s humble origin as a gun case, apparently crafted in a home workshop from mail order plans available from the likes of Popular Mechanics [...]
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