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Over the years I have found that business opportunities have a way naturally taking shape. I started designing furniture professionally in 2012. Not long after I started working closely with real estate developers, realtors and an amazing home stager in Washington, DC. After relocating to Wisconsin I quickly discovered the need for home stagers in the … Continue reading New business venture
As reclaimed wood gets more and more popular for DIY projects, the price has gone up. I receive emails frequently from people on how they can find cheap reclaimed wood. Not everyone has the time to hunt for piles of wood or they live in a location where it is hard to find. Years ago, … Continue reading Faux reclaimed wood
I absolutely love creating new and unique armwraps from the IKEA Kivik couch. I have owned one for the past four years and could not be happier. Here are a few of the most recent armwraps I have designed and build. If you own a square armed couch an armwrap is a must have! Continue reading IKEA Kivik armwraps
A client recently asked me to make a unique faux succulent for a desktop. Succulents have long been a favorite of mine, but like most indoor plants do not last more than a few months in our house. I paired the simple succulent with locally sourced cherry. I cannot wait to make more! Purchase Continue reading Faux succulents
I recently built a reclaimed wood bath shelf for a client. I did a dry fit in our master bathroom and quickly decided I needed to build one for us! We have found the shelf to be very useful when relaxing with a glass of red wine in the bath. Here is a link to … Continue reading Reclaimed barnwood bath shelf
I took a walk the other morning and the idea of a coat rack using reclaimed wood and tree branches popped into my head. I saw so many unique pieces of wood that would make one-of-a-kind pieces. Later that day I grabbed my chainsaw and headed out into the woods. I spent an hour loading up the … Continue reading Reclaimed wood and tree branch racks
In July I found a great seven acre farm with a workshop and a tiny house. The tiny house was the first project I tackled! It is by no means a tiny house I would have designed for myself, but I was not about to complain about a free tiny house next to my workshop. … Continue reading Tiny House
I was featured in a Baltimore Sun article about Maryland artisans taking old objects and making them new. I have been getting calls and emails since it went live. There are going to be some fun projects and collaborations that come from the article so stay tuned! Baltimore artisans create something new from something old Continue reading Baltimore Sun Article
I know I can’t be the only one who always needs more deskspace. Whether it’s to layout everything I need to do, draw and design to scale, or just display pictures and chachkies that lift me up when I’m hard at work. Actually I DO know that I’m not the only one because we’ve just … Continue reading The Space It Takes
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