My wife, Nanette, and I are working on completing the design of our living room which has an open plan with lots of light and a casual feel. We like the feel that natural wood provides and will build on that with a stone fireplace and reclaimed oak mantel piece. We were captivated by the earthiness of the rustic and mission-style furniture we saw on…
My buddy Scott has helped me with nearly every project that I have undertaken. Rarely do we do any projects for him. I was bored, he needed a table to hold a 20 Gallon aquarium, and I had some birch and Douglas fir that I was interested to see how would work together with a neutral stain. This…
My friend Travis (http://shoestringrestoration.com/) sent me an email one day to say he left some wood that he thought was wormy chestnut on my front porch. He told me that, “It was a little bit rough and was odd and ends and if I didn’t want it, he would come by and pick it up”. …
Reclaimed 100 year old oak with trestle style legs, a matching lower shelf and rough-sawn beam lumber legs provide a rustic feel with a Jacobean and Tung oil finish.
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