Little Lakes Community Center window restoration back on!

I started this project back in the fall of 2021. I completed 36 windows and had to put the project on hold. This year I’ve started again with the intention of completing an additional fourteen windows this winter and moving to the outside this summer to finish the windows that could not be removed and the windows frames of the windows that have been completed. The windows are in very poor condition with most of the glazing falling out and most of the paint being compromised. The windows frame are just as bad needing long awaited maintenance. I anticipate about three months for the outside part of this project. Below are a few photos showing the condition of the windows and how they look after. I’m using linseed oil paint and glazing for this project. The paint is called Oddosson and the glazing/putty is called Illbruck these products come from Sweden.

Live Edge Black Walnut, Ash Headboard with Side Tables

I just completed this live edge black walnut, ash head board with his and her side tables. The wood for this piece came from a local farm of which the trees were milled on site. This is the point at which I took it from. The boards were eleven feet by about one foot. I cut them to roughly the size I was looking for and proceeded to plain and square them up. I did leave the bark on the side tables for effect. The piece comes apart into four pieces for east transport. I was going for a simple design yet functional. Once the boards were sanded and the edges broken they were finished with pure raw linseed oil many coats! The piece weighs well over one hundred pounds and turned out great. If this piece is interesting to you please call me to discuss making one for you.

Cherry Coffee Table

I just finished this new piece showing the amazing cherry grain. Given the shape and waviness of this piece of cherry I decided to make a stand that the table top sits on. The frame is made from mahogany which is very similar in color. The frame can be disassembled and the top just sits on wooden pegs for easy maneuvering. The piece is finished with may coats of raw linseed oil and a top coat of linseed oil wax. There is a Japanese feel to this piece with its simplicity and form. Available for sale under Creative Design in the main menu.

Back stairwell painted with linseed oil paint

Just finished this back entrance/stairwell using Allback on the trim and Odesson Snow White on the walls. The owner had the Allback paint from ten years ago was perfect still in the tin! This paint goes on great and looks fantastic. If your looking for alternatives to the traditional acrylic paint give me a call for a consult.

Vintage Pedestal cleaned up!

Below is an old vintage pedestal that needed to get a refreshed look. The photo shows this piece getting a new coat of stain applied followed by a few coats of linseed oil varnish. I’m going to use LeTonkinois Vernis Marine 1 linseed oil varnish. Photo to follow showing the finished look.

Black Walnut Coffee/End Tables

New piece coming into focus. The design can be a coffee table if both pieces are put together or it can be separated to be two end tables. The piece of Black walnut was split all the way through so instead of trying to fix and make a solid piece I embraced the thought of two pieces. Seen below in the first photo shows the fixed splits using epoxy. This maintained the look of a actual split but being very smooth to the touch. The legs are steel rods ruffly 3/8 sunk into the walnut with epoxy. The legs splay out about 25 degrees in a triangle pattern creating a very modern display for these two beautiful pieces of black walnut. The last photos show the saturation of raw linseed oil. Finish coat to be linseed oil wax photos below. This new piece if featured in my Creative Design tab under Products and Live Edge Furnishings.

black walnut coffee table

Created this beautiful black walnut coffee table. The legs are fabricated out of steal, my design which creates a very solid platform. Finished with many coats of raw linseed oil and a linseed oil wax top coat. Will last for many years showcasing this amazing wood grain. Details in my Creative Design page under Products.

live edge cherry bar

I finished the bar looks great! The legs are wrought iron. Simple and functional with the live edge really comes together! The piece is 62” long 15”wide with a height of 37”. Located in the Creative Design section of my site. Priced at $699.00.

live edge black walnut

Amazing grain lots of movement going on in this piece. It’s going to be a coffee table the legs to be fabricated out of wrought iron a tripod with each leg angled out slightly. Just finished sanding and applying raw linseed oil. So cool watching the grain come out! The tree was over 150 years old.

black walnut
applying the raw linseed oil