This is a great way to organize a rear entry. Just drop all your keys, mail, backpacks, and shoes on the way in the door in their designated spots!
The design is Shaker/Mission and the beadboard under the hooks adds a little extra visual detail.
Oversized Rocking Chairs
Some friends gave me free reign to create two matching rocking chairs–given some specific dimensions.
I’d been hankering to work with complete slabs of wood ever since the wood slab light fixture. I found a great, concave slab of cottonwood that I thought would be awesome as chair backs. Then the vision just developed from there.
The chairs were just finished with oil to keep their character as natural as possible. The thought that guided my work was to have the feeling of “being hugged by a tree”, so I left as much raw edge on the wood as possible.
The original concave slab that kicked off the vision
One of the concave chair backs sanded smooth
The slices of cottonwood for the rest of the chairs.
Fitting some of the pieces
Shaped, sanded, and ready to assemble!
Prepping for joinery/fastening.
Getting the rockers just right was key.
Finishing touches
Ready to be oiled
First chair completely assembled and ready for oil
Chair 1 getting oil, chair 2 still under assembly.
Both chairs completed.
Ready to ROCK!
The perfect imperfections of this tree are my favorite parts.
Really nice grain detail and live edge on this one.
My #2 helper hard at work!
Barn Door with Frosted Pane
This was a fun door to do. The client wanted to access the light provided by the back door, but without having to see and hear the laundry room all the time.
Since it was going to be painted, the plywood inserts didn’t have to match the door–or each other.
Wood Slab Light Fixture
Using live edge wood can add a new dimension to your home. Craftsman, modern, rustic, or transitional styles can all be accented with the natural contours of a literal tree slice.
These slabs can be used for coffee tables, sofa tables, headboards, or just accent pieces in your home.
The wood in the sanding process. You can start to see the grain emerge.
Holes cut for the lights.
The back side, where I tested different stains, with the wiring completed.
Dark stain on the wood will help to pop against beige ceiling.
Looking up at the wood grain.
The finished product hung in place.
Lights on!
The original builder-grade light fixture.