Our designs are rooted in function and the natural beauty of wood. From a rough-sawn board of black cherry we create a chair frame, joined by the ancient tradition of pinned mortise and tenon. Its polished grain patterns tell a century-long story, the connection of a tree to its environment, while its clean lines are distinctly contemporary. Our designs incorporate elements of Mission and Shaker furniture as well as the furniture of the American and English Arts and Crafts Movement of the late 19th century. To this we add our own mix of rural Maine, where life feels essential and uncluttered; family, fresh eggs, changing seasons, strawberry-rhubarb pie in the spring, where renewal and permanence go hand in hand. Each stretcher, drawer-pull, inlay, taper, dovetail, is an integral part of a uniquely simple and coherent whole.

Custom Work

We work closely with our customers on special orders, first establishing specific needs (wood, size, price, use, etc.), next, sketches of potential designs, with continuous customer feedback via email or phone until the ideal design is reached.

Commission for a small table to hold and compliment a treasured handmade ceramic lamp, to be positioned in front of a bannister.

Important that the table both serve the lines and shape of the lamp as well as stand out as a unique piece against the competing row of balustrades behind it.

Commission for shelving to house a collection of over 7000 CDs in a small office room.

Efficiency of space important--drawers are removable, like a card catalogue, so that CDs can be organized/selected on the desk (this is especially important with the highest and lowest drawers), also drawers can be tipped or reversed to expose labels on the spines.

Some design element to relieve massive size important--multiple exposed dovetails are both integral to structure as well as visually arresting, breaking up monolithic nature of piece.

Commission for a formal dining room--sideboard, extension table, slat back chairs, and a small upright chest.

Size of room is small. Creating formal mood in small space important--use materials that lend themselves to formal; black walnut with subtle grain patterns, ebony details, black taped chair seats, all evoking “stately” feel. 20” extension piece allows table to fit easily and gracefully in small space and expand for extra seating when necessary.

	Extension table: 1 1/8” black walnut top inlaid with narrow band of ebony. 2 decorative ebony “bungs” at tops of legs, paying tribute to both Mission and Arts and Crafts Movement furniture. Notch of “rising cloud” motif combines with camber arch in each skirt section. 20” extension piece allows table to fit easily and gracefully in small space and expand for extra seating when necessary.
	Chair: incorporates design elements from Mission and Ming Dynasty; square stock and a “rising cloud” motif on the lower and upper stretchers as well as on the back curved piece. The slip seat is upholstered in woven shaker tape with a foam cushion inside for comfort. The herring bone patterned weave on the seat echos and enhances the stepped design of the chair. Slats are 1 1/4” wide and 1/2” thick, five in the side chair, six in the arm chair. Ebony “handle and sun” design of sideboard and chest is repeated on each crest rail of the two arm chairs.
	Upright Chest: Black Walnut. 52” H, 25” W, 16” D. Two doors with tiger maple panels, opening to four shelves. Notch of “rising cloud” motif combines with camber arch in bottom skirt. Again, notch is repeated in shape of ebony handles, each with hollowed “sun”.
	Sideboard: Black Walnut. 48” H, 45” W, 18” D. Three drawers, each drawer bottom made from dark maple with bird’s eye. Three doors opening to one shelf. Single shelf at bottom. Notch of “rising cloud” motif combines with camber arch in the skirts below doors and shelf. Notch design is repeated in the shape of ebony handles. The hollowed space behind each handle suggests the sun, another extension of the “rising cloud” motif.