Clients’ Custom Projects

Walnut Blanket Chest with Aromatic Cedar Lining.

  • This beautiful chest was built as a donation to a local fire department for them to raise money at an auction. The amount of the winning bid was a blessing to the department and one of my favorite builds.

Closet Shelves and Shoe Cubbies

  • The closet of this beautiful home only had white MDF shelves installed and rods for hanging clothes. However, customer needed storage to accommodate her love for shoes. The solution was a 8:5 shoe cubbie to store individual pairs of shoes, slanted shelves for tall shoes, and straight shelves for shoe boxes.

Wooden desk nameplates with engraved names and titles.
Wooden box with Greek letters Alpha Phi Alpha on the lid, and initials B.K.B. inside, featuring compartments.

Desk Name Card Holder

  • Every desk should have something that immediately presents the person. These Walnut desk name plates achieves that by presenting a laser engraved name. A title can be included as well. Additionally, a picture is included that defines that person in a more personal aspect.

Keepsake Box

  • Customer wanted a unique keepsake box to store jewelry and other keepsake items. The solution was a box made of Oak, with Walnut splines. It is lined with black velvet for an elegant look and 3 sections to divide items. The customer also features his initials lasered onto the inside cover, and his fraternal organization lasered onto the outside cover.

Cedar Shutters

  • Client purchased a beautiful home, but she was dissatisfied with the lack of character of the front of the home. The solution was to install shutters. These are made of cedar and protected with a semi gloss exterior coating to ensure years of color sustainability.

Wooden coasters with engraved letter B and holder on tiled surface.

Custom Coasters

  • These one of a kind coasters brings together creativity and elegance into a product that is normally regarded as just “a coaster”. These coasters brings a more personalized touch to your home decor. They feature an initial filled with a dark epoxy, and covered with a crystal clear epoxy for protection against spills while in use.

Garage Storage

  • Customer needed something to conceal and store merchandise scattered throughout her garage. This design was developed to offer plenty of storage and add beauty to the garage space. Each locker style section contains 5 adjustable shelves. An open section is included on the end cap as a way to offer immediate access to items, while concealing items from a frontal view.

Pantry Door with Frosted Glass

  • This pantry door defines a need for custom work. Customer was in process of renovating her kitchen. The original door was damaged and needed to be replaced. However, local department stores did not offer a door in the size that she needed. The solution was to build a door that matches her raised panel cabinet doors. Also, a frosted glass panel added elegance and creativity to her kitchen space.

Wooden outdoor cooler on wheels with a painted logo and bottle opener, set on a grassy lawn.

Cedar Cooler

  • Customer wanted an upgraded cooler to store ice and beverages while appealing the eyes. This cedar chest included an inner plastic cooler with an attached brass faucet to release water. The customer loves Nike apparel and requested a “dripping” Swoosh to be placed on it’s front.

Kitchen with brown wooden cabinets and stove, wooden countertop with cutting board engraved with the letter "W".

Stove Cover

  • This stove cover was created to conceal the customer’s stove while not in use, complimenting the cabinets to provide a even flow for the overall kitchen appearance.

Collage of four dark wood shadow box display cases with glass fronts, mounted on a wall, showing varying angles and arrangements. Some shelves are empty, while others display small items or collectibles.

Shadow Box

  • This Shadow Box was made to be included in an auction. This one of a kind piece is made of Walnut and lined with black velvet. It has 3 rows to display items. The unique feature of this item is a detachable glass cover. It adheres to the unit via concealed magnets to allow for a clean and appealing appearance with or without the cover. It effortlessly attaches to the wall with the use of a French cleat.

Carriage Wheel Bench

  • Customer provided a picture of a bench that she wanted for her back yard patio. She wanted something with a southern, yet modern look that could be a focal point for her patio. This bench features a burned pattern and all weather gloss coating to protect from the outside elements.

Porch Swing

  • Client provided a picture of a porch swing that she saw online and could not find in a department store. The swing offers a delightful seating area for her guests and is a conversation piece due to it’s unique appearance.

Dresser

  • Customer requested a custom dresser set that includes a 3 soft close drawer that includes a third section for jewely. The section for jewelry is lined with velvet to give it a luxurious look and feel and has several sectioons to accomodate different jewlery types and sizes.

Set of wooden cornhole boards in a garage. The boards have a black and natural wood finish with triangular accents and feature handles and hinges for portability. They are placed on supports and are being constructed or displayed in progress.

Corn Bag Hole Board Game

  • This custom Corn Bag Hole Board Game is one of beauty and convenience. Both boards are detachable, and serves has inside storage when attached. It has a clear gloss coating that adds beauty as well as protection to its custom finish.

Two views of a wooden cabinet with open shelves and closed doors

Oak Armoir

  • Customer wanted a custom armoir to hang clothes and store folded garments. The finish is a satin clear polyurethane that is lightly sprayed to allow for the natural open grain of the oak to reveal.

Champaign Cart

  • Customer requested a champaign cart to be used as a rental for her business. A lot of hours went into the design and build of this cart. It features locking casters to keep the cart in place while not in use. An 1/8 inch thick piece of rubber on the carriage wheels decreases noise while rolling and protects the finish of the wheels. It has interior space for storage accessed via a side door with soft close hinges, and approximately 60 glasses can be hung on the underside of the hood.

Two white wooden shelving units in a workshop
White wall-mounted shelves with decorative items including a floral vase, yellow pitcher, and two candle holders, against a green wall.

Refurbished Bookshelves

  • Customer requested for an old set of bookshelves to be refinished with white paint and mounted on his wall. This was a great idea to recycle something scratched and broken, and turn it into something elegant and unique.

Christmas tree with gold and silver ornaments and a wooden rocking reindeer on a red tree skirt by a window.

Rocking Reindeer

  • Customer was attracted to this design in a department store, but she was not attracted to the expensive price tag. She sent me a picture of it and asked could I build it for her. The finished product ended up being “better than the one in the store”.

Wooden cutout of a cartoon character with spikes on its head, standing on a base, carved on light wood.
Child holding a handmade Sonic the Hedgehog cutout.

Wooden Sonic the Hedgehog

  • This (gift) was made for a child who was visiting his grandmother (our neighbor). He came to our house to play with our son and was intrigued with my garage/shop. He asked could I make him a wooden Sonic the Hedgehog for him to paint. When I finished and gave it to him, the smile on his face was enough to make this one of my favorite projects.

Black wooden console table against a light-colored wall.

Hallway Table

  • Customer desired a black hallway table of a specific size. Unfortunately, she could not find one in a department store nor online. This custom table turned out to be exactly what she needed.

White mobile cart with wheels and a canopy, positioned in front of a brick house.
Collage of a beige dresser with open drawers, including a close-up of the top drawer organizer and different views of the furniture in a room with wooden flooring.
Side by side views of a kitchen island with a wooden countertop and dark cabinetry, placed on a tiled floor, with a decorative mat in front.

Kitchen Island

  • This piece is my favorite and most memorable project I have made. It was my first big project and the reason why “I can do that…” became the statement for my business. It features a rustic type finish on the base and a crystal-clear coating on the butcher block top.

Wall-mounted TV above a stone fireplace
A wall-mounted TV above a stone veneer fireplace with a wooden mantel.

Stone Wall with Fireplace Insert

  • This project was completed as a request from my wife. It features a fireplace insert that changes the brightness in 4 different modes, has 3 LED colors to illuminate the background, and it has a Low/Medium/High temperature setting. The mantle is made from Walnut plywood and finished with a Dark Walnut Danish Oil to intensify the beautiful grain pattern and color. It also features a hidden storage designed as a drawer to store miscellaneous items. The television is mounted via a hydraulic mounting bracket that allows the television to be lowered 3 feet for better viewing at eye level.

Unassembled gray kitchen cabinets on a hardwood floor near a TV.

Floating Vanities

  • Customer desired floating vanities in her master and guest bathrooms. The vanity top and faucets were installed by hired contractors.

Four wooden cabinet doors leaning against a wall.

Custom Oak Cabinet Doors

  • Customer desired to make use of an empty corner in her laundry room by converting it into storage space. The solution ended up being a conversion into a large cabinet with shelves.

Set of three wooden planters on a concrete surface

Planters

  • I have made many designs of planters, but this design is one of my favorites. Customer provided a pic of the set of planters she wanted, and she could not have been more happier with the way they were finished.

Wooden plank headboard against a wall
Wall-mounted flat-screen TV on a stone accent wall with an electric fireplace below, wood flooring.
Modern bathroom with white marble countertops and gray cabinetry, featuring a rectangular vessel sink and silver faucet, against a light-colored wall with a large mirror.
Tall wooden cabinet with two upper and two lower doors, featuring a middle open shelf and an electrical outlet inside.

Headboard

  • Customer desired a queen sized, knotty pine headboard that she could not find in a department store.

Modern bathroom vanity with a white countertop, square vessel sink, black faucet, and blue-gray cabinets. Large mirror above the vanity.