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Design Trend - Brick & Wood
A current design trend in the industry is pairing Brick with wooden accents & furniture.
(Picture posted from Archimover)
Because brick has a warm golden or reddish undertone, Cherry and Walnut are fantastic accent choices.
Tansu Cabinet
Fresh on the floor is our Tansu Cabinet in Cherry right alligned. Our Tansu is a traditional Asian piece with numerous drawers and doors. We especially love the dovetail detail and plinth base. For more information about our Tansu click here.
Joinery Technique - Mortise & Tenon
Mortis and Tenon is a traditional woodworking technique used to join two piece of lumber at a 90 degree angle. Among other products, The Joinery uses mortise & tenon joints when building their dining chairs. The photograph above shows a dining chair apron tenon which is being inserted into a mortise on the chair leg.
Modern Storage Bench
We love our new Modern Storage Bench, shown above in Cherry. Our Storage bench has plenty of shelf room for your shoes and is perfect for a mud room or in your entry way.
Company Profile: Wild Apples
Gunther Keil, the artist behind Wild Apples, was raised in Berlin and as a self-taught woodworker, his toys reflect his German toy-making traditions. He currently lives in central New York on a 55 acre farm where he enjoys raising sheep and bees. Gunther started making wooden toys over 30 years ago and his work has been shown in the Smithsonian, American Craft and Toy Museums world wide.
We especially love that he harvests his own trees on his land to create all of his crafts. For more information about Wild Apples, click here. Here are a few of our favorites from their company:
Noah's Ark
Banjo Chair
Fresh on the floor is our Banjo Chair shown in Cherry. The unique classic design of the Banjo Chair can adjust to any style décor in your home.
Handcrafting Furniture Class Update
Our Butterfly Bench class is next weekend and it just sold out! We will be posting an updated class list very shortly - don't miss your chance to sign up! Take a look at the photos below of our last class, where the students each built a Tansu Bookcase. For more information about our Handcrafting Furniture classes click here.
Fabric Review
We love Kravet's bold pattern shown on our Slipper Chair in Cherry.
Siskiyou Bench
Fresh on the floor is our Siskiyou Bench in Eastern Walnut. Our Siskiyou Bench is perfect for an entry way or at the end of our Modern Simple Bed.
