Last summer before leaving Prescott I created these simple floating slab shelves using native live-edge Ponderosa Pine to create a space at the kitchen island for displaying glasses. The modern rustic sensibility of the natural wood complements the upscale western lodge accents of this custom home in the Hassayampa neighborhood.
I created the top of the dining table for the Bandy family and matching bench from reclaimed Ponderosa pine boards with lots of milled character. To tie together the darker colors in the living room with the medium wood tones of the floor and another rustic cabinet in the dining room, I opted for a two-tone table, with dark stained Douglas Fir legs and apron and the lighter top. This set coordinated perfectly with the Bandy Doors in the adjoining room which I had previously crafted, utilizing steel structural accents and similar hardware. The clients purchased dark chairs which work great with the rest of the set. And they still send me updates of how much they love this sturdy table for family dinners and games nights.
These chunky shelves have “invisible” mounting and are true solid wood beams, created from locally harvested Ponderosa Pine. Decor by Shelley Moran.
I’m partial to all things railroad. This simple rustic rack was built for a friend’s entryway with all reclaimed materials.
Back in December 2016 I helped a friend set up a rustic “chapel in the woods” in a stand of aspens up Copper Basin in Prescott for a vow-renewal ceremony of his parents. I built the arch out of weathered barnwood from the Colorado farm and pieces from a sluice box from a local prospecting operation from years gone by. I got latillas from a local sawmill (stripped lodgepole pines) sourced from Idaho, and made the light poles with weighted concrete bases. Mason jar vases and holders were the finishing touch.
If you are interested in renting these elements for future events, or if you’d like something similar created for your event, use the Contact link at the top of the page. I can also create other coordinating elements, such as more light poles, for rental or purchase.
This small end table was requested by a client, inspired by a design found on Etsy. The reclaimed wood was acquired from a local camp in Prescott, Arizona. Bolted connections and bent gussets hearken back to a time of riveted connections in bridges and girders.
I was asked to design, fabricate, and install some custom lighting for a very high-end home about to be placed on the market.
The existing light fixtures were cheap, underscaled, and not suited to the overall look and feel of this very grand entryway.
The same was true in the kitchen. Over the island were two small, cheap pendants. I made a large suspended fixture with ten individual lamps (controlled by an in-wall dimmer) from two intersecting barn beams.
This L-shaped chandelier followed the island beneath, adding needed illumination and atmosphere, and was suspended from the ceiling using real lasso rope.
The beams, like the wood for the entry sconces, were reclaimed from a Colorado farm demolition project in 2014 that just keeps on giving.
These beams were capped with copper boxes which were given an darkened patina look through the help of an oxidizer.
Yes, there is a burned-out bulb in these photos. One arrived in the mail with broken filaments – I had to take my photos before I could get the replacement!
The soft arch of the central sconce in the foyer is formed from a pair of leaf springs found at my local salvage yard.
This spice rack for the Schultz Kitchen was built last year, as you can see the process here, but only recently did all the many, many spices get transferred by the homeowner into a coordinating set of glass jars, which brings a visual cohesion to the whole thing (and justifies the sidelighting!) Here are some photos.
And, as the homeowner is a transplant from South Carolina, she got a talented signpainter to letter a “meat-and-three” menu on this existing pocket door which I skinned with a rustic piece of galvanized sheet metal.
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