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Southwestern Style Mantle

Southwestern Style Mantle

I used thick alder to create a mantle to complete a fireplace in a home in Beverly Hills. The clavos on the supports are actually steel balls set in under-sized holes.

“Copied It From A Catalogue”

“Copied It From A Catalogue”

The customer loved this buffet when they saw it in the catalog; but soon realized it would not work in the place they wanted to put it. So we re-designed it and gave them what they wanted.

Black Entertainment Center

Black Entertainment Center

Last decade builders were all about putting niches in homes. I filled this one with a large cabinet for storage and a small flat screen TV. The center doors swing up and slide over the top of the screen to stay out of the way for viewing.

Barn Doors

Barn Doors

The directors of a pre-school in Santa Monica commissioned me to build a pair of barn doors to be used as a room divider. They each measured about 6’ x 8’ and were tricky to fabricate in my small garage.  The day I needed more space for sanding them prior to finishing...

Cabinet Removal

Cabinet Removal

  Cabinet Removal - Before Cabinet Removal  - After In order to open up the space in an upstairs hall way a customer asked me to remove a low cabinet and replace it with a railing. I was able to find suitable matches for the balusters and newel post to create a...