This kitchen island was designed and built to match the current kitchen as to the construction of the doors and drawers but was finished in a distressed black finish.
The legs were turned and were of a classical design. The top is a granite surface that was selected to compliment the design of the island as well as the tile floor.
This section and the images within show the variety of restoration projects that are undertaken by Furst Woodworking.
Plaster and cement capitals that are in need of repair, wooden capitals that need new rosettes carved, column bases in need of being recreated (mostly due to dry rot), moldings, handrails and newels needing to be reproduced to expand a porch. New balusters needing to be recreated to replace damaged ones or to expand a current handrail to meet new building codes.
Furst woodworking is your source for hard (or impossible to obtain) architectural parts that are an EXACT match to the existing items. In the event of existing architectural details not being available, Furst woodworking has an extensive historical library that can locate historically accurate architectural details for use to reproduce.
This front wrap around porch was in desperate need of repairs. The last time it was worked on was the early 70’s. The home is a stately home with a spectacular wrap around porch. The deck was replaced as well as some of the support beams.
Since the deck was being worked on, the city inspectors had the homeowner update the deck to meet current building safety regulations. This included having handrails for the stairs.
This job entailed building 7 new newels as well as recreating the handrail and molding under the handrail as well as the balusters for the hand railing. Since I was turning new balusters, we decided to replace several that had some dry rot within them. The new balusters were made of Sapelle, which is a type of Mahogany. It handles outdoor and extreme weather very well.
The deck of the porch has been finished in these images but the hand railing had not been painted yet.
This Sam Maloof designed rocking chair is the perfect combination of beauty and comfort. A work of art that is both functional and elegant. From the scooped headrest to the long sweeping rockers, your eye is drawn to every joint, surface and sensual detail. The wood is locally grown Walnut.
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