Introducing the Legacy Wine Cabinet: A Personalized Masterpiece

Multi-Functional Elegance:. Imagine a stunning piece that not only stores your favorite wines but also provides convenient storage for miscellaneous items in its charming “junk” drawers. The integrated bookshelves of the Legacy Wine Cabinet, add a touch of sophistication, making it a perfect fit for any living room.

The inspiration for this wine cabinet stems from a piece I crafted several years ago for my wife. Intrigued by its design, a client approached me expressing admiration for the cabinet and inquiring whether I would be willing to create a similar one for her. The foundational layout and specific requirements were conceptualized by my wife, serving as the guiding vision for this bespoke project. The images below are the original design.

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Oak Side Table. What’s is your Tree?

A client came to me and asked if I could make him an Oak side table as a Christmas gift. This was Mid December. Not one to say no I asked him what he was looking for. He asked for a simple table to sit beside his mother’s chair so she could enjoy the view of the property from the window. Sounds simple enough so I asked what type of wood he wanted and size and so on. “Well,” he says “Not to make it more difficult I have this tree I cut down a while back” Remember this is mid-December. Not deterred I pressed on and asked if I could see the wood and asked how long it had been cut down into slabs. He figured about a year or so.

I just happened to be between projects at the time and had wanted to work from slab to finished project for an upcoming project and thought the Oak side table would be a chance to see how it goes. Making no promises I agreed to take on the project. He provided several slabs and I began work.

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Simple writing desk

This simple writing desk project is something any handy person can make in a weekend. This desk is the inspiration of a close friend. Our friend found what she would like to make at a local furniture store. She would also like to work alongside us in making this desk to give a personal touch to this gift. This isfor her daughter’s room. This would be her first year of college and would live at home while studying.

The room is just big enough for a dresser and bed with a small side table. The desk would need to have a mall footprint and be stable. The design she saw at the store was a bit on the light side. Because of this, the desk is unstable and prone to falling over. To make this as stable as our Farmhouse table we are using MDF (medium density fiberboard)

At the time I was making some inexpensive cabinets for another client. I had saved a bunch of cut-offs and I thought I would make the base from this material. The MDF comes 3/4′ thick. Three pieces create a 2 1/4″ thick board. The boards are basically 2×4’s when complete. When we assemble the frames they become quite heavy. This weight also makes the very solid.

The top is Aspen that our client provided for the project. She asked that the finish for the base to be white. this makes the desk feel light in the room. She applied the blue stain to the Top and finished with a semi-gloss poly.

The simple writing desk is a quick project that a handy person can make in a weekend or two. Material choice for this project was based on what is available around the shop. You can use other materials to build this desk.