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Master Bedroom

Watch this video that takes a quick tour of the furniture I've made for my master bedroom. Future blog entries will include the family room, kitchen, dining room, guest bedroom, and living room.

I've built seven pieces of furniture for my master bedroom over the years. I like furniture that is in the Shaker or the modern Shaker style and have stayed mostly with that style in solid cherry with a natural oil finish.

Furniture Property Comfort Wood Picture frame


The bed is the oldest piece and was built in 1991.

Property Wood Interior design Lamp Wood stain


The night stands followed shortly after the bed. These classic Shaker tables are a perfect project to help introduce a friend or family member to woodworking. It involves many disciplines to include edge gluing a panel, building a carcass frame using mortise and tenon joints, dovetailing a drawer, and tapering a leg.

Furniture Wood Fixture Floor Wood stain


The cherry wardrobe introduced me to large case construction. The case sides are always bigger than a home-sized planer, so I've learned the beauty of a sharp hand plane.

Cabinetry Furniture Drawer Shelf Wood


The lower half of the wardrobe contains a useful bank of drawers. It's kind of a pain to open a door to get to a drawer. I like Thos. Moser's design of his Dr. White's chest where the door only covers the shelf area. I'm building my daughter one of those now.

Cabinetry Dresser Drawer Wood Chest of drawers


The seven-drawer chest of drawers holds a lot of clothes and is very solid. My Dad made the bowl and the small box on top of the chest.

Table Furniture Office chair Computer desk Computer


The desk has been used in the dining room of two previous houses, the living room of another, and currently finds its home in the master bedroom. I was concerned about how an L-shaped desk would fit in future homes, but I've always found a good place for it. This is my own design and combines traditional, tapered Shaker legs with a profiled edge laminate top. This mix of styles helps the piece fit any room.

Furniture Shelf Bookcase Shelving Wood


The book case is the newest piece and was probably built in 2004 or so.

You can see from the photos and the video that the furniture blends well together. It helps to have a master plan for your furniture building. You might change this plan on occasion, but your plan will ensure style integration and help prioritize your efforts. It's very satisfying to survey a room and realize that you've made almost every piece in it with your own hands!

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Master Bedroom

Watch this video that takes a quick tour of the furniture I've made for my master bedroom. Future blog entries will include the family room, kitchen, dining room, guest bedroom, and living room.

I've built seven pieces of furniture for my master bedroom over the years. I like furniture that is in the Shaker or the modern Shaker style and have stayed mostly with that style in solid cherry with a natural oil finish.

Furniture Property Comfort Wood Picture frame


The bed is the oldest piece and was built in 1991.

Property Wood Interior design Lamp Wood stain


The night stands followed shortly after the bed. These classic Shaker tables are a perfect project to help introduce a friend or family member to woodworking. It involves many disciplines to include edge gluing a panel, building a carcass frame using mortise and tenon joints, dovetailing a drawer, and tapering a leg.

Furniture Wood Fixture Floor Wood stain


The cherry wardrobe introduced me to large case construction. The case sides are always bigger than a home-sized planer, so I've learned the beauty of a sharp hand plane.

Cabinetry Furniture Drawer Shelf Wood


The lower half of the wardrobe contains a useful bank of drawers. It's kind of a pain to open a door to get to a drawer. I like Thos. Moser's design of his Dr. White's chest where the door only covers the shelf area. I'm building my daughter one of those now.

Cabinetry Dresser Drawer Wood Chest of drawers


The seven-drawer chest of drawers holds a lot of clothes and is very solid. My Dad made the bowl and the small box on top of the chest.

Table Furniture Office chair Computer desk Computer


The desk has been used in the dining room of two previous houses, the living room of another, and currently finds its home in the master bedroom. I was concerned about how an L-shaped desk would fit in future homes, but I've always found a good place for it. This is my own design and combines traditional, tapered Shaker legs with a profiled edge laminate top. This mix of styles helps the piece fit any room.

Furniture Shelf Bookcase Shelving Wood


The book case is the newest piece and was probably built in 2004 or so.

You can see from the photos and the video that the furniture blends well together. It helps to have a master plan for your furniture building. You might change this plan on occasion, but your plan will ensure style integration and help prioritize your efforts. It's very satisfying to survey a room and realize that you've made almost every piece in it with your own hands!
All are very nice pieces Mark. I agree that it is a good idea to keep styles and finishes harmonized or at least compatible for the sake of consistency.

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Master Bedroom

Watch this video that takes a quick tour of the furniture I've made for my master bedroom. Future blog entries will include the family room, kitchen, dining room, guest bedroom, and living room.

I've built seven pieces of furniture for my master bedroom over the years. I like furniture that is in the Shaker or the modern Shaker style and have stayed mostly with that style in solid cherry with a natural oil finish.

Furniture Property Comfort Wood Picture frame


The bed is the oldest piece and was built in 1991.

Property Wood Interior design Lamp Wood stain


The night stands followed shortly after the bed. These classic Shaker tables are a perfect project to help introduce a friend or family member to woodworking. It involves many disciplines to include edge gluing a panel, building a carcass frame using mortise and tenon joints, dovetailing a drawer, and tapering a leg.

Furniture Wood Fixture Floor Wood stain


The cherry wardrobe introduced me to large case construction. The case sides are always bigger than a home-sized planer, so I've learned the beauty of a sharp hand plane.

Cabinetry Furniture Drawer Shelf Wood


The lower half of the wardrobe contains a useful bank of drawers. It's kind of a pain to open a door to get to a drawer. I like Thos. Moser's design of his Dr. White's chest where the door only covers the shelf area. I'm building my daughter one of those now.

Cabinetry Dresser Drawer Wood Chest of drawers


The seven-drawer chest of drawers holds a lot of clothes and is very solid. My Dad made the bowl and the small box on top of the chest.

Table Furniture Office chair Computer desk Computer


The desk has been used in the dining room of two previous houses, the living room of another, and currently finds its home in the master bedroom. I was concerned about how an L-shaped desk would fit in future homes, but I've always found a good place for it. This is my own design and combines traditional, tapered Shaker legs with a profiled edge laminate top. This mix of styles helps the piece fit any room.

Furniture Shelf Bookcase Shelving Wood


The book case is the newest piece and was probably built in 2004 or so.

You can see from the photos and the video that the furniture blends well together. It helps to have a master plan for your furniture building. You might change this plan on occasion, but your plan will ensure style integration and help prioritize your efforts. It's very satisfying to survey a room and realize that you've made almost every piece in it with your own hands!
Nice peices of furniture, Mark.

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Master Bedroom

Watch this video that takes a quick tour of the furniture I've made for my master bedroom. Future blog entries will include the family room, kitchen, dining room, guest bedroom, and living room.

I've built seven pieces of furniture for my master bedroom over the years. I like furniture that is in the Shaker or the modern Shaker style and have stayed mostly with that style in solid cherry with a natural oil finish.

Furniture Property Comfort Wood Picture frame


The bed is the oldest piece and was built in 1991.

Property Wood Interior design Lamp Wood stain


The night stands followed shortly after the bed. These classic Shaker tables are a perfect project to help introduce a friend or family member to woodworking. It involves many disciplines to include edge gluing a panel, building a carcass frame using mortise and tenon joints, dovetailing a drawer, and tapering a leg.

Furniture Wood Fixture Floor Wood stain


The cherry wardrobe introduced me to large case construction. The case sides are always bigger than a home-sized planer, so I've learned the beauty of a sharp hand plane.

Cabinetry Furniture Drawer Shelf Wood


The lower half of the wardrobe contains a useful bank of drawers. It's kind of a pain to open a door to get to a drawer. I like Thos. Moser's design of his Dr. White's chest where the door only covers the shelf area. I'm building my daughter one of those now.

Cabinetry Dresser Drawer Wood Chest of drawers


The seven-drawer chest of drawers holds a lot of clothes and is very solid. My Dad made the bowl and the small box on top of the chest.

Table Furniture Office chair Computer desk Computer


The desk has been used in the dining room of two previous houses, the living room of another, and currently finds its home in the master bedroom. I was concerned about how an L-shaped desk would fit in future homes, but I've always found a good place for it. This is my own design and combines traditional, tapered Shaker legs with a profiled edge laminate top. This mix of styles helps the piece fit any room.

Furniture Shelf Bookcase Shelving Wood


The book case is the newest piece and was probably built in 2004 or so.

You can see from the photos and the video that the furniture blends well together. It helps to have a master plan for your furniture building. You might change this plan on occasion, but your plan will ensure style integration and help prioritize your efforts. It's very satisfying to survey a room and realize that you've made almost every piece in it with your own hands!
You have built a houseful of beautiful furniture. The finish works really well on that cherry. What "natural oil finish" did you use?

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Master Bedroom

Watch this video that takes a quick tour of the furniture I've made for my master bedroom. Future blog entries will include the family room, kitchen, dining room, guest bedroom, and living room.

I've built seven pieces of furniture for my master bedroom over the years. I like furniture that is in the Shaker or the modern Shaker style and have stayed mostly with that style in solid cherry with a natural oil finish.

Furniture Property Comfort Wood Picture frame


The bed is the oldest piece and was built in 1991.

Property Wood Interior design Lamp Wood stain


The night stands followed shortly after the bed. These classic Shaker tables are a perfect project to help introduce a friend or family member to woodworking. It involves many disciplines to include edge gluing a panel, building a carcass frame using mortise and tenon joints, dovetailing a drawer, and tapering a leg.

Furniture Wood Fixture Floor Wood stain


The cherry wardrobe introduced me to large case construction. The case sides are always bigger than a home-sized planer, so I've learned the beauty of a sharp hand plane.

Cabinetry Furniture Drawer Shelf Wood


The lower half of the wardrobe contains a useful bank of drawers. It's kind of a pain to open a door to get to a drawer. I like Thos. Moser's design of his Dr. White's chest where the door only covers the shelf area. I'm building my daughter one of those now.

Cabinetry Dresser Drawer Wood Chest of drawers


The seven-drawer chest of drawers holds a lot of clothes and is very solid. My Dad made the bowl and the small box on top of the chest.

Table Furniture Office chair Computer desk Computer


The desk has been used in the dining room of two previous houses, the living room of another, and currently finds its home in the master bedroom. I was concerned about how an L-shaped desk would fit in future homes, but I've always found a good place for it. This is my own design and combines traditional, tapered Shaker legs with a profiled edge laminate top. This mix of styles helps the piece fit any room.

Furniture Shelf Bookcase Shelving Wood


The book case is the newest piece and was probably built in 2004 or so.

You can see from the photos and the video that the furniture blends well together. It helps to have a master plan for your furniture building. You might change this plan on occasion, but your plan will ensure style integration and help prioritize your efforts. It's very satisfying to survey a room and realize that you've made almost every piece in it with your own hands!
I've used Watco Danish Oil a lot in the past. I think that's what's on the wardrobe. I tried tung oil on my 5-drawer dresser, but wasn't happy with the slow drying time. Boiled linseed oil makes a nice oil finish and it has a nice feel after applying some wax. I think that's what I used on the book case. Sam Maloof's oil and wax finish produce nice results and I think that's what I used on the desk. The 7-drawer dresser has a type of wiping varnish that I read about, possibly in a Tage Frid book. It consists of one part mineral spirits, one part boiled linseed oil, and one part marine spar varnish. The varnish allows it to build up just a bit.

I've found that the best finish to use inside a chest of drawers or a wardrobe is shellac. It dries quickly and doesn't keep off-gassing for years like oil does in an enclosed space. I used this technique on the 7-drawer dresser with incredible success. I shellac the inside first. I can easily sand off any shellac that extends too far towards the outside of the case. Once I've applied the desired coats of shellac and sanded the transition line, I then apply the oil finish. It's nice when your clothes don't smell like oil finish. Orange shellac flakes bring the cherry to a color that matches the oil finish well.

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Master Bedroom

Watch this video that takes a quick tour of the furniture I've made for my master bedroom. Future blog entries will include the family room, kitchen, dining room, guest bedroom, and living room.

I've built seven pieces of furniture for my master bedroom over the years. I like furniture that is in the Shaker or the modern Shaker style and have stayed mostly with that style in solid cherry with a natural oil finish.

Furniture Property Comfort Wood Picture frame


The bed is the oldest piece and was built in 1991.

Property Wood Interior design Lamp Wood stain


The night stands followed shortly after the bed. These classic Shaker tables are a perfect project to help introduce a friend or family member to woodworking. It involves many disciplines to include edge gluing a panel, building a carcass frame using mortise and tenon joints, dovetailing a drawer, and tapering a leg.

Furniture Wood Fixture Floor Wood stain


The cherry wardrobe introduced me to large case construction. The case sides are always bigger than a home-sized planer, so I've learned the beauty of a sharp hand plane.

Cabinetry Furniture Drawer Shelf Wood


The lower half of the wardrobe contains a useful bank of drawers. It's kind of a pain to open a door to get to a drawer. I like Thos. Moser's design of his Dr. White's chest where the door only covers the shelf area. I'm building my daughter one of those now.

Cabinetry Dresser Drawer Wood Chest of drawers


The seven-drawer chest of drawers holds a lot of clothes and is very solid. My Dad made the bowl and the small box on top of the chest.

Table Furniture Office chair Computer desk Computer


The desk has been used in the dining room of two previous houses, the living room of another, and currently finds its home in the master bedroom. I was concerned about how an L-shaped desk would fit in future homes, but I've always found a good place for it. This is my own design and combines traditional, tapered Shaker legs with a profiled edge laminate top. This mix of styles helps the piece fit any room.

Furniture Shelf Bookcase Shelving Wood


The book case is the newest piece and was probably built in 2004 or so.

You can see from the photos and the video that the furniture blends well together. It helps to have a master plan for your furniture building. You might change this plan on occasion, but your plan will ensure style integration and help prioritize your efforts. It's very satisfying to survey a room and realize that you've made almost every piece in it with your own hands!
Mark, I would be very proud of this collection. How do you go about planning for your pieces. I know that you like to borrow design inspiration from Thos Moser designs. Yet, the "Tear sheet" only gets you so far.

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Master Bedroom

Watch this video that takes a quick tour of the furniture I've made for my master bedroom. Future blog entries will include the family room, kitchen, dining room, guest bedroom, and living room.

I've built seven pieces of furniture for my master bedroom over the years. I like furniture that is in the Shaker or the modern Shaker style and have stayed mostly with that style in solid cherry with a natural oil finish.

Furniture Property Comfort Wood Picture frame


The bed is the oldest piece and was built in 1991.

Property Wood Interior design Lamp Wood stain


The night stands followed shortly after the bed. These classic Shaker tables are a perfect project to help introduce a friend or family member to woodworking. It involves many disciplines to include edge gluing a panel, building a carcass frame using mortise and tenon joints, dovetailing a drawer, and tapering a leg.

Furniture Wood Fixture Floor Wood stain


The cherry wardrobe introduced me to large case construction. The case sides are always bigger than a home-sized planer, so I've learned the beauty of a sharp hand plane.

Cabinetry Furniture Drawer Shelf Wood


The lower half of the wardrobe contains a useful bank of drawers. It's kind of a pain to open a door to get to a drawer. I like Thos. Moser's design of his Dr. White's chest where the door only covers the shelf area. I'm building my daughter one of those now.

Cabinetry Dresser Drawer Wood Chest of drawers


The seven-drawer chest of drawers holds a lot of clothes and is very solid. My Dad made the bowl and the small box on top of the chest.

Table Furniture Office chair Computer desk Computer


The desk has been used in the dining room of two previous houses, the living room of another, and currently finds its home in the master bedroom. I was concerned about how an L-shaped desk would fit in future homes, but I've always found a good place for it. This is my own design and combines traditional, tapered Shaker legs with a profiled edge laminate top. This mix of styles helps the piece fit any room.

Furniture Shelf Bookcase Shelving Wood


The book case is the newest piece and was probably built in 2004 or so.

You can see from the photos and the video that the furniture blends well together. It helps to have a master plan for your furniture building. You might change this plan on occasion, but your plan will ensure style integration and help prioritize your efforts. It's very satisfying to survey a room and realize that you've made almost every piece in it with your own hands!
Scott,
Thanks! Many of Thos. Moser's pieces share common parts and methods that are shown in greater detail in his books. For instance, Dr. White's chest is in both his old and updated books and includes a lot of helpful details. I'm not including the hidden compartment, so I'll be able to make the center stile in a more pleasing, narrower width. His old book included quite a few helpful details for the Bowback chairs and that was long before his tear sheets were available.

I used to subscribe to Woodsmith (issues 1-200 are available on DVD for $100) and learned a lot about good design and construction by looking at all of their detailed plans. I also have an extensive library of books and videos that gave me a base knowledge which I use to execute and/or adapt other's designs.

I'll often design at the bench, with chair projects, and that involves experimenting, messing up, and doing over. My first Bowback chair was sort of a flop with the seat blank being too straight at the back edge and not deep enough. More recently, I turned a complete set of 14 back spindles for my first New Gloucester rocker with 3/8" tenons at the base. Those broke during dry assembly. That was a week of hobby work down the drain!

Thankfully, case construction is much more straight forward. Decisions here involve proportion and perhaps quality. Will I do a solid wood floating panel for the back or will a piece of plywood suit the project? I think the top molding on the Dr. White's chest is proportionally too small and plan to make it slightly larger.

A shorter answer: I've got a knack for running with a design and I've honed that aptitude in the workshop by tackling lots of different pieces. Check out this boat my son and I built…

Tradesman Wood Carpenter Beam Hardwood


Lower frame complete.

Water Watercraft Boat Vehicle Naval architecture


Here's the final product. A lot of learning happened on that project!

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Master Bedroom

Watch this video that takes a quick tour of the furniture I've made for my master bedroom. Future blog entries will include the family room, kitchen, dining room, guest bedroom, and living room.

I've built seven pieces of furniture for my master bedroom over the years. I like furniture that is in the Shaker or the modern Shaker style and have stayed mostly with that style in solid cherry with a natural oil finish.

Furniture Property Comfort Wood Picture frame


The bed is the oldest piece and was built in 1991.

Property Wood Interior design Lamp Wood stain


The night stands followed shortly after the bed. These classic Shaker tables are a perfect project to help introduce a friend or family member to woodworking. It involves many disciplines to include edge gluing a panel, building a carcass frame using mortise and tenon joints, dovetailing a drawer, and tapering a leg.

Furniture Wood Fixture Floor Wood stain


The cherry wardrobe introduced me to large case construction. The case sides are always bigger than a home-sized planer, so I've learned the beauty of a sharp hand plane.

Cabinetry Furniture Drawer Shelf Wood


The lower half of the wardrobe contains a useful bank of drawers. It's kind of a pain to open a door to get to a drawer. I like Thos. Moser's design of his Dr. White's chest where the door only covers the shelf area. I'm building my daughter one of those now.

Cabinetry Dresser Drawer Wood Chest of drawers


The seven-drawer chest of drawers holds a lot of clothes and is very solid. My Dad made the bowl and the small box on top of the chest.

Table Furniture Office chair Computer desk Computer


The desk has been used in the dining room of two previous houses, the living room of another, and currently finds its home in the master bedroom. I was concerned about how an L-shaped desk would fit in future homes, but I've always found a good place for it. This is my own design and combines traditional, tapered Shaker legs with a profiled edge laminate top. This mix of styles helps the piece fit any room.

Furniture Shelf Bookcase Shelving Wood


The book case is the newest piece and was probably built in 2004 or so.

You can see from the photos and the video that the furniture blends well together. It helps to have a master plan for your furniture building. You might change this plan on occasion, but your plan will ensure style integration and help prioritize your efforts. It's very satisfying to survey a room and realize that you've made almost every piece in it with your own hands!
You mean I actually have to do some work?! Crazy, I say :^)

Thanks for your thoughtful answer.

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Master Bedroom

Watch this video that takes a quick tour of the furniture I've made for my master bedroom. Future blog entries will include the family room, kitchen, dining room, guest bedroom, and living room.

I've built seven pieces of furniture for my master bedroom over the years. I like furniture that is in the Shaker or the modern Shaker style and have stayed mostly with that style in solid cherry with a natural oil finish.

Furniture Property Comfort Wood Picture frame


The bed is the oldest piece and was built in 1991.

Property Wood Interior design Lamp Wood stain


The night stands followed shortly after the bed. These classic Shaker tables are a perfect project to help introduce a friend or family member to woodworking. It involves many disciplines to include edge gluing a panel, building a carcass frame using mortise and tenon joints, dovetailing a drawer, and tapering a leg.

Furniture Wood Fixture Floor Wood stain


The cherry wardrobe introduced me to large case construction. The case sides are always bigger than a home-sized planer, so I've learned the beauty of a sharp hand plane.

Cabinetry Furniture Drawer Shelf Wood


The lower half of the wardrobe contains a useful bank of drawers. It's kind of a pain to open a door to get to a drawer. I like Thos. Moser's design of his Dr. White's chest where the door only covers the shelf area. I'm building my daughter one of those now.

Cabinetry Dresser Drawer Wood Chest of drawers


The seven-drawer chest of drawers holds a lot of clothes and is very solid. My Dad made the bowl and the small box on top of the chest.

Table Furniture Office chair Computer desk Computer


The desk has been used in the dining room of two previous houses, the living room of another, and currently finds its home in the master bedroom. I was concerned about how an L-shaped desk would fit in future homes, but I've always found a good place for it. This is my own design and combines traditional, tapered Shaker legs with a profiled edge laminate top. This mix of styles helps the piece fit any room.

Furniture Shelf Bookcase Shelving Wood


The book case is the newest piece and was probably built in 2004 or so.

You can see from the photos and the video that the furniture blends well together. It helps to have a master plan for your furniture building. You might change this plan on occasion, but your plan will ensure style integration and help prioritize your efforts. It's very satisfying to survey a room and realize that you've made almost every piece in it with your own hands!
Mark, Thanks for the reply re: finishing

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Master Bedroom

Watch this video that takes a quick tour of the furniture I've made for my master bedroom. Future blog entries will include the family room, kitchen, dining room, guest bedroom, and living room.

I've built seven pieces of furniture for my master bedroom over the years. I like furniture that is in the Shaker or the modern Shaker style and have stayed mostly with that style in solid cherry with a natural oil finish.

Furniture Property Comfort Wood Picture frame


The bed is the oldest piece and was built in 1991.

Property Wood Interior design Lamp Wood stain


The night stands followed shortly after the bed. These classic Shaker tables are a perfect project to help introduce a friend or family member to woodworking. It involves many disciplines to include edge gluing a panel, building a carcass frame using mortise and tenon joints, dovetailing a drawer, and tapering a leg.

Furniture Wood Fixture Floor Wood stain


The cherry wardrobe introduced me to large case construction. The case sides are always bigger than a home-sized planer, so I've learned the beauty of a sharp hand plane.

Cabinetry Furniture Drawer Shelf Wood


The lower half of the wardrobe contains a useful bank of drawers. It's kind of a pain to open a door to get to a drawer. I like Thos. Moser's design of his Dr. White's chest where the door only covers the shelf area. I'm building my daughter one of those now.

Cabinetry Dresser Drawer Wood Chest of drawers


The seven-drawer chest of drawers holds a lot of clothes and is very solid. My Dad made the bowl and the small box on top of the chest.

Table Furniture Office chair Computer desk Computer


The desk has been used in the dining room of two previous houses, the living room of another, and currently finds its home in the master bedroom. I was concerned about how an L-shaped desk would fit in future homes, but I've always found a good place for it. This is my own design and combines traditional, tapered Shaker legs with a profiled edge laminate top. This mix of styles helps the piece fit any room.

Furniture Shelf Bookcase Shelving Wood


The book case is the newest piece and was probably built in 2004 or so.

You can see from the photos and the video that the furniture blends well together. It helps to have a master plan for your furniture building. You might change this plan on occasion, but your plan will ensure style integration and help prioritize your efforts. It's very satisfying to survey a room and realize that you've made almost every piece in it with your own hands!
Nice boat, I like to fish myself.

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Master Bedroom

Watch this video that takes a quick tour of the furniture I've made for my master bedroom. Future blog entries will include the family room, kitchen, dining room, guest bedroom, and living room.

I've built seven pieces of furniture for my master bedroom over the years. I like furniture that is in the Shaker or the modern Shaker style and have stayed mostly with that style in solid cherry with a natural oil finish.

Furniture Property Comfort Wood Picture frame


The bed is the oldest piece and was built in 1991.

Property Wood Interior design Lamp Wood stain


The night stands followed shortly after the bed. These classic Shaker tables are a perfect project to help introduce a friend or family member to woodworking. It involves many disciplines to include edge gluing a panel, building a carcass frame using mortise and tenon joints, dovetailing a drawer, and tapering a leg.

Furniture Wood Fixture Floor Wood stain


The cherry wardrobe introduced me to large case construction. The case sides are always bigger than a home-sized planer, so I've learned the beauty of a sharp hand plane.

Cabinetry Furniture Drawer Shelf Wood


The lower half of the wardrobe contains a useful bank of drawers. It's kind of a pain to open a door to get to a drawer. I like Thos. Moser's design of his Dr. White's chest where the door only covers the shelf area. I'm building my daughter one of those now.

Cabinetry Dresser Drawer Wood Chest of drawers


The seven-drawer chest of drawers holds a lot of clothes and is very solid. My Dad made the bowl and the small box on top of the chest.

Table Furniture Office chair Computer desk Computer


The desk has been used in the dining room of two previous houses, the living room of another, and currently finds its home in the master bedroom. I was concerned about how an L-shaped desk would fit in future homes, but I've always found a good place for it. This is my own design and combines traditional, tapered Shaker legs with a profiled edge laminate top. This mix of styles helps the piece fit any room.

Furniture Shelf Bookcase Shelving Wood


The book case is the newest piece and was probably built in 2004 or so.

You can see from the photos and the video that the furniture blends well together. It helps to have a master plan for your furniture building. You might change this plan on occasion, but your plan will ensure style integration and help prioritize your efforts. It's very satisfying to survey a room and realize that you've made almost every piece in it with your own hands!
Thanks! We used the boat for skiing and wake boarding. We could pull up two at a time with only a 25 hp outboard. I sold the boat to a friend after my youngest joined the Air Force, but it was a lot of fun to build and to ride!

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Kitchen and Family Room

Watch this video that gives a quick tour of the furniture I've built for my kitchen and family room. The rooms share an open space and this video shows the placement of the furniture in both areas.

Furniture Table Chair Wood Outdoor table


This table and chair set was a major project completed in two phases. The first phase included the first four chairs and the table. I completed the first chair in Jan 93 and the fourth in Oct 93. The table was completed in Nov 93. The second phase was the fifth and sixth chairs completed in Sep 94. The current plan is to give this set to my daughter after I build a set of Eastward chairs and a similar table with a sturdier base for myself.

Table Wood Chair Rectangle Wood stain


The stool introduced me to dovetail joinery. It's seen a lot of hard use for the past 27 years.

Brown Furniture Chair Wood Windsor chair


The bar stools work well as a bridge between the kitchen and the family room. Guests naturally sit in them while we are still working the kitchen. They are light and comfortable.

Table Wood Cabinetry Drawer Clock


The end table is a Woodsmith design. The drawers hold a lot and are quite functional.

Couch Comfort Table Wood Bench


The end table inspired me to design this coffee table. They share many of the same design features. The generous drawer size holds remotes, magazines, and catalogs.

Entertainment center Television set Wood Computer monitor accessory Flat panel display


The end table also served as the inspiration for my design of the entertainment center. It's a perfect size for the larger LCD and plasma screens.

Plant Bookcase Shelf Property Furniture


The book case is a simple design using birch plywood with solid wood trim. The molding at the top adds a lot of visual interest to what would be an otherwise boring piece.

My next blog entry will take a quick video tour of the living room and dining room.

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Kitchen and Family Room

Watch this video that gives a quick tour of the furniture I've built for my kitchen and family room. The rooms share an open space and this video shows the placement of the furniture in both areas.

Furniture Table Chair Wood Outdoor table


This table and chair set was a major project completed in two phases. The first phase included the first four chairs and the table. I completed the first chair in Jan 93 and the fourth in Oct 93. The table was completed in Nov 93. The second phase was the fifth and sixth chairs completed in Sep 94. The current plan is to give this set to my daughter after I build a set of Eastward chairs and a similar table with a sturdier base for myself.

Table Wood Chair Rectangle Wood stain


The stool introduced me to dovetail joinery. It's seen a lot of hard use for the past 27 years.

Brown Furniture Chair Wood Windsor chair


The bar stools work well as a bridge between the kitchen and the family room. Guests naturally sit in them while we are still working the kitchen. They are light and comfortable.

Table Wood Cabinetry Drawer Clock


The end table is a Woodsmith design. The drawers hold a lot and are quite functional.

Couch Comfort Table Wood Bench


The end table inspired me to design this coffee table. They share many of the same design features. The generous drawer size holds remotes, magazines, and catalogs.

Entertainment center Television set Wood Computer monitor accessory Flat panel display


The end table also served as the inspiration for my design of the entertainment center. It's a perfect size for the larger LCD and plasma screens.

Plant Bookcase Shelf Property Furniture


The book case is a simple design using birch plywood with solid wood trim. The molding at the top adds a lot of visual interest to what would be an otherwise boring piece.

My next blog entry will take a quick video tour of the living room and dining room.
Wow! You have built a LOT of very nice furniture.

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Kitchen and Family Room

Watch this video that gives a quick tour of the furniture I've built for my kitchen and family room. The rooms share an open space and this video shows the placement of the furniture in both areas.

Furniture Table Chair Wood Outdoor table


This table and chair set was a major project completed in two phases. The first phase included the first four chairs and the table. I completed the first chair in Jan 93 and the fourth in Oct 93. The table was completed in Nov 93. The second phase was the fifth and sixth chairs completed in Sep 94. The current plan is to give this set to my daughter after I build a set of Eastward chairs and a similar table with a sturdier base for myself.

Table Wood Chair Rectangle Wood stain


The stool introduced me to dovetail joinery. It's seen a lot of hard use for the past 27 years.

Brown Furniture Chair Wood Windsor chair


The bar stools work well as a bridge between the kitchen and the family room. Guests naturally sit in them while we are still working the kitchen. They are light and comfortable.

Table Wood Cabinetry Drawer Clock


The end table is a Woodsmith design. The drawers hold a lot and are quite functional.

Couch Comfort Table Wood Bench


The end table inspired me to design this coffee table. They share many of the same design features. The generous drawer size holds remotes, magazines, and catalogs.

Entertainment center Television set Wood Computer monitor accessory Flat panel display


The end table also served as the inspiration for my design of the entertainment center. It's a perfect size for the larger LCD and plasma screens.

Plant Bookcase Shelf Property Furniture


The book case is a simple design using birch plywood with solid wood trim. The molding at the top adds a lot of visual interest to what would be an otherwise boring piece.

My next blog entry will take a quick video tour of the living room and dining room.
Thanks. I've been at it a while and really enjoy woodworking.

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Kitchen and Family Room

Watch this video that gives a quick tour of the furniture I've built for my kitchen and family room. The rooms share an open space and this video shows the placement of the furniture in both areas.

Furniture Table Chair Wood Outdoor table


This table and chair set was a major project completed in two phases. The first phase included the first four chairs and the table. I completed the first chair in Jan 93 and the fourth in Oct 93. The table was completed in Nov 93. The second phase was the fifth and sixth chairs completed in Sep 94. The current plan is to give this set to my daughter after I build a set of Eastward chairs and a similar table with a sturdier base for myself.

Table Wood Chair Rectangle Wood stain


The stool introduced me to dovetail joinery. It's seen a lot of hard use for the past 27 years.

Brown Furniture Chair Wood Windsor chair


The bar stools work well as a bridge between the kitchen and the family room. Guests naturally sit in them while we are still working the kitchen. They are light and comfortable.

Table Wood Cabinetry Drawer Clock


The end table is a Woodsmith design. The drawers hold a lot and are quite functional.

Couch Comfort Table Wood Bench


The end table inspired me to design this coffee table. They share many of the same design features. The generous drawer size holds remotes, magazines, and catalogs.

Entertainment center Television set Wood Computer monitor accessory Flat panel display


The end table also served as the inspiration for my design of the entertainment center. It's a perfect size for the larger LCD and plasma screens.

Plant Bookcase Shelf Property Furniture


The book case is a simple design using birch plywood with solid wood trim. The molding at the top adds a lot of visual interest to what would be an otherwise boring piece.

My next blog entry will take a quick video tour of the living room and dining room.
And it shows in the quality of your work!

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Living Room and Dining Room

Watch this video to take a short tour of the furniture I've made in my living room and dining room. These rooms are the first thing you see when you walk into our house. Unfortunately, the living room had very little furniture that I'd made. My wife and I came up with a furniture plan to resolve that and I'm well on my way to filling the living room with hand-crafted furniture.

Furniture Chair Table Wood Interior design


The rocking chairs are quite comfortable and I love the sweeping lines. The foot stools provide another seating position and you could fall asleep in these chairs. The video showed the room as it currently sits with a mismatched end table. This photo shows one of my night stands in its place. I'll make a similar table, with a shelf, a couple of inches shorter.

Property Building Wood Interior design Flooring


The book case is cherry. I used to have a more formal living room with some ball and claw foot pieces. However, this case still fits in with the modern Shaker style.

Wood Rectangle Flooring Wood stain Chair


The rocking chair is a kit. I bought it through Garrett Wade, but it's likely a Shaker Workshops product. I used to own an adult rocker and a few bar stools in a similar style.

Wood Rectangle Table Shelving Shelf


The Shaker shelf is versatile. I've used these in an entry hall in previous homes and hung coats on it.

Furniture Wood Cabinetry Interior design Chair


Extra chairs fill extra space well. The shelf and chair helped fill a void in this huge living room.

Table Furniture Building Chair Wood


The trestle table and the benches seat a lot of people. This set has bounced between the kitchen and the dining room over the years depending on the size of the kitchen. It works better in the dining room in this house. We use chairs at the end of the table to seat eight occasionally.

Property Furniture Cabinetry Wood China cabinet


The buffet/hutch is solid cherry. This is a also a Moser design. I think he nails the proportions. It holds plenty without consuming too much wall space.

Wood Carnivore Flooring Floor Fawn


This is "Chip." He's currently stabled in the dining room until my oldest son starts producing grandchildren!

Build List

The list of projects to complete in these two rooms is extensive. I plan to build an end table to go with with the rockers, a hall table for Noah's ark, a hall table adjacent to the rocking chairs, and two corner cupboards to replace the pine ones in the dining room. I plan to replace my bow back chairs with Eastward chairs, so the fifth and sixth chairs from that set will be stored in the dining room and living room. This list will keep me busy for a long time…

My next blog entry will include the guest room and explore case construction.

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Living Room and Dining Room

Watch this video to take a short tour of the furniture I've made in my living room and dining room. These rooms are the first thing you see when you walk into our house. Unfortunately, the living room had very little furniture that I'd made. My wife and I came up with a furniture plan to resolve that and I'm well on my way to filling the living room with hand-crafted furniture.

Furniture Chair Table Wood Interior design


The rocking chairs are quite comfortable and I love the sweeping lines. The foot stools provide another seating position and you could fall asleep in these chairs. The video showed the room as it currently sits with a mismatched end table. This photo shows one of my night stands in its place. I'll make a similar table, with a shelf, a couple of inches shorter.

Property Building Wood Interior design Flooring


The book case is cherry. I used to have a more formal living room with some ball and claw foot pieces. However, this case still fits in with the modern Shaker style.

Wood Rectangle Flooring Wood stain Chair


The rocking chair is a kit. I bought it through Garrett Wade, but it's likely a Shaker Workshops product. I used to own an adult rocker and a few bar stools in a similar style.

Wood Rectangle Table Shelving Shelf


The Shaker shelf is versatile. I've used these in an entry hall in previous homes and hung coats on it.

Furniture Wood Cabinetry Interior design Chair


Extra chairs fill extra space well. The shelf and chair helped fill a void in this huge living room.

Table Furniture Building Chair Wood


The trestle table and the benches seat a lot of people. This set has bounced between the kitchen and the dining room over the years depending on the size of the kitchen. It works better in the dining room in this house. We use chairs at the end of the table to seat eight occasionally.

Property Furniture Cabinetry Wood China cabinet


The buffet/hutch is solid cherry. This is a also a Moser design. I think he nails the proportions. It holds plenty without consuming too much wall space.

Wood Carnivore Flooring Floor Fawn


This is "Chip." He's currently stabled in the dining room until my oldest son starts producing grandchildren!

Build List

The list of projects to complete in these two rooms is extensive. I plan to build an end table to go with with the rockers, a hall table for Noah's ark, a hall table adjacent to the rocking chairs, and two corner cupboards to replace the pine ones in the dining room. I plan to replace my bow back chairs with Eastward chairs, so the fifth and sixth chairs from that set will be stored in the dining room and living room. This list will keep me busy for a long time…

My next blog entry will include the guest room and explore case construction.
Wow very nice

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Living Room and Dining Room

Watch this video to take a short tour of the furniture I've made in my living room and dining room. These rooms are the first thing you see when you walk into our house. Unfortunately, the living room had very little furniture that I'd made. My wife and I came up with a furniture plan to resolve that and I'm well on my way to filling the living room with hand-crafted furniture.

Furniture Chair Table Wood Interior design


The rocking chairs are quite comfortable and I love the sweeping lines. The foot stools provide another seating position and you could fall asleep in these chairs. The video showed the room as it currently sits with a mismatched end table. This photo shows one of my night stands in its place. I'll make a similar table, with a shelf, a couple of inches shorter.

Property Building Wood Interior design Flooring


The book case is cherry. I used to have a more formal living room with some ball and claw foot pieces. However, this case still fits in with the modern Shaker style.

Wood Rectangle Flooring Wood stain Chair


The rocking chair is a kit. I bought it through Garrett Wade, but it's likely a Shaker Workshops product. I used to own an adult rocker and a few bar stools in a similar style.

Wood Rectangle Table Shelving Shelf


The Shaker shelf is versatile. I've used these in an entry hall in previous homes and hung coats on it.

Furniture Wood Cabinetry Interior design Chair


Extra chairs fill extra space well. The shelf and chair helped fill a void in this huge living room.

Table Furniture Building Chair Wood


The trestle table and the benches seat a lot of people. This set has bounced between the kitchen and the dining room over the years depending on the size of the kitchen. It works better in the dining room in this house. We use chairs at the end of the table to seat eight occasionally.

Property Furniture Cabinetry Wood China cabinet


The buffet/hutch is solid cherry. This is a also a Moser design. I think he nails the proportions. It holds plenty without consuming too much wall space.

Wood Carnivore Flooring Floor Fawn


This is "Chip." He's currently stabled in the dining room until my oldest son starts producing grandchildren!

Build List

The list of projects to complete in these two rooms is extensive. I plan to build an end table to go with with the rockers, a hall table for Noah's ark, a hall table adjacent to the rocking chairs, and two corner cupboards to replace the pine ones in the dining room. I plan to replace my bow back chairs with Eastward chairs, so the fifth and sixth chairs from that set will be stored in the dining room and living room. This list will keep me busy for a long time…

My next blog entry will include the guest room and explore case construction.
I like the buffet and hutch. Great job on that one especially!
You have been busy.

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Living Room and Dining Room

Watch this video to take a short tour of the furniture I've made in my living room and dining room. These rooms are the first thing you see when you walk into our house. Unfortunately, the living room had very little furniture that I'd made. My wife and I came up with a furniture plan to resolve that and I'm well on my way to filling the living room with hand-crafted furniture.

Furniture Chair Table Wood Interior design


The rocking chairs are quite comfortable and I love the sweeping lines. The foot stools provide another seating position and you could fall asleep in these chairs. The video showed the room as it currently sits with a mismatched end table. This photo shows one of my night stands in its place. I'll make a similar table, with a shelf, a couple of inches shorter.

Property Building Wood Interior design Flooring


The book case is cherry. I used to have a more formal living room with some ball and claw foot pieces. However, this case still fits in with the modern Shaker style.

Wood Rectangle Flooring Wood stain Chair


The rocking chair is a kit. I bought it through Garrett Wade, but it's likely a Shaker Workshops product. I used to own an adult rocker and a few bar stools in a similar style.

Wood Rectangle Table Shelving Shelf


The Shaker shelf is versatile. I've used these in an entry hall in previous homes and hung coats on it.

Furniture Wood Cabinetry Interior design Chair


Extra chairs fill extra space well. The shelf and chair helped fill a void in this huge living room.

Table Furniture Building Chair Wood


The trestle table and the benches seat a lot of people. This set has bounced between the kitchen and the dining room over the years depending on the size of the kitchen. It works better in the dining room in this house. We use chairs at the end of the table to seat eight occasionally.

Property Furniture Cabinetry Wood China cabinet


The buffet/hutch is solid cherry. This is a also a Moser design. I think he nails the proportions. It holds plenty without consuming too much wall space.

Wood Carnivore Flooring Floor Fawn


This is "Chip." He's currently stabled in the dining room until my oldest son starts producing grandchildren!

Build List

The list of projects to complete in these two rooms is extensive. I plan to build an end table to go with with the rockers, a hall table for Noah's ark, a hall table adjacent to the rocking chairs, and two corner cupboards to replace the pine ones in the dining room. I plan to replace my bow back chairs with Eastward chairs, so the fifth and sixth chairs from that set will be stored in the dining room and living room. This list will keep me busy for a long time…

My next blog entry will include the guest room and explore case construction.
Nice peices of furniture.

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Living Room and Dining Room

Watch this video to take a short tour of the furniture I've made in my living room and dining room. These rooms are the first thing you see when you walk into our house. Unfortunately, the living room had very little furniture that I'd made. My wife and I came up with a furniture plan to resolve that and I'm well on my way to filling the living room with hand-crafted furniture.

Furniture Chair Table Wood Interior design


The rocking chairs are quite comfortable and I love the sweeping lines. The foot stools provide another seating position and you could fall asleep in these chairs. The video showed the room as it currently sits with a mismatched end table. This photo shows one of my night stands in its place. I'll make a similar table, with a shelf, a couple of inches shorter.

Property Building Wood Interior design Flooring


The book case is cherry. I used to have a more formal living room with some ball and claw foot pieces. However, this case still fits in with the modern Shaker style.

Wood Rectangle Flooring Wood stain Chair


The rocking chair is a kit. I bought it through Garrett Wade, but it's likely a Shaker Workshops product. I used to own an adult rocker and a few bar stools in a similar style.

Wood Rectangle Table Shelving Shelf


The Shaker shelf is versatile. I've used these in an entry hall in previous homes and hung coats on it.

Furniture Wood Cabinetry Interior design Chair


Extra chairs fill extra space well. The shelf and chair helped fill a void in this huge living room.

Table Furniture Building Chair Wood


The trestle table and the benches seat a lot of people. This set has bounced between the kitchen and the dining room over the years depending on the size of the kitchen. It works better in the dining room in this house. We use chairs at the end of the table to seat eight occasionally.

Property Furniture Cabinetry Wood China cabinet


The buffet/hutch is solid cherry. This is a also a Moser design. I think he nails the proportions. It holds plenty without consuming too much wall space.

Wood Carnivore Flooring Floor Fawn


This is "Chip." He's currently stabled in the dining room until my oldest son starts producing grandchildren!

Build List

The list of projects to complete in these two rooms is extensive. I plan to build an end table to go with with the rockers, a hall table for Noah's ark, a hall table adjacent to the rocking chairs, and two corner cupboards to replace the pine ones in the dining room. I plan to replace my bow back chairs with Eastward chairs, so the fifth and sixth chairs from that set will be stored in the dining room and living room. This list will keep me busy for a long time…

My next blog entry will include the guest room and explore case construction.
I just loved the Chip. It's all an eyeful kind of furniture you got. The dining table looks too descent. What you have done for furniture shipping?

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