My Partner Sara and I designed and built this table for our kitchen. We needed a longer table and decided to create a complex geometric marquetry pattern. We used reclaimed redwood fence boards. Each board is carefully selected and labeled for the desired gradation pattern. After this, each board is cleaned, sanded, re-sawn to consistent thickness and ripped to the appropriate width for it’s location in the pattern. A series of CNC cut jigs were created to set pieces at the appropriate angle while cutting on two chop saw stations. Each station was set to a different angle. One set to 45 degrees and the other set to 33.75 degrees. All pieces were assembled onto a backing panel. The edges were finished with fresh stained and sealed redwood. We cut the brass star and sanded it with an orbital pattern for a final finishing touch. The table was then assembled with a motorized base that allows us to use it at counter height or table height.
Once we built our longer table we realized we needed a different door option as we no longer had the space for the door swing. We decided to make a sliding barn door. We purchased the hardware from an american made company and built the door from scratch. We decided to continue the sun ray pattern on the table so it looks as if the rays that spill across the table transition up the door. The backside of the door got a horizontal pattern to match the existing 5-panel redwood doors in the house that Sara stripped herself years ago. We used a different process for the door that involved a track saw for each section cut. We started in the middle and worked our way out. The door was also finished with solid fresh redwood trim to match the table. It slides perfectly and is dead level.
We built this set of drawers to replace a basic table that was not really right for the space. We decided to create a similar pattern to the sliding barn door we designed. We used the same process with the track saw and made the faces in one piece. We then cut the pieces into individual faces, edgebanded the end grain. We finished it off with redwood trim similar to the table and the door. Instead of trimming each drawer face individually, we trimmed them as if they were one unit in order to more thoroughly harmonize with the other pieces. We finalized it with geometric hardware. We are very happy with this piece and love how the top drawer acts as additional counter space in our small San Francisco kitchen.
Sara and I built this medicine cabinet after we built all of our cabinetry. We were inspired to harmonize Moroccan patterning with art nouveau symmetry and smooth organic line work. We really enjoyed making this cabinet. The interior pattern on the inside of the cabinet really adds dimension as the cosmos pop out at you when opening the doors. The gold highlights catch the light and create a beautiful celestial feeling in the space.