A client asked for a version of our Country Lunch Bar with some storybook flair. We designed it a little smaller and included some unique features to make the pieces more memorable. The set is sturdy for heavy chores and constructed with dowel plugs for added support.
#125 – 129 BL 01-13
We designed our Settle Bench last year for a holiday promotion. It’s sat in storage until now when we had time to take it out and refinish the wood with more time. The result is a brown denim style that accents the grain. The entire bench is held together by hand carved wooden pegs. A secondary spruce frame is designed within to provide structural support for such massive planks.
A Settle Bench is a traditional design and the name is given to upright hall or entryway bench where guests can ‘settle’ when they enter a home.
The bench was created from a log salvaged by a local tug operator. It’s a Sitka Spruce and we lost count at 200 years old. The unique hole in the Settle Bench’s right wing back is from the boom chain, used to tie the large outer logs and contain the log boom. This was a large spruce specimen (66′ length) and we wanted to preserve the milled planks with their original history. The Settle Bench is approximately 50″ long, 42″ tall and 24″ deep. The front piece folds down for shoe storage.
The tug boat image was taken by Norbert Kaysser who salvaged the Settle Bench log.
We received a load of reclaimed pine planks last season. Now we are starting to look at some ways to use them. After pulling nails and compressing the boards to straighten them, we planed and sanded the stock to discover some unique dark tones and grain. For the first batch, pine patio tables with a trick hood—the top is split and opens up to reveal a storage box, or cubby, for entertaining supplies, favorite reading material or games.
Size: 20x20x20 and 24x24x20 (shown). Finished in natural color and rosewood oil.
Series numbers: 82-BL-05-12 and 83-BL-05-12 (shown)
Saddle storage in the barn makes for a nice clothes horse in the bedroom. If you feel the anxiety of cleaning up your room, the Prairie Bench clothes horse is for you. Toss your clothes over the smooth rounded bench top, and you’re done cleaning.
Other designs include small shelves for towels and shampoo, then set the clothes horse over a heat vent in the bathroom to keep things warm and you have a convenient, rustic functional piece to include in your ensuite or next to the bath.
Check back soon, we’re using the same arched top in an antique cargo trunk design.
Pictured clothes horse, and variations on design #60-BL-01-12
We designed a new shade for this series using red cedar tones and chestnut browns. We call it ‘boudoir’.
