Month: May 2024

Moon Tables

by Prairie Bench0

24-BL-10-11 & 25-BL-10-11

Can’t just make one. These little Moon side tables constantly get the comment, “Aah, cute”. People want to adopt them. They are made from reclaimed spruce and fir, so the tone and grain of the legs and tops vary with each table, giving them individual personality. Each table creates it’s own little world with two levels for display or serving. They are very sturdy with a unique support through a low center of gravity. Around 16″ tall, they can double as extra seats.

Many of our fun ideas start with lumber ends that want to be useful.

They are called Moon Tables because they are ideal for watching the full moon in the garden. These two had a little moonlight bath before oiling. Each were made under the good ol’ willow tree that has a propensity for wishes.

Saying good-bye at the store. Take care of them.

Outdoor Bistro Counter with Shelf

by Prairie Bench1

The Bistro Counter is designed with a ‘live edge’ cut top, shelf, and legs, as well as two sculpted stools for intimate outdoor patio entertaining. The style could work as a breakfast nook. It’s designed in reclaimed spruce and fir with a coat of oil based polyurethane for a water seal and easy maintenance. It’s a fun, in a woodland style, and the chairs fit under the table in a compact eye-pleasing arrangement. All left over wood eventually gets used up!

The table is set at 36″ high (a traditional dining table is around 27″) with a width of 21″ and length of 42″. Design number: 50-BL-12-11, stools are 51, 52.

Cottage Kitchen Counter

by Prairie Bench0

A kitchen cabinet we did for a rustic country cottage with some onsite pine stock. The entire assembly can be detached from the wall using six screws. Finished in butcher block and poly surrounding the sink. Sink is top mounted, siliconed, and strapped. Tile is sandstone and mixed pencil tile. The counter frame is spruce with laminated pine and spruce on the top. Doors are pine and spruce framed, finished in polyurethane. Handles are natural pieces of mountain ash. Total cost of materials including taps, $150. The stool was a fun extra because we were designing chairs for another project: spruce, a dark stain mix on the legs, finished in poly and topped with a waterproof satin finish.