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Stephan's "back parlor" furniture

We tackled Stephan's media center a few months ago and from there, we began to do more — and more. From the initial media center to a console table, a coffee table, and a set of brutalist shelves, the projects have been both varied and fun. Stephan is a musician and lives in the Mission District in an immaculately restored Victorian — every detail is considered from the hinges to the faucets and it's been a thrill to contribute to the project. He's a fan of contrasts — between lights and darks, rough and polished — and humble materials handled with a deft hand. This is where we come in.

[In this shot, you can see the shelving, the coffee table and just a corner of the media center]

Eames DCM Repair

Eko needed a DCM repaired. The chair had seem some damage from movers — and a previous dodgy repair which left the chair's back with chips, scratches and some glue residue that marred the overall finish. We installed new shock mounts, repaired the damage on the back, gave a light coating of a new finish to even out the sheen, and gave the chair a light once-over to help to bring it back to life. Black ash finishes are a bit hard to repair without completely stripping the chair and re-staining, but the touch-up here is certainly serviceable.

Before + After

Karen + Tony's bedside tables

Karen commissioned these a while ago and has been very patient while project after project snuck into the workshop ahead of these ... but with the never-before installed drawers, I warned her that it might take a while before I felt they were "just right" (and she probably forgot my measure of perfection when coupled with an extended timeline would /really/ extend the timeline). Nonetheless, they're completed and ready to find a new home. They turned out well.