- Sideboard - Farmhouse Design with exotic details
'Tis The Season For Sideboards!
There seems to be a trend occurring in my furniture studio this year - sideboards!! I have made 4 sideboards in the past few months and have more orders on the way. My Farmhouse Sideboard, Gloucester Sideboard and Pinnacle Sideboard are being ordered with exotic drawer fronts, door panels, pulls, pegs and inlaid stringing. It is such a pleasure for me to create each piece to suit the individual styles and needs of my clients. These are all versatile designs with clean, crisp lines that allow the exotic woods to stand out, creating one of a kind pieces of custom furniture that fit in to many different settings and environments. I am particularly proud of the handmade Farmhouse sideboard I made for our dear friends, Kate and Drew, in Westfield, New Jersey. I was so thrilled to be told that the sideboard was "beyond beautiful" when they saw the first photograph of the completed piece.
- Sideboard with hand cut dovetail
- Sideboard with Exotic Woods
- Sideboard in Pickwell Design



- Ice covers everything on my short commute to work
The Deep Freeze
Who knew when I went from driving 1 to 3 hours a day to work I would be in more danger during my morning commute by walking 100 feet from my front door to the door of the workshop! The ice storm a few weeks back, followed by temperatures I can barely fathom, has created an ice rink across our entire yard and drive. I feel like an elephant in stillettos trying to navigate my way without falling and injuring a wrist - or worse! I have joined the throngs of other workers who are on their feet all day long by purchasing a pair of "man clogs" (as my son jokes, rolling his teenage eyes) and without crampons strapped to the bottom, I would not make the walk safely. I am anxiously awaiting, along with everyone else suffering through this Polar Vortex, a January thaw to melt the ice and return to my leisurely stroll up the drive each morning. Please be safe out there everyone!
CURRENT HANDMADE FURNITURE IN THE SHOP
Right now I am working on a custom sideboard for some dear friends of ours. It is a "souped up" version of the Farmhouse Sideboard. It has similar clean lines but adds exotic accents - quilted makore doors, curly cherry drawer fronts and ebonized tenon pegs. I will show the completed piece in my next blog.
- Carcass Under Construction
- Quilted Makore Door Fronts and Curly Cherry Drawer Fronts


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- Apr 27, 2015A New Face On An Old Family Friend
- Mar 12, 2015Making A Bowed Door
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- Jan 14, 2015Steam Bending Wood For Inlay
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- Apr 28, 2014Simple Does Not Mean Easy In Handmade Furniture
- Mar 31, 2014The Challenging Winter Commute
- Mar 10, 2014What A Difference Time Makes in the Natural Aging Process of Cherry
- Feb 17, 2014From Shady Backyard to Bustling Dining Area
- Jan 27, 2014'Tis The Season For Sideboards!
- Jan 8, 2014The Deep Freeze
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- Oct 28, 2013Defiance Boards - Final Resting Place in the O'Brien's Kitchen - Part 3
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- May 10, 2013Middlebury College & the Founders Canes, a Graduation Tradition
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- Apr 30, 2013The extraordinary science of the vacuum press
- Apr 22, 2013The Pinnacle Collection
- Apr 22, 2013The Pinnacle Collection
- Jan 30, 2013Letting The Wood Move You
- Jan 30, 2013Letting The Wood Move You
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- Nov 5, 2012Locally Sourced Lumber-Exclusively Vermont Wood Products
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- Oct 23, 2012Veneering Versus Solid Wood
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- Sep 20, 2012First commission
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- Aug 10, 2012Building The Workshop
- Aug 1, 2012Welcome to John Lomas Custom Furniture
- Aug 1, 2012Welcome to John Lomas Custom Furniture
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