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Custom Oak Entry Door for Historical House

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Custom Oak  Entry Door for Historical House.

The Custom Oak entry door and flanking sash windows were designed and custom made for a 1905 House located in Traverse  City, Michigan.  The design of the door was based on the existing pair of doors at the front of the house. The doors are part of a new rear entry porch and mudroom designed by Ekocite Architecture of Royal  Oak, MI for this important historic house. The door is 90″ H x 36″ W x  2.25″ thick.

 

Custom Oak entry door

The design of the beveled glass window is based on the existing front door.  The door case is mortise and tenon construction and double panel construction below the lock rail. The exterior panel is rift cut Red  Oak selected for its dimensional stability.  The interior panels are cut and carefully grain matched across the door system from a wide plank of figured Red Oak. The architectural and construction details of the door and sash windows are based on existing millwork in this historical home. The antique mortise door lock that matches the existing front door lock I found in Los Angles Architectural salvage shop.

 

 

Oak Entry Door
Interior door bottom panels cut from a single board and matched across the bottom.
Custom Oak Entry Door
Cornice details match existing millwork in the house

 

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Custom Oak Entry Door
Detail of antique lock

James Wyatt Dressing Tables

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                                 James Wyatt Dressing Tables

 

     James Wyatt Dressing Tables

A pair of hand painted & water gilt dressing tables in the style of the  18c English Architect James Wyatt. The cabinets feature fitted interiors in Cuban Mahogany and dyed black deerskin. The center drawer pulls out for a Neo-Classic Temple in exotic wood to rise from the interior of the center compartment. The temple was based on the design of the garden temple of Heveningham Hall in Suffolk England.  The end compartments feature unique quadrant pivoting drawers. The decoration of the painted ornament decoration was inspired by the ornamental decorations and drawings of James Wyatt

 

Scale working drawing for the pair of Dressing Tables
Scale working drawing for the pair of Dressing Tables

 

Revised Wyatt Front View
Temple in the closed position

 

Wyatt Dressing Table
Detail of the top center panel of the dressing table.

 

Wyatt Dressing Table
Beautiful quadrant drawers in various stages

 

 

 

The Missing Finn Juhl Coffee Table

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The Missing Finn Juhl Coffee Table

A virtually unknown “unique” table designed by Danish Architect/ Furniture Designer Finn Juhl (1912-1989) is coming up for Auction after remaining in a private collection for 70 years. The table by Finn Juhl is being sold by the Danish Auction House Brunn Rasmussen on Sept 25, 2017.  The  “Dream Table” is the star of the Nordic Masters Sale #873 Lot 1006 with an estimate of $32,000 to $64,000.


Finn Juhl coffee table

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Mud Room Cabinets for Historical House

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Mud Room Cabinets

 

Mud Room Cabinets for a Historical House

Mud room cabinets for a historic house in Traverse City, Michigan.  The pair of painted cabinets flank a new door and sidelights that I designed for the project.  The renovation included an entirely new back porch entrance and mud room.

 

Mud Room Cabinets

Details for the cabinets were developed from existing woodwork in the house.

 

Mud Room Cabinets

Ekocite Architecture of Royal Oak MI developed the plan and exterior details based on the existing structure.  The door, sidelights, and the cabinets were developed from the beautiful existing moulding details in this important Victorian house. Built-in 1900 for the founder of one Traverse Citys first banks, the house took seven (7) years to complete.

 

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