The Ties that Bind The City of Bridges Community Land Trust asked us to design and produce a railing system to be a part of the four new duplexes they built in Hazelwood. Being in the heart of the neighborhood, we knew we wanted to incorporate some unique aspect of Hazelwood into the project. So, we designed custom metal panels  for the front privacy screens and rear porches, that are comprised of hazelnut tree leaf shaped cutouts, a nod to the tree that the neighborhood is named after for...

A Historic Renovation We were recruited to assist the Braddock Carnegie Library Association in renovating the reputable Braddock Carnegie Library. They wanted to keep the original bookcases in the renovated library as much as possible, which meant reconstructing, and potentially replicating, the existing units. The bookcases date all the way back to the library's initial opening in 1889 . We broke this project up into two parts: first floor and second floor. The first-floor bookcases were...

From Crafting to Comfort How do you convert a busy sewing room into a cozy guest room in five minutes? With a disappearing bed, of course! Our client's beloved quilting room was required to become a guest room a few times per year, and having to move around furniture was disruptive to her projects, time consuming, and labor heavy. With the addition of a murphy bed to this 10' by 12' room, our client's project space nearly doubled; and with a collapsible table, and a pull on the cabinet doors,...