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It's a lot of work to create custom wood and iron work and I have fallen way behind on blog postings BUT "like" Wood Iron Studio on Facebook and keep track of where I am!
Below are a few recent projects:

 

Adding cabinets and aged wood countertop

Bonus Room remodel

Small Bathroom remodel

Creating Custom furniture designs in wood and iron

Another beautiful coffee table just left my Wake Forest, NC studio!
This is a 38" x 38" wide by 17" tall piece topped with a 3/8" tempered glass to really show off  (and protect) the natural shine and patina of the wood.
Created in Rustic/Modern Butcher Block style, this latest table features 4 Butcher Block sections
I only use wood from trees grown in the United States. 12 different woods were selected varying in color and wood grain. Naturally aged oak beams surround the blocks to give added contrast and strength. Natural imperfections such as knots were left in this piece to add character.
All the steel for the legs was hand bent,twisted and cold rolled. This makes them high profile, low impact and the smoothest legs in town! Something new that I'm doing is labeling all the wood used. So now you can enjoy this table visually and learn about the wood used to create it.
All work is Signed and Dated so that you know you are getting an authentic Wood Iron Studio custom piece!

The delivered piece

close up of wood

Close up of hand forged legs

The finished look at the Larkspur Salon

View of completed and now furnished walls for the Larkspur Salon and Spa.

The finishing touches to the walls I built from reclaimed wood highlight the finished look of the Larkspur Salon and Spa.
The wood has a warmer feel than ceramic or tile walls.


The lockers are sitting on metal bases that I designed and fabricated, raising them to customer height.

Metal base I created to raise and hold Salon lockers.

Spa Treatment with recycled wood

Work in progress

 After the owners of the Larkspur Salon and Spa, saw my work at the Centrex office, they hired me to create the same kind of rustic look for their Spa in Raleigh.

Wall for salon

Using rough wood that I have resurrected, reconditioned and recycled, I am continuing to create additional similar work in other areas of the salon.

These were partitions for the salon stations. Lights, mirror and counter tops will be added. I made one 8'x8' and six 5'x8' sections.

Wall from barn wood 8'x14'

In keeping with the overall feel for the Salon, I also added a sign board....it's about 2.5 x 2.5  in size.

The entrance will be highlighted with my wall made from barn wood. It's 8" x 14" in size.

Sign board

I hope to add photos of the completed project after the Salon is opened.

Lots of catching up with projects and news!

It's been a crazy 12 months with jobs taking me everywhere, leaving no time to post and catch up. So I'll try to do a little of that now.

This company sign with steel letters was built to complement an aged pallet wall I built earlier this year for them.
I used naturally aged hardwoods for light to dark contrast. 

More catching up in the next few days!
 

A unique realtor's office

All finished but the designer's touch

The project for a unique realtor's office completed in record time to  specifications of both the client and the designer!

In this project I combined both metal and wood fabrication to achieve the desired effects and results.  

Staining metal

Sometimes in the course of fabricating a custom piece, color may be needed for the final design. In those cases, I'll be working quickly and using both hands to work with the color stains to  produce a unique mosaic of colors suited to what a client may request. The end results can be pretty spectacular.

This photo was taken outside the shop where the nice day was perfect for carrying out the procedure on a 12 foot section of steel.