Filmed an Infomercial for Milwaukee Tools Yesterday

So yesterday I got to film an infomercial for Milwaukee Tools. I was able to demo their new 12v compact impact driver. Must say, I really do like it. Not only is it small and light and fits easily in my hand, but this baby has power! And one of the things that happens to me all the time when building furniture is that inevitably, my screws get stripped. Well, so far, so good. The bits for this are tempered steel I think and they drive a screw in soooo quickly. Plus, when I was installing my C3 cabinet, it was easy to get into the dark corners cuz this puppy has a light. It's my newest toy. I think I'll be going back to do an on-air testimonial of my experience working with it, but in the meantime, just wanted to tell you all about it. Quite cool!

C3: the Cork Corner Cabinet is Done

The cork corner cabinet, or C3, is done! It's a mixture of cork tiles, wood cutouts and brass tacks. Always room for brass tacks. It's an interesting piece and full of fun and texture. This style can be applied to lots of different furniture pieces like cabinet and sideboard fronts and the list goes on. Hope you enjoy it. Next - finalize the family room design color theme and materials selection and then it's time to build a few websites. Didn't know I was so multi-talented, did ya?!

Time to finish a funky furniture piece

Door in progress


Ugly tower that it will hide


I'm designing a false 'wall' with a door for another law office. In one of the spaces they're housing a phone system and server tower and not only is it ugly, but it's LOUD! So I inset cut out pieces of cork along with 1/4" oak cutouts to create a unique and interesting design and texture. And another thing that's great about this - cork absorbs sound like nobody's businesss - so hopefully this will bring the loud buzz down to a soft hummmmmmm. Huh? Cool idea!

The law office is finally done!

It took a while, but it's finally done. I literally had to wait 2 1/2 months for some of the furniture to come in. Designing around the Holidays is not strongly recommended unless you have local sources with stock ON HAND! But it turned out nice. The theme is Retro Deco since the lawyer that inhabits this space loves Art Deco but revels in his 1950s roots. So I incorporated both styles to create a fun and energetic, yet professional looking space. You can see more images here: hope you enjoy it.