I’ve been wanting to take my family to the Asheville area to see the changing of the leaves & for Nick & Alexis to see where I spent my college years (theirs was in Gainesville). Plus Nikki knew the only
Occasionally I’ll have someone stop into my store & want to purchase individual pieces of driftwood for a certain occasion such as weddings, convention, etc. Although I do have a small section of driftwood that I sell as is, most
After hearing from a future customer about receiving a damaged piece of furniture (not mine), I thought it would helpful to share what to expect when purchasing a table from Driftwood Decor. A individual crate for the glass & for
Nikki & I recently were able to deliver several pieces of my work to Hobe Sound which is located directly on the Atlantic Ocean in Jupiter Beach, Florida. Lauren lives in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan where she owns A Touch of
Up until the last few years, most of my customers came from our 30+ year participation in the Florida art festivals. People would purchase my driftwood furniture at the time or take a card & get back with me at
In November of last year I was contacted by Stefano who was building a new home in Bologna, Italy. He liked my work & was interested in obtaining a coffee table that would support a rectangle glass which he would
Paul contacted me through Custommade to see if I could create a pair of matching pair of driftwood coffee table bases that would accommodate his kidney shaped glass tops. He sent me a template of the glass which turned out
Although all of my driftwood furniture is created from Florida red cedar, there is a variety of ways that I can finish it. With all tables, once they’re structurally completed, I have them sandblasted. This reveals the natural colors of
On occasion a customer will ask me to create a particular piece that I wouldn’t attempt otherwise. Early last year Phil stopped by my shop & was interested in a rectangular driftwood coffee table base for their vacation home at
One of my biggest summer projects to date has been a request for a driftwood dining table base that would accommodate a 48 x 120 x 3/4″ glass. New York designer, Kate Knicely, had a client who was renovating a
Marilla had originally commissioned me in 2011 to create a large redwood burl coffee table for her home in Rhode Island. She has a great appreciation for artistic wood furniture so when she was furnishing her winter home in Wellington,
Last year Tracy contacted me about creating a driftwood coffee table that would accommodate a 92″ long oval glass. Almost all of the driftwood stumps I acquire are not long enough to make that work without an inordinate amount of
Due to the many inquiries I receive in regard to weathered dining tables, I’ve recently started a series of 6 new pieces. They’re all structurally completed & have started the lengthy path to being sun bleached. Fortunately, this is the
Cathy had contacted me about creating for her a driftwood coffee table along the lines of one she had seen in a Coastal Living magazine. She didn’t want the sun bleached finish that is my most popular but a more
It was recently brought to my attention that Ally Maloney, an interior designer in Rhode Island featured one of my driftwood tables in her most recent blog. Take a look at the post here: http://www.custommade.com/blog/designers-corner-ally-maloney/
Early last year Jill & Don drove down from their home in Ponte Vedra looking for a special table to go in their library/study. They wanted it to go under a window & be able to use a couple of
For the second straight year I was notified that Driftwood Decor was awarded the Best of Houzz award for customer service. It’s based on a variety of factors, including the number & quality of client reviews received in 2014. I
I was recently asked to create a redwood burl coffee table for Nick & Alexis, our son & daughter in law. But instead of my normal driftwood base Alexis wanted to put hairpin legs under the top. I wasn’t familiar