Romlin's Chair and Bench in progress

I met Romlin and Amanda a few years back at one of our summer festivals.

Romlin and her daughter Amanda are the types of people that instantly becomes a friend.

I've done several pieces for their home in the past.

These are the most recent items I have been working on for them.

The chair . . .well that is pretty self-explanatory.

It's one of "those" chairs - the kind that I wish I could find more often.

The kind you find in a library or law office.

The kind that is heavy and solid and seems to wrap around you.

Soon - it will be wrapping around Romlin and Amanda.

The bench - that is a more unique item.

Last year I found a large bench on Craigslist that I made over for our living room.

Romlin saw it and wanted one.

She liked how my bench was long and narrow - different from most standard benches.

I have never found another bench like mine - maybe that was because it had been custom designed.

But I did find 2 long and narrow benches.

That's another story that I will save for another post when this is finished.

We decided to take the creative approach and connected them together.

I am working on this right now.

Blocks of base color have been laid in.

Tonight . . .I will start to bring it life.

More pictures to come!

I love taking cast-offs and giving them new life.