Handcrafted furniture and home accessories from reclaimed wood and industrial artifacts
After a long stint in corporate America, I came to a point in life where I was going to a job every day and felt no sense of accomplishment after a hard day's work. I wasn't producing anything I could hold in my hand (unless you count a Powerpoint presentation or Excel spreadsheet) and couldn't explain to my grandmother what I did for a living. Don't get me wrong...I learned a lot, did some important work, had some unique experiences and met tons of outstanding people along the way that I still consider great friends.
I just couldn't justify 60-80 hours a week on something I did not love. So I left.
I outfitted my basement with some standard woodworking tools/machines and decided to start building furniture. It took awhile to develop a "style" but after quite a bit of trial and error (I'm actually still trying and still erring), I started to zero in on the use of reclaimed materials ranging from wood to strange metal objects and everything in between. I spend a lot of time at architectural salvage stores, estate sales and antique shops finding materials that will become my next piece. My objective is to take those items and give them a new life.
Currently my shop, Salvage and Spruce, is a one-man operation. I split my time between my basement workshop and cooperative workspace in Seattle that has some higher horsepower tools.
To go from a comfortable financial life to one with a lot of risk, uncertainty and challenge is a scary endeavor. But it can happen and I have no regrets. Spending 14 hours a day in a workshop...no problem. Thanks for having a look.
