spelled waters design & craft

Furniture

Cabinet door overhaul

2026

Replacement doors for an existing cabinet, decoration inspired by the radiators throughout the house. Much lighter than the previous melamine-coated flat monsters, with short fixed panels to make the open doors easier to reach past. Solid poplar panels carved by CNC router, with fallen sycamore handles from the client's neighborhood.

Wilkinsburg sign

2025

Wilkinsburg's existing logo. Superfine MDF carved with a CNC router, hand-painted with acrylic latex. 91" wide, 47" tall, hung in the borough's council chamber.

Corner table

2025

Reclaimed oak (ebonized). Sized according to client specifications to fit a specific corner. Worm holes and other evidence of reclamation left intact.

Vernacular outdoor table

2023

Pine scavenged from under the pavilion, stain and garlic applied by my grandfather

Keyhole chair

2021

Big box plywood, 6 screws, dowels. Later blackened with india ink.

Bathroom shelf with railing

2020

Birch plywood, polyurethane, brass, silver solder, CA glue, 2 screws and drywall anchors.

A-frame clothes rack

2020

Unfinished oak, 6 brass threaded inserts and screws.

Kitchen shelf

2020

Pine, polyurethane, rubber feet, screws. Sloped ~1.5mm end-to-end, perfectly matching the windowsill.

Record shelf

2020

Baltic birch plywood, india ink, rubber feet.